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Put Our Legal Expertise to Work for You
By Tanya Phillips It was a pleasure meeting some of you at the Fall Head to Toe Expo on October 21st at RWJ Fitness and Wellness Center. [...]
Explaining What Happens Next After Treatment Ends for Your Injury on the Job in New Jersey
You’ve been injured on the job in New Jersey, and your treatment is ending. The next thing we do is request your medical records. We’ll then set [...]
New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Overview
By Tanya Phillips If you are injured at work in New Jersey you are entitled to three workers’ compensation benefits: 1) Medical benefits, 2) Temporary disability benefits, [...]
Determining Whether You Can Receive Additional Benefits After Your Workers’ Compensation Has Ended
Whether you are able to receive additional benefits beyond the end of your workers’ compensation depends on how your case originally settled. If it closed with an [...]
What Should You Do if You Are Injured at Work?
By Tanya Phillips If you are injured at work one of the most important things that you can do is report the accident to your employer. Reporting [...]
Are You Unable to Work Due to Illness or Injury?
By Tanya Phillips If you are unable to work due to an illness or injury, you are entitled to State Temporary Disability Benefits. The main requirement is that [...]
Social Security Disability
By Tanya Phillips If you are disabled and unable to work and the disability is expected to last for at least a year, you may want to [...]
An Amusement Park Ride Injury Requires Fast Action
By Tanya Phillips Summer brings warm weather, vacations, and a possible visit to an amusement park, water park, or traveling carnival. Unfortunately, a fun day out can [...]
A Look Inside Gaylord Popp, LLC
By Tanya Phillips I hope you enjoyed seeing our Team on the cover of the September/October issue. We would like to take this opportunity to highlight our [...]
Vaccine Injury Legal Representation – (VICP)
By Tanya Phillips Each year millions of individuals (children and adults) are vaccinated against serious disease and illness. Vaccinations are a helpful defense against disease and infection. [...]
Personal Injury Claims Against Public Entities
By Tanya Phillips The New Jersey Tort Claims Act (Title 59) is the statute which details how to bring a personal injury claim against a public entity. [...]
Slip and Fall Accidents Involving Snow and Ice
By Tanya Phillips Now that the holidays are behind us and we have enjoyed above average temperatures in December, it is now time to look ahead towards [...]
Firm News
New Jersey Law Journal Spotlight: Small Firm Mergers Piling Up in New Jersey
On February 2, 2022, the New Jersey Law Journal published an article titled "Small Firm Mergers [...]
Barry Szaferman Honors The Hon. Catherine M. Fitzpatrick P.J.F.P. (Ret.)
By: Barry Szaferman As Published in the Mercer County Bar Association Winter 2022 Newsletter Judge Fitzpatrick [...]
New Jersey Workers’ Comp Attorney Samuel Gaylord & Team Join Szaferman Lakind
Szaferman Lakind is pleased to welcome five (5) attorneys to the firm. Samuel Gaylord, prominent New Jersey [...]
Recent Verdicts & Settlements
Favorable County Superior Court Decision in Non-Solicitation Case
Daniel S. Sweetser successfully defended a restaurant franchisor and its franchising company against a million dollar lawsuit [...]
Favorable Settlement in Insurance Fraud Civil Case
Robert E. Lytle was successful in brokering a settlement between the State of New Jersey, Office of Insurance [...]
$7.5 Million Award in Mesothelioma Case
Following a two-week trial, Arnold C. Lakind, along with co-counsel, Moshe Maimon of Levy Phillips & [...]