Long Island Personal Injury Lawyer

Hurt on Long Island? We Can Help

If you were hurt on Long Island because someone else was careless, Mashriqi Law will handle the insurance companies, the paperwork and the deadlines while you recover. Attorney Yasmeen Mashriqi represents drivers, passengers, pedestrians, cyclists, construction workers, tenants and shoppers injured anywhere in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, from Valley Stream, Hempstead and Hicksville to Huntington, Riverhead, Southampton and Montauk.

We do not make Long Island clients travel to see a lawyer. We come to you, at home, at the hospital or by video, and handle the entire case remotely if that is easier. Call 24/7 at (718) 750-0000. The consultation is free, and if there is no recovery you owe no fee and no case costs.

Why Long Island clients choose Mashriqi Law

• We come to you, anywhere from the Queens line to the East End, or run the whole case by phone, video, email and e-signature.
• Direct access to your attorney, plus a dedicated case manager who returns calls the same day.
• Five languages in-house: English, Spanish, Arabic, Farsi and Pashto, which matters in Hempstead, Freeport, Brentwood, Central Islip, Bay Shore and Patchogue.
• 5.0 Google rating.
• No fee unless we win, and no case costs if there is no recovery.

Injury cases we handle on Long Island

• Car accidents on the LIE, the Northern and Southern State, the Meadowbrook, Wantagh and Sagtikos Parkways, Sunrise Highway, Hempstead Turnpike, Jericho Turnpike, Route 110, Route 112, Nesconset Highway, Montauk Highway and every local road. See our Nassau County and Suffolk County car accident pages.
• Truck accidents on the LIE, Route 110 and Sunrise Highway, with black-box and federal-rules evidence
• Motorcycle accidents, where no-fault does not cover the rider and the claim goes straight to the at-fault driver
• Pedestrian accidents on Hempstead Turnpike, in Huntington, Patchogue, Bay Shore and along Route 110
• Bicycle accidents on Montauk Highway, Route 25A and the island’s bike paths
• Bus accidents involving NICE (Nassau Inter-County Express), Suffolk County Transit and school buses, with a 90-day notice of claim
• LIRR and station injuries at Mineola, Hicksville, Valley Stream, Ronkonkoma and other busy stations
• Construction accidents on commercial and residential sites from Garden City to the Ronkonkoma Hub and the Hamptons, under Labor Law §§ 240, 241 and 200
• Slip, trip and fall accidents at shopping centers such as Roosevelt Field, Green Acres and Smith Haven, restaurants, apartment complexes and on icy walkways
• Dog bites
• Nursing home injuries and neglect
• Wrongful death claims for families who lost someone in a preventable accident

How Long Island injury claims work

Vehicle accidents start with New York no-fault: up to $50,000 in medical bills and partial lost wages from the applicable auto policy regardless of fault, filed within 30 days. Pain and suffering requires a serious injury under Insurance Law § 5102(d) and a claim against the at-fault driver.

Premises accidents require proof that the owner created the hazard or knew or should have known about it. On Long Island that often means snow-and-ice records, maintenance logs and prior complaints.

Construction accidents frequently involve strict liability under Labor Law § 240(1) against the owner and general contractor, beyond workers’ compensation.

Claims against a county, town, village, school district or bus system require a notice of claim within 90 days to the correct entity, a 50-h hearing if demanded, and a lawsuit within 1 year and 90 days. Nassau County, the Towns of Hempstead, North Hempstead and Oyster Bay, the Cities of Glen Cove and Long Beach, Suffolk County, its ten towns and dozens of villages each own roads and vehicles and each has its own notice rules. Filing with the wrong one is the same as not filing. We identify who owns what and file correctly.

The 2026 fault rule

For lawsuits started on or after May 26, 2026, under CPLR § 1411(b), a plaintiff found more at fault than the defendants cannot recover; otherwise damages are reduced by the plaintiff’s share. Do not give the other side’s insurer a recorded statement.

What your Long Island case may be worth

Medical expenses past and future, lost wages and earning capacity, pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, scarring and disfigurement, emotional distress, property damage and, in fatal cases, wrongful death damages. Value depends on permanence, treatment, income and insurance. Use the Personal Injury Calculator for a realistic range.

How we build a Long Island case

1. Preservation letters within days to every responsible party and the municipality.
2. Evidence collection: Nassau County Police, Suffolk County Police, town or village PD or State Police report; ambulance call report; medical records; maintenance and violation records in premises cases; OSHA and site-safety records in construction cases.
3. Every insurance policy: liability, owner liability under VTL § 388, commercial, SUM, MVAIC, building and contractor policies.
4. Medical documentation showing what the injury is, that it is permanent, and that this accident caused it.
5. Trial preparation from day one in the Nassau County Supreme Court in Mineola or the Suffolk County Supreme Court in Riverhead or Central Islip.

