Beware of Insurance Adjusters! How to Navigate Your Insurance After a Car Crash
Sep 10, 2018 | Injury Law
If you've ever been in a car crash, you've probably talked on the phone or in person shortly after the collision with an adjuster from your insurance company or the other vehicle's insurance company. It's a confusing time, often with police and...
Warning to Homeowners: Protect Bikers and Obey the Law By Keeping Grass Clippings and Leaves out of the Road
Aug 29, 2018 | Injury Law
Most people think distracted drivers and bad roads are the biggest dangers facing motorcyclists and bicyclists. Those are the most obvious dangers. What many homeowners don't realize is that they could be responsible for one of the most overlooked types of...
When It Comes To Buying Car Insurance, Shop Local, Says NY and PA Personal Injury Lawyer
This column was originally published in The Odessa File. It's not easy to convince people to invest more money in their car insurance. I often meet people, and represent clients, who are underinsured, and when I advise them to budget more money for car...
Pedestrian Collisions In Chemung, Ithaca A Reminder About Walking Safely At Night, Says NY and PA Accident Lawyer
Jul 19, 2018 | Injury Law
Two Twin Tiers pedestrians were struck by vehicles at night this week, leaving a 15-year-old girl dead in the town of Chemung and seriously injuring a second person in Ithaca. New York State Police said 15-year-old Xanadu Rumsey was walking along County Route 60 near...
Police Investigate After Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle In Town Of Chemung, Says NY and PA Accident Lawyer
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle Tuesday evening in the town of Chemung, and the New York State Police are investigating, according to Twin Tiers news reports. Emergency responders were called to county Route 60 near Tomasso's at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday for...
Elmira Seeks Safer Streets With New Transportation Plan
Our streets could soon be getting safer in the city of Elmira and Chemung County. That's because the city of Elmira and town of Southport are among the communities that have taken positive steps forward recently in adopting Complete Streets policies and designs...
Legal News You Can Use: Check Out Ziff Law's New Summer 2018 Newsletter
The Ziff Law Firm debuts its new – and redesigned – free newsletter this week as the Summer 2018 issue arrives in mailboxes and inboxes around the Twin Tiers. It is filled with legal news that you can use – and much more. Our cover story...
How To Stay Safe When Boating This Summer, Says NY and PA Personal Injury Lawyer
Jun 28, 2018 | Injury Law
As our summer heats up, more people are heading for their nearest river or lake for some water recreation to keep cool and spend time with family and friends. There will be food and drink, including some alcohol … and we hope some life jackets. From...
Guest Blog Post: Preventing Dog Bites by Recognizing Their Warning Signs
Richard Cross, our guest blogger, is the founder of TheDogClinic.com, which was founded in 2008 to help dog owners learn more about dog behavior, training, health, and more. His advice here about recognizing dogs' body language and their warning signs will help...
Ziff Law Has Free Tickets For Veterans For Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team's Game In July At Dunn Field
Elmira's Dunn Field will welcome back military heroes on July 20 and 21. Players on the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team will visit the Twin Tiers to meet with their fellow veterans and attend an Elmira Pioneers game on July 20, and then play a charity...
How To Avoid No-Fault Nightmares: Review Your Car Insurance Today
Karen Wheadon, a paralegal who works with Ziff Law Managing Partner Jim Reed, has written the following blog post about no-fault insurance coverage. Many of our clients are victims of car crashes, and therefore, subject to the rules and regulations of no-fault...
Remembering Ned Marrow: Ziff Law Paralegal Salutes An Unforgettable Veteran
Annette Viselli Thorne, a paralegal who works with Ziff Law Partner Adam Gee, has written the following blog post. She also coordinates the law firm's Veteran of the Game program. The Ziff Law Firm is mourning the passing of 95-year-old Ned Marrow of Big Flats,...
Steuben County Magistrates' Association Honors Retired Special Counsel
May 29, 2018 | Injury Law
From left, Hon. Betsey Farley, Steuben County Magistrates' Association secretary; Hon. Annette Viselli Thorne, Steuben County Magistrates' Association vice-president; Hon. Christie Brothers, Steuben County Magistrates' Association treasurer;...
Three Partners At Ziff Law Named 2018 Super Lawyers
Jim Reed, Adam Gee, and Christina Sonsire of the Ziff Law Firm have been named 2018 Super Lawyers in Upstate New York following a rigorous nomination process. Super Lawyers, a rating service of lawyers working in more than 70 practice areas, selects the top lawyers...
NY State Appeals Court Reinstates $550,000 Verdict To Elmira Woman For Fall At Rochester Hospital
Today was a great day for one of Ziff Law Attorney Christina Sonsire's clients. A state Appeals Court has overturned a Chemung County Supreme Court judge's decision to reduce a jury award to an Elmira woman who fell at Highland Hospital in Rochester....
Good News For Twin Tiers Military Veterans: Ziff Law Veteran Of The Game Program Returns To Elmira This Summer
Apr 24, 2018 | Injury Law
Military veterans in the Elmira-Corning area were sad to see the Ziff Law Firm's Veteran of the Game program move to Broome County last fall for the Broome County Arena and Binghamton Devils home games. But today we have good news for our Twin Tiers veterans...
Meeting Thursday Night Renews Focus On Contamination At Elmira High School
The Elmira City School District built a new Southside High School in the late 1970s on property once used by Remington Rand, a business machine manufacturing company. By the 1970s, the property was polluted from decades of heavy industrial use, but that didn't...
Top NY Court Questions Privacy On Facebook Posts, So Think Before You Post
Feb 20, 2018 | Injury Law
If you think your private Facebook account and its personal photos will never be exposed publicly, think again. The top court in New York State recently ruled that parts of Facebook users' private profiles are fair game to opponents in a lawsuit and can't...
Sonsire Helps Create New Statewide Legal Course For Lawyers After Being Named Dean Of Trial Lawyers' Group
Christina Sonsire, a medical malpractice lawyer and partner with the Ziff Law Firm, has helped prepare a new course on diversity and inclusion for the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers, which she will begin teaching in March. The Academy provides member lawyers...
Buckle Up! Cuomo Wisely Proposes Seat Belts For All Passengers In NY
Jan 23, 2018 | Injury Law
Everyone should buckle up. Even back-seat passengers! That's what New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed in his 2018-19 state budget plan. He wants everyone riding in a vehicle in NY to wear seat belts, and I applaud his proposal because I have seen what...
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