Kortright Workers Compensation Lawyer

Workers’ Compensation Cases from Kortright and Bloomville, NY

Kortright is farm country, and many of the injured workers I’ve represented from the Kortright and Bloomville area got hurt doing rural work — on dairy farms, on road crews, at the school, or at the state’s former Youth Leadership Academy in South Kortright.

Common workplace injuries in the Kortright area

Youth Leadership Academy. Staff at the South Kortright juvenile facility faced some of the highest injury rates of any public-sector job — injuries from restraints and altercations, training injuries, and slip-and-falls. Though the facility has since closed, workers injured there still have rights: workers’ comp claims survive a facility closing, and old injuries that worsen can still be compensable.

South Kortright Central School. School employees — teachers, aides, custodians, cafeteria staff, and bus drivers — see slip-and-falls on ice and in hallways, lifting injuries, student-handling injuries, and bus-related accidents.

Dairy farms. Kortright’s farms produce machinery entanglement injuries, livestock-related injuries, falls from equipment and lofts, and lifting injuries. Farm workers are covered by New York workers’ compensation.

Highway and road crews. Town and county crews face motor vehicle accidents, injuries from plows and heavy equipment, and falls on uneven ground in all weather.

If you’ve been injured at any of these employers — or any other employer — in or around Kortright, you have rights under New York’s Workers’ Compensation Law, and I can help you navigate the process.

Meeting with me

My office is in downtown Oneonta, about 30 minutes away. Most of my clients from the Kortright area drive over and meet with me in person — it’s a short trip, and a face-to-face meeting at the start of a case is worth it.

I don’t outsource cases. When you schedule an appointment, you talk to me. When you have a hearing, I’m the one representing you.

What to expect when you call

The initial consultation is free, and there’s no upfront fee. Workers’ compensation lawyers in New York are paid on a contingency basis set by the Workers’ Compensation Board — fees are only paid out of awarded benefits, so you owe nothing if I don’t win benefits for you.

When you call or email me, I’ll listen to what happened, ask a few questions about your injury, your employer, and the medical care you’ve received, and tell you whether you have a workers’ comp claim and what your next steps look like. No pressure, no commitment.