New York Personal Injury & Accident Lawyer

Serious injuries deserve serious representation.

More than four decades representing seriously injured people in motor-vehicle collisions, nursing-home negligence, construction worksite injuries, sidewalk and premises cases, and serious police-brutality and excessive-force matters.

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40+Years of experience
NYCAll five boroughs
No FeeUnless we recover
Joseph Deliso Attorney

Selected recoveries

Results obtained through preparation.

Pedestrian collision$10 Million

Pedestrian struck by a turning vehicle, causing serious lower-leg fractures and lasting impairment.

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A laborer fell approximately 12 feet from a ladder, fractured his hip and femur, underwent two surgeries, and could no longer return to laboring work.

View case details Pedestrian struck while entering vehicle$2.6 Million

A pedestrian was hit while entering his car and sustained a fractured knee that required surgery.

View case details Nursing-home malpractice$2.5 Million

A resident suffered fatal suffocation during an improperly performed medical procedure.

View case details Nursing-home negligence$540 Thousand

Failure to reposition a resident led to severe pressure injuries, infection, and death.

View case details Trip and fall$2 Million

Cracked sidewalk fall caused multiple fractures and required several surgeries.

View case details Commercial vehicle collision$1.64 Million

Delivery van rear-ended a stopped vehicle, causing a serious neck injury requiring surgery.

View case details Premises liability$1.5 Million

Restaurant employee spilled hot cooking oil, causing severe burns and extended hospitalization.

View case details Police excessive use of force$1 Million

A man was thrown to the ground, tore his shoulder rotator cuff, underwent surgery, and sustained significant post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

View case details Construction-related fall$1 Million

Worker tripped on renovation debris and suffered an Achilles tendon tear requiring surgery.

View case details Nursing-home bed sore$680 Thousand

A claim involving a nursing-home resident who developed a serious bed sore was resolved for $680,000.

View case details Loading-dock truck collision$500 Thousand

A truck backing through a loading dock struck a man and caused a pelvic fracture treated without surgery.

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Representative outcomes obtained by the firm. Each case is different, and prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

40+Years representing the injured
NYC + NJFive New York City boroughs
New Jersey matters handled in association with New Jersey counsel.

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Professional. Responsive. Personally attentive.

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Clients describe the firm as responsive, prepared, and personally attentive.

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“Joe and his team are exceptional. They are not only kind, but honest. They went above and beyond for me and my case.”

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Focused personal-injury advocacy

We build cases for the courtroom—not merely for the claims adjuster.

A life-changing injury can disrupt your health, work, independence, and family. Deliso Law investigates what happened, identifies every responsible party, develops the medical proof, and prepares each case to obtain a just result.

Home and hospital consultations are available when travel is difficult.

Clinical overview

Pressure Injuries: Stages 1–4

A simplified educational view of how clinicians classify pressure injuries by the depth and extent of tissue involvement.

Stage 1Intact skin with localized nonblanchable redness.
Stage 2Partial-thickness skin loss with exposed dermis.
Stage 3Full-thickness tissue loss extending into the subcutaneous layer.
Stage 4Full-thickness skin and tissue loss with deeper structures involved.
Pressure injuries do not necessarily progress sequentially from Stage 1 through Stage 4. This diagram is educational and intentionally non-graphic.

Key mechanism: prolonged pressure, or pressure combined with shear, can reduce blood flow and injure skin and underlying soft tissue.

Priority practice

Nursing Home Negligence

Families trust nursing homes and rehabilitation facilities to provide safe, attentive, dignified care. When understaffing, poor supervision, or ignored care plans cause harm, the facility must be held accountable.

Pressure injuries and sepsis Falls and fractures Medication and monitoring failures Malnutrition and dehydration Physical or emotional abuse Failure to follow care plans
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Pressure injury facts

A recognized patient-safety concern.

Pressure injuries—often called bed sores—remain a significant health-care concern, including in nursing-home settings.

Pressure Injuries & Bed Sores guide →
2.5+ Million People in the United States develop pressure ulcers each year, according to AHRQ. Source: AHRQ (opens in a new tab) Serious Infection Risk AHRQ notes that pressure ulcers can cause pain and carry a risk of serious infection and increased health-care use. Source: AHRQ (opens in a new tab) CMS Quality Measure CMS tracks pressure ulcers and pressure injuries as nursing-home quality measures, including new or worsened injuries. Source: CMS (opens in a new tab)

Click any statistic above to read the underlying government source. The 2.5+ million figure refers to people in the United States generally, not nursing-home residents alone. References: AHRQ — Pressure Ulcers (opens in a new tab) · CMS — Nursing Home Quality Measures (opens in a new tab).

Motor vehicle collisions

When violations of the safety rules of the road cause harm.

We represent drivers, passengers, pedestrians, bicyclists, and families in serious New York motor-vehicle cases.

Car accidents

Immediate investigation. Medical proof. Full accountability.

We secure available video, witness evidence, vehicle records, police materials, and insurance information before critical evidence disappears.

