Practice Areas and Legal Definitions

Workers' Compensation:
Workers' compensation is insurance that an employer is required by law to carry in case an employee is injured on-the-job or becomes ill, temporarily or permanently disabled, or fatally injured due to circumstances surrounding his or her job.

Although workers' compensation laws vary from state to state, covered medical care generally includes medical, surgical and hospital services, dental services, crutches, hearing aids, chiropractic treatment, physical therapy, nursing care and prescribed medications.  Additional monetary compensation may be provided if an injured employee is temporarily unable to work for more than a certain number of calendar days set by state law, hospitalized as an in-patient, or becomes permanently disabled due to a job-related injury or illness.  The right to receive medical treatment at the employer's expense typically continues as long as treatment is reasonable and necessary to treat the injury.

Orthopedic injuries:
Orthopedic injuries can include injuries involving the spine, bones, joints, muscles, nerves and other parts of the skeletal system.  The most common orthopedic injuries are bone fractures, sprains and strains.  Sprains describe an injury to a ligament and strains describe an injury to muscle.  Treatment for orthopedic injuries include medical counseling, medications, casts, splints and therapies, such as exercise or surgery.

Repetitive Stress injury:
If an individual develops a repetitive stress injury (i.e. carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, tennis elbow, etc.) from duties performed while on-the-job, he or she may receive workers' compensation benefits including their choice of doctor(s), full medical care compensation, lost wage benefits, a lump-sum cash settlement, vocational retraining or re-schooling and permanent wage loss benefits.

Construction/Industrial Accidents:
Construction labor makes up one of the three most dangerous occupations in the United States today; each year producing thousands of debilitating injuries and wrongful deaths.  Factors that contribute to construction accidents include workers lifting loads with worn and weathered cables, working on elevated platforms without fall protection or wearing defective safety harnesses and lanyards, and/or working in trenches with improper benching and using outdated tools and equipment.

Construction site personal injury law is not practiced nor understood by many personal injury attorneys.  As a result, many personal injury construction claims are often subject to mediocre representation and minimal financial compensation due to improper legal counsel.  Injured construction workers are urged to seek a workers' compensation attorney who is knowledgeable in a variety of construction techniques and has successfully litigated numerous construction site personal injury cases.

Burn Injuries:
People who have suffered and survived the agony of second, third and even fourth degree burns describe the pain they experienced as among the most severe of all traumatic injuries.  Personal injuries involving severe burns commonly result from explosions, premises fires, defective products, motor vehicle collisions, electric shock, as well as accidental exposure to harmful chemicals and radiation.

Toxic Exposure:
Due to the tremendous growth of corporate industry in the United States over the past fifty years, the number of dangerous, toxic substances in the environment has grown significantly.  Some toxic substances are shown to cause substantial injury to people, such as lead-based paint (linked to brain damage, especially in children), asbestos (linked to lung cancer and restrictive lung disease), dry cleaning and other solvents (linked to brain damage and major organ damage), pesticides such as dioxin and DDT (linked to birth injuries) and toxic landfill waste (linked to leukemia).

If you or a loved one needs the legal representation of an experienced New York City Workers’ Compensation lawyer, call Bangel & Cohen today at 866-640-2752, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule a free consultation. Our firm serves the entire New York metropolitan area including the five boroughs as well as Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

If you or someone you know needs the assistance of an experienced New York City Workers' Compensation attorney, call Bangel & Cohen today at 866-640-2752, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your free consultation. Our firm serves the entire New York metropolitan area including the five boroughs as well as Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

ADDRESS OF THE FIRM:
Bangel & Cohen, LLP
91-31 Queens Boulevard
Suite 212
Elmhurst, NY 11373
Phone: 866-640-2752

MEMBERS OF THE FIRM:

Attorney David J. Bangel

David J. Bangel graduated from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1990 and from Nova University Law School in 1993. Upon graduation, Mr. Bangel became associated with the law firm of Stewart, DeCurtis, Greenblatt, Manning & Baez. During his tenure with this firm, Mr. Bangel limited his practice to handling all aspects of Workers' Compensation cases. At that time he represented the insurance companies and self-insured employers, gaining extremely valuable knowledge as to how the insurance companies and self-insureds think about and approach cases. In 1995 he became associated with the law firm of Chesney, Murphy & Moran handling Workers' Compensation cases as well as personal injury defense litigation, again for insurance companies and large self-insureds.

In 1997, David became a partner with the firm of Bangel & Cohen, LLP, representing injured workers' before the Workers' Compensation Board. Mr. Bangel has been admitted to the Bar of the State of New York since 1994 and to the United States District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts in 1996. Mr. Bangel is a member of the New York State Bar Association as well as the Injured Workers' Bar Association.

Attorney Stephen H. Cohen

Stephen H. Cohen graduated from the State University of New York College at Oswego in 1987 and from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center in 1993. Upon graduation he became associated with the law firm of Chesney, Murphy & Moran, handling Workers' Compensation cases and all aspects of defense litigation matters for insurance companies and large self-insureds. Because of his experience representing insurance companies and large self-insureds, he gained extremely valuable knowledge in understanding how the insurance companies and self-insureds think about and approach cases. He has been a guest speaker on the MSG Metro Learning Station on several occasions and has been a lecturer for other attorneys and health workers in seminars regarding the New York State Workers' Compensation Law.

In 1997, Stephen became a partner with the firm of Bangel & Cohen, LLP. Mr. Cohen was admitted to the Bar of the State of New York in 1993 and to the United States District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts in 1994. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association as well as the Injured Workers' Bar Association.