What to do after an injury on Long Island

1. Get medical care immediately.
2. Report it: 911 for a crash, management for a fall, your employer for a work injury. Keep the report number.
3. Photograph the scene, the hazard, the vehicles and your injuries.
4. Collect witness names and numbers.
5. No recorded statements to the other side’s insurer.
6. For vehicle accidents: no-fault within 30 days, MV-104 within 10 days.
7. Call a Long Island personal injury lawyer before signing anything.

Deadlines for Long Island injury claims

• Most personal injury lawsuits: 3 years
• Claims against a county, a town, a village, a school district or a public authority: notice of claim 90 days, suit 1 year and 90 days
• Wrongful death: 2 years
• Medical malpractice: 2 years 6 months
• No-fault application: 30 days

Nassau County roads, hospitals and courts

Hempstead Turnpike has for years been ranked among the most dangerous roads in New York State for pedestrians and drivers. Sunrise Highway, Jericho Turnpike, the Southern State Parkway and Old Country Road round out the county’s worst corridors.

Injured clients are typically treated at North Shore University Hospital (Manhasset), Long Island Jewish (New Hyde Park), NYU Langone Hospital–Long Island (Mineola), Mount Sinai South Nassau (Oceanside), Nassau University Medical Center (East Meadow), St. Francis (Roslyn), St. Joseph (Bethpage) and Mercy (Rockville Centre).

Lawsuits are filed in the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola.

Suffolk County roads, hospitals and courts

Injury crashes concentrate on the LIE east of exit 49, Sunrise Highway, the Sagtikos Parkway, Route 110, Route 112, Nesconset Highway, Montauk Highway, Middle Country Road, William Floyd Parkway and Nicolls Road, with East End summer traffic and DWI adding serious crashes on Route 27.

Injured clients are typically treated at Stony Brook University Hospital, Good Samaritan, South Shore University Hospital, Huntington Hospital, St. Catherine of Siena, Mather, St. Charles, Long Island Community Hospital, Peconic Bay and Stony Brook Southampton.

Lawsuits are filed in the Suffolk County Supreme Court, 1 Court Street, Riverhead, or 400 Carleton Avenue, Central Islip. Estates are administered in the Suffolk County Surrogate’s Court in Riverhead.

Serving every Long Island community

Nassau County: Hicksville · Uniondale · Rockville Centre · Mineola · East Meadow · Hempstead · Levittown · Freeport · Valley Stream · Garden City · Great Neck · Massapequa · Long Beach · Oceanside · Westbury · Elmont · Franklin Square · Baldwin · Merrick · Bellmore · Wantagh · Plainview · Syosset · Glen Cove

Suffolk County: Melville · Riverhead · East Hampton · Babylon · Hauppauge · Huntington · Huntington Station · Bay Shore · Brentwood · Central Islip · Islip · Smithtown · Commack · Patchogue · Medford · Coram · Selden · Port Jefferson · Shirley · Mastic · Southampton · Montauk

Also serving Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island. See all Long Island car accident services.

About Attorney Yasmeen Mashriqi

Yasmeen Mashriqi, Esq. leads Mashriqi Law and personally handles injury cases across New York City and Long Island. Clients get her direct line. Meet Yasmeen →

Long Island personal injury FAQs

Your office is in Queens. Can you handle my Long Island case?

Yes. We appear in Mineola, Riverhead and Central Islip regularly and meet Long Island clients at home, at the hospital or by video.

How much does a Long Island personal injury lawyer cost?

Nothing up front. Contingency only: no recovery, no fee, no case costs.

How long do I have to sue on Long Island?

Generally 3 years. 90-day notice of claim if a county, a town, a village or a school district is involved. 2 years for wrongful death.

I was hurt at a town beach, park or on a town road. What applies?

A notice of claim to that town within 90 days. We identify the right entity and file.

What if I was partly at fault?

Under New York’s 2026 fault rule, you recover if you were not more at fault than the defendants, reduced by your share.

I fell on ice in a shopping center parking lot. Is that a case?

Often, yes, if the owner or its snow contractor failed to clear it in a reasonable time. Weather records and maintenance logs decide it.

Do you speak Spanish?

Yes. Spanish, Arabic, Farsi and Pashto, in-house.

Should I take the insurance company’s first offer?

Almost never. First offers come before anyone knows the full extent of your injury, and a signed release ends your claim.

Talk to a Long Island personal injury lawyer today

Call (718) 750-0000, 24 hours a day, or start your case online. No fee unless we win.

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