PERSONAL INJURY REFERRALS

Practical Guidance When Someone Has Been Injured

If you or someone you know has been injured in an accident, it can be difficult to know what kind of lawyer to call or what steps to take first. The Donaldson Law Firm helps clients, former clients, referral sources, and professional contacts connect appropriate New York injury matters with personal injury counsel.

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How We Can Help

We do not try to be everything to everyone. When a potential injury matter is outside the firm's direct practice areas, we can help identify whether a referral to personal injury counsel may be appropriate.

We gather basic information, evaluate the situation at a preliminary level, and when appropriate, connect the person with a trusted personal injury attorney who can help.

No attorney-client relationship is formed for the personal injury matter unless and until an agreement is made directly with the personal injury attorney.

How The Referral Process Works

  1. You contact us with basic information about the accident or injury

  2. We review the situation at a preliminary level and determine whether it appears to be a personal injury matter

  3. If appropriate, we help connect the matter with experienced personal injury counsel

  4. The injury attorney separately determines whether to accept representation and handles the case from that point forward

Types of Matters We May Refer

  • Car accidents

  • Slip, trip, and fall accidents

  • Construction accidents

  • Premises liability claims

  • Pedestrian and bicycle accidents

  • Nursing home injuries

  • Serious injury and wrongful death matters

  • Other accident and injury claims


For Attorneys and Referral Sources

If you are an attorney, broker, accountant, fiduciary, medical professional, or other professional contact with a possible New York personal injury matter, you may contact The Donaldson Law Firm to discuss whether we can help route the matter appropriately. We work with a network of experienced personal injury attorneys throughout New York.

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FAQ

  • The Donaldson Law Firm does not generally handle personal injury claims directly. When appropriate, we help connect clients, former clients, referral sources, and professional contacts with personal injury counsel who handles accident and injury matters in New York.

  • No. Contacting The Donaldson Law Firm about a possible personal injury matter does not create an attorney-client relationship. An attorney-client relationship is created only if you and the attorney handling the matter separately agree to representation in writing.

  • Yes. Personal injury claims may be subject to deadlines, and some deadlines can be short depending on the facts and the parties involved. If you believe you may have a claim, you should act promptly and speak with appropriate counsel as soon as possible.

  • Yes. Attorneys, brokers, accountants, fiduciaries, medical professionals, and other referral sources may contact The Donaldson Law Firm about possible New York personal injury referrals. Please provide only basic preliminary information unless and until appropriate confidentiality and referral arrangements are in place.

  • Matters may include car accidents, slip, trip, and fall incidents, construction accidents, premises liability claims, pedestrian and bicycle accidents, nursing home injuries, serious injury matters, wrongful death matters, and other New York accident and injury claims.

  • We review the basic information you provide at a preliminary level. If the matter appears appropriate for referral, we may help connect the matter with personal injury counsel. The personal injury attorney will separately determine whether to accept the matter and on what terms.