Wrongful Death

Overview

People die every day as a result of someone else’s negligence. When this happens,Wrongful Death lawsuits are sometimes filed by the estate of the deceased person against those responsible for the death.

Over the past three decades, our New York and New Jersey wrongful death lawyers have amassed an impressive 98% financial recovery record for clients whose family member was a victim of wrongful death.  The settlements or judgments we have won for our clients have helped pay for such expenses as hospital bills, funeral and burial costs and, in some instances, compensation for the loved one’s lost wages and the loss of the loved one’s companionship.

But if experience has taught us anything, it has taught us that being a 98% winner means going much further for our wrongful death clients.

Losing a loved one is a tragic, horrible experience.  It’s times like these when families need an experienced New York and New Jersey wrongful death lawyer who will fight with all of his or her powers to make the lives of family members whole again.  It means backing our clients with all of the professional and financial resources of our firm.   It means providing our clients with a constant shoulder to lean on through a very difficult period, and never walking away from a client, even after the case is concluded.

The New York and New Jersey wrongful death lawyers at Simonson Hess Leibowitz & Goodman have been representing victims of wrongful death for more than three decades.  We have recovered money for our clients in 98% of the wrongful death cases we have handled, which has amounted to many millions of dollars.

Collectively our partners have well more than one hundred years of experience representing victims of wrongful death. Simonson Hess Leibowitz & Goodman is one of only seven law firms in New York City to be ranked by US News & World Report as a New York Tier 1 law firm in the category of Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs in 2010. One of our lawyers has been recognized in Best Lawyers in America, and three of our partners have been recognized in Super Lawyers.