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Personal Injury Lawyers Serving New Haven
Representing people hurt in New Haven and across the New Haven Judicial District, from the firm's New Haven office.
Serving New Haven from the New Haven office
The firm's main office is on Church Street in downtown New Haven, a few minutes' walk from the Superior Court that hears the city's injury cases. Most of the people the firm represents live or were hurt within a few miles of that office.
The office is at 157 Church Street, 19th Floor, New Haven. Appointments are the usual way in, because it means the attorney has read the file before the conversation starts - but if you need to be seen sooner than that, call and say so.
Where a New Haven case is heard
An injury case arising in New Haven is filed in the Superior Court for the Judicial District of New Haven. That court covers Bethany, Branford, Cheshire and 9 other towns, so neighbours a few streets away may well have their case heard in the same building.
The full list of towns in this district: Bethany, Branford, Cheshire, East Haven, Guilford, Hamden, Madison, Meriden, New Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Wallingford, Woodbridge.
The roads that generate the work in New Haven
New Haven carries two interstates through a single congested corridor. I-95 runs along the harbour and meets I-91 just east of downtown, and the merge between them is one of the busiest and most collision-prone stretches of road in the state. Route 34 feeds traffic straight into the middle of the city, and the surface streets around the Green mix heavy bus, bicycle and pedestrian traffic with drivers looking for parking.
After an injury in New Haven
People hurt in New Haven are generally treated at Yale New Haven Hospital. Get seen, and keep going back if you are told to - gaps in treatment are the single most common thing an insurer points at later to argue that an injury was not serious. Before you give the other side's insurer a recorded statement, know the extent of your own injuries.
How long you have to bring a claim
Under Connecticut General Statutes section 52-584, a negligence claim for personal injury must generally be brought within two years from the date the injury is first sustained or discovered, or in the exercise of reasonable care should have been discovered, and in no event more than three years from the act or omission complained of. Other claims run to different deadlines, and claims against a municipality or the state are shorter. This is general information, not advice about your case.
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How we help in New Haven
Connecticut Deadlines Are Strict
The earlier we get involved, the more we can protect.
Personal injury claims have deadlines, and important evidence can disappear long before those deadlines arrive. Early investigation gives us a better opportunity to preserve evidence, speak with witnesses, and protect your claim before the insurance company shapes the narrative.
- Witnesses Forget. Memories fade, witnesses move, and people become harder to reach as time passes.
- Video Can Disappear. Surveillance, traffic-camera, dash-cam, and other digital evidence may be deleted or overwritten if it is not preserved quickly.
- Early Statements Matter. What you say to an insurance company early in the claim can affect how it evaluates the case later.
- Medical Documentation Matters. Delays or significant gaps in treatment may become issues the insurance company raises when evaluating your injuries.