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Tough Times Demand Tough (And Kind) Souls …
Working in my home office It is 5 a.m. and I am at my home computer. For more than a week, my law office has been closed and our dedicated team of lawyers and paralegals has been working remotely....
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NY FINALLY Legalizes E-Bikes, Might Help Get People Outside And Moving Again!
As I have written many times before, legalization of e-bikes is LONG overdue. Thankfully, that time has finally come …. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state Legislature approved it in the new...
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Our Office May Be Closed, But We Are Still Working For You Every Day: Here Is...
Adam Gee,Jim Reed, Christina Sonsire, and Mike Brown. It is nice to know that our decision to heavily invest in top-of-the line technology years ago is now helping us weather the storm of the mandatory...
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17-Year-Old Steuben County Driver Charged In Crash That Killed 18-Year-Old...
A 17-year-old who was driving a vehicle involved in a fatal crash on March 4 in the Steuben County town of Avoca has been charged with Driving While Ability Impaired By Drugs, a misdemeanor, and more...
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Sayre Pedestrian Is Latest Victim On Our Dangerous Roads
An 84-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a car while walking April 14 in Sayre, Pa., the latest victim in an endless series of pedestrian crashes that have soared in recent years. According...
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Unsafe At Any Speed: Careless Driver Veers Off Road, Seriously Injures Two...
Two more pedestrians in the Twin Tiers suffered serious injuries on April 27 when they were struck by a car in Tioga County, PA. The crash is the latest in a series of crashes in which careless or...
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Hit-And-Run Drunk Driver Kills Beloved Cornell University Professor
So sad and so horrible. A respected Cornell University professor who was highly regarded by her students for tirelessly giving her time to them was killed by a hit-and-run drunk driver Sunday evening...
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Head-On Crash At Broome-Tioga Border That Killed 5 People A Reminder Of...
A roadside memorial has been established at the scene of Sunday evening’s crash on Route 79 in Richford, NY, near the border of Tioga and Broome counties. June 29, 2020. (Star-Gazette photo) Our hearts...
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Ithaca Isn’t Just Great For Bicycling – It’s A Model For Collaborative Bike...
Ithaca, centrally located in the middle of the beautiful Finger Lakes, is a hotbed of active bicycling and advocacy. Home to Cornell University, Ithaca College, and a host of dynamic businesses big...
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As Mennonite Family Fights To Recover, Driver In Yates County Horse-And-Buggy...
Gannett photo A 24 year old Penn Yan man, Justin Niver, is facing just Vehicle and Traffic tickets for causing a crash Sunday evening with a horse-and-buggy in Yates County that seriously injured seven...
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ZiffLaw’s Christina Bruner Sonsire Named Best Lawyers 2021 Lawyer Of The Year!
Congratulations to my law partner Christina Bruner Sonsire for being named the Best Lawyers in America “Lawyer of the Year” in the field of Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs for the Binghamton...
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You Have To Love Neighbors Helping Neighbors!
The stars helped brighten the sky as work continued recently on the Stamps’ new home. In lieu of a post about my normal fare of articles about NY personal injury laws, I thought in these turbulent...
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Paralegal Chelsea Speer, A Coast Guard Veteran, Joins Ziff Law Team
Chelsea Speer. The Ziff Law Firm is excited to welcome Chelsea Speer, a terrific experienced injury paralegal who has succeeded in taking a nontraditional path to her career. The former Coast Guard...
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Medical Nightmares For Two Little Girls And Their Families
Allie Yackel and Aasen May. Allie Yackel and Aasen May and their families are living with the tragic consequences of botched surgeries after the two young girls suffered catastrophic brain injuries...
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In NY Now, Click It Or Ticket For ALL Passengers, Says NY Car Crash Lawyer
If you are 16 years old or older and riding in a moving vehicle in New York, you need to buckle up – even if you are in the back seat. Starting Nov. 1, New York State law enforcement officers began...
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Ziff Law Recognized As A “Best Law Firm” For The 10th Year In A Row!
Adam Gee, Jim Reed, Christina Bruner Sonsire and Mike Brown. The Ziff Law Firm has done it again. In a ranking decided by our peers, our law firm was rated as the Best Law Firm in the Southern Tier of...
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Another Twin Tiers Teen Lost In Fatal One-Car Crash In PA
A 17-year-old boy from Athens was killed and an 18-year-old passenger was seriously injured on Nov. 22 in a one-vehicle crash in rural Tioga County, PA. I have helped numerous Twin Tiers families...
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After Tough 2020, Ziff Law Helps Twin Tiers Families Celebrate Christmas With...
Top photo: Santa Claus gets ready to welcome families to First Arena on Christmas Eve 2019. Santa will be back on Dec. 24. Bottom photo; last year’s event welcomed about 400 people from the Twin Tiers...
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Construction Worker Hospitalized After Falling From Five-Story Building In...
Ithaca Voice photo of the scene of man’s fall. A construction worker was injured Monday night in Ithaca when he fell from the roof of a five-story building into a Dumpster filled with construction...
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Attorney Jim Reed Settles Difficult Bike Crash Case for Elmira Woman for...
Attorney Jim Reed fought for and won a $245,000 settlement for an Elmira bicyclist hurt in this crash. Most cases rise or fall on the facts of the case, but occasionally, there is a case that only...
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