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Pedestrian

Crosswalk and knockdown cases

Serious injuries caused by turning, speeding, distracted, or careless drivers.

Truck

Commercial vehicle collisions

Claims involving employers, fleet owners, contractors, and multiple insurance layers.

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Bicycle & Motorcycle

Unprotected road users

Focused representation where even a low-speed impact can cause permanent harm.

Meet the Deliso Law Team

Every case matters.

Meet the people and professionals behind the preparation and case management of every matter.

Our team includes paralegals, medical-record analysts, and case coordinators and, when appropriate, works with outside investigators, professional photographers, and biomechanics experts to help document the facts, organize the medical proof, and prepare each matter for litigation and trial.

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Construction accidents

Unsafe worksites can destroy a worker’s future.

Falls from heights, falling objects, defective equipment, unsafe passageways, and contractor negligence.

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Premises liability

Property owners must keep people reasonably safe.

Broken sidewalks, loose stairs, snow and ice, poor lighting, spills, holes, and dangerous entrances.

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Sidewalk trip & fall

Dangerous sidewalk defects can cause serious injuries.

Cases may involve cracked or uneven sidewalk flags, raised edges, holes, tree-well conditions, deteriorated surfaces, or other defects along pedestrian walkways.

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Civil rights / police misconduct

Injured during an NYPD encounter?

Serious police-misconduct cases can involve constitutional rules, criminal-court records, body-worn camera footage, medical proof, and significant physical injury. Deliso Law evaluates serious injury claims arising from alleged excessive force and related police conduct.

Why Aaron Altman + Joseph Deliso? For appropriate civil-rights matters, Deliso Law may work with veteran criminal-defense trial attorney Aaron Altman. The proposed Altman Deliso collaboration is intended to combine experience with arrests, police encounters, and criminal procedure with serious-injury, medical-proof, damages, and trial preparation.

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Evidence matters early.

Body-camera footage, surveillance video, photographs, witness information, medical records, arrest paperwork, and criminal-court records may all become important.

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Joseph Deliso, New York personal injury trial attorney
Joseph Deliso New York Personal Injury Trial Attorney
41 years focused on personal-injury litigation

Joseph Deliso

More than four decades focused on personal-injury litigation.

Joseph Deliso is a New York trial attorney who has represented seriously injured people for 41 years. A 1985 graduate of St. John’s University School of Law, his practice includes motor-vehicle, construction, nursing-home and pressure-injury, premises, and other serious personal-injury litigation.

His approach emphasizes careful preparation, medical and scientific proof, and trial readiness. He is admitted in New York and the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, and is a graduate of the Trial Lawyers College, founded by Gerry Spence.

Education St. John’s University School of Law 1985
Admissions New York U.S. District Courts, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
Trial Advocacy Trial Lawyers College Graduate · Founded by Gerry Spence
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01 Direct access

Personal communication throughout the case.

02 Trial preparation

Cases developed for leverage and the courtroom.

03 Contingency fee

No attorney’s fee unless there is a recovery.

The Deliso Law team

Case preparation continues beyond the attorney’s desk.

Paralegal / Case Manager

Daniel Johnson

Daniel Johnson is a paralegal and case manager with more than 20 years of experience supporting serious personal-injury matters. His work includes medical-record review, case organization, litigation support, and nursing-home matters involving pressure injuries and wound-care documentation.

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Daniel Johnson working at his desk in a shirt and tie while reviewing an open book and case notes
Case preparation
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Heading to court

Local representation

Brooklyn-based. Representing injured people throughout New York City.

From its Court Street office, Deliso Law represents injured people throughout New York City, including East New York, Canarsie, Brownsville, Far Rockaway, and neighboring communities. Cases also handled in New Jersey through associated counsel.

BrooklynBronxQueensManhattanStaten IslandNew Jersey New Jersey matters are handled in association with New Jersey counsel.

Frequently asked questions

Questions injured people often ask.

Every matter is different. These answers cover common first questions.

How much does it cost to speak with Deliso Law?

The initial consultation is free. Personal-injury matters are handled on a contingency-fee basis, meaning there is no attorney’s fee unless the firm obtains a recovery.

What types of personal-injury cases does Deliso Law handle?

The firm focuses on serious personal-injury matters, including nursing-home negligence and pressure injuries, car and truck collisions, construction accidents, sidewalk and premises cases, and other claims involving significant injury.

How soon should I contact a lawyer after an accident or injury?

Prompt review is generally important because photographs, video, witnesses, records, and other evidence can become harder to obtain with time. Some claims also involve deadlines that are much shorter than the ordinary statute of limitations.

What should I bring to a first consultation?

If available, bring or identify photographs, medical records, accident or incident reports, insurance information, witness information, correspondence, and any documents relating to the event or treatment. Do not delay a consultation simply because you do not yet have all of these materials.

Free case evaluation

Tell us what happened.

Speak directly with a New York personal-injury law firm about your situation. There is no obligation and no attorney’s fee unless there is a recovery.

718-238-3100
505 Court Street, Suite 4A
Brooklyn, New York 11231

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