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EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS

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D'ORAZIO PETERSON

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D'ORAZIO PETERSON PC

EDUCATE EMPOWER GUIDE

We believe in educating individuals about their legal rights before hiring a lawyer; empowering them to stand up for those rights; and using our knowledge and experience to guide them toward the right decisions in difficult situations. Legal problems are not one size fits all.

CASE RESULTS

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$990,000

DELAYED CANCER DIAGNOSIS

$915,000

FAMILY OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE/WRONGFUL DEATH VICTIM

$850,000

CONSTRUCTION SITE INJURY

EDUCATION. EMPOWERMENT GUIDANCE

Life changing events happen. You cannot rewind time and plan better, stop a devastating injury to yourself or a family member, or stop severe sexual harassment. What you can do is learn what to do to protect yourself. Your family. And then take action. That’s where we come in. We believe in educating individuals about their legal rights and the complex legal process before they hire a lawyer. Once hired, we empower our clients to protect their family legacy and stand up for their rights against large institutions and insurance companies when things go wrong. Along the way we use our knowledge and experience to advocate for and guide our clients towards making the right decisions for themselves and their families.

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Practice Areas

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Personal Injury
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Construction Accidents
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Nursing Home Negligence
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Podiatry Malpractice
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Sexual Harassment
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Employment Discrimination
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SERIOUS INJURIES AND MEDICAL ERRORS

If you, or someone you care about, have been seriously injured you very likely have many questions, about your care, rights, and how to protect your family. We answer these questions every day. We represent clients in serious injury cases including:

  • Auto accidents, including texting while driving
  • Premises Liability and property accidents
  • Construction site accidents
  • Animal attacks
  • Podiatry Malpractice
  • Medical malpractice
  • Failure to diagnose cancer or delayed diagnosis
  • Hospital negligence
  • Medication errors
  • Surgical errors

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EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION AND
“WRONGFUL” TERMINATION

If you have been subjected to severe sexual harassment, terminated for exercising your rights under the FMLA, or otherwise illegally terminated from your job, we may be able to help.

YOU’RE HERE BECAUSE YOU HAVE A PROBLEM. LET’S SEE IF WE CAN HELP.

HOW WE CAN HELP YOU

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT

  • We only represent individuals, families and small, local, businesses.
    Not big companies or insurance companies. Ever.
  • We are not a large firm mill. Intentionally.
    We both started our careers in large law firms and decided long ago to stay small. We accept a small number of cases and focus on them. This means that your case will not be dumped onto someone else.
  • Other lawyers trust us
    to refer their friends, family and clients with Estate Planning and employment and serious injury matters. This often includes lawyers who have been on the opposite side of us in the past. Referrals make up the majority of our business.
  • We are married, to each other.
    Because of that we very much take a family approach to our law firm and to our clients. Clients are not numbers to us; they are an extension of our family and we take that seriously.
  • We turn away most litigation cases.
    You may think this is not a good thing, but doing so allows us to focus completely on those cases that we do accept.
  • We are transparent.
    We believe that the more you know, the better we will have served you. We don’t believe that the legal profession should be shrouded in mystery. We provide a ton of information – both on our website and throughout the course of our representation – because we believe that educating you is a critical step in the process.

Every law firm will tell you that they have many years of “combined experience”, or that they’ve collected “millions” for clients, or that they offer “free consultations”. We can say that too, but we don’t think it’s helpful to you.

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We take a different approach to representing clients.

AWARDS / ASSOCIATED

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Avvo Rating 10.0 Superb award logo
New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers logo
Saratoga County Bar Association logo
Super Lawyers Rising Stars logo
Vermont Bar Association logo
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