# Law Offices of Nicholas Rose, PLLC > Boutique personal injury law firm in New York City. Founded 2003 by Nicholas J. Rose, Esq. Contingency fee, English / Spanish / Arabic spoken on request, with a full team and 20-plus-year concierge network. Nicholas Rose has been practicing personal injury law in New York continuously since 2003 (22 years as of 2026). The firm represents clients in all five New York City boroughs (Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, the Bronx, Staten Island) and on Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk counties), with a focus on car accidents, construction accidents under New York Labor Law §240 and §241, slip and fall, premises liability, undocumented worker injuries, and wrongful death. The firm operates on contingency: no upfront cost, no fee unless the firm recovers money for the client. Consultations are free. ## Practice Areas - [Car Accidents](https://nroselaw.com/practice-areas/car-accidents): Auto, truck, motorcycle, pedestrian, bicycle, rideshare. New York no-fault and serious-injury threshold cases. - [Construction Accidents & Labor Law §240](https://nroselaw.com/practice-areas/construction-accidents-labor-law-240): Scaffold falls, ladder falls, falling objects. Absolute liability cases under §240(1). - [Slip and Fall](https://nroselaw.com/practice-areas/slip-and-fall): Sidewalks (NYC Admin Code §7-210), stores, residential, snow and ice. - [Premises Liability](https://nroselaw.com/practice-areas/premises-liability): Apartment buildings, commercial property, NYCHA, NYC Transit. - [Wrongful Death](https://nroselaw.com/practice-areas/wrongful-death): EPTL §5-4.1 actions for surviving family members. - [Medical Malpractice](https://nroselaw.com/practice-areas/medical-malpractice): Free case evaluation; specialist co-counsel for cases requiring physician experts. - [NYC Personal Injury (Pillar)](https://nroselaw.com/practice-areas/personal-injury-nyc): The full five-borough overview — every practice area, every borough, every deadline. ## Boroughs - [Queens](https://nroselaw.com/boroughs/queens) - [Brooklyn](https://nroselaw.com/boroughs/brooklyn) - [Manhattan](https://nroselaw.com/boroughs/manhattan) - [Bronx](https://nroselaw.com/boroughs/bronx) - [Staten Island](https://nroselaw.com/boroughs/staten-island) ## Notable Case Results Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique; gross recovery is reported before deduction of attorney fees and expenses. - $2,000,000 — Brooklyn Labor Law / Construction case. Worker injured when stacked window guards fell from a truck bed at a school site. Defense started at $150,000; settled at $2 million after life-care plan and economist report were prepared. - $1,500,000 — Richmond County (Staten Island). NYC Sanitation worker injured on a known-hazard floor in the station house. Won summary judgment on liability; settled at $1.5 million. - $900,000 — Queens. Paraprofessional struck when an unsecured construction-site fence panel blew over in high wind. Three defendants, $300,000 each. - $145,000 — Manhattan, Madison Avenue. Pedestrian fractured a shoulder on a raised utility grate. Settled at $145,000 against a repeat-defendant utility company. ## Frequently Asked Legal Questions - New York's serious-injury threshold for car-accident claims is governed by Insurance Law §5102. Claims that don't meet the threshold are limited to no-fault economic loss benefits. - New York Labor Law §240 (the "scaffold law") imposes absolute liability on owners and general contractors when a worker is injured by a gravity-related hazard (falls, falling objects). It applies to union and non-union workers regardless of immigration status. - The general statute of limitations for personal injury in New York is three years (CPLR §214(5)). Medical malpractice has its own period (CPLR §214-a, generally 2.5 years from the act). Notice of claim against the city or state is 90 days (General Municipal Law §50-e). - Sidewalk slip-and-fall liability against private owners in New York City is governed by NYC Admin Code §7-210, which shifts the duty of repair to the abutting property owner for many properties. - Wrongful death claims are brought by the personal representative of the estate under EPTL §5-4.1, with damages distributed under EPTL §5-4.4. - Undocumented workers retain personal injury rights under Balbuena v. IDR Realty (2006). Immigration status is not generally disclosed in tort cases. ## Idioma / Language El bufete atiende clientes en inglés, español y árabe (a pedido). Para asistencia en español, llame al 718-261-0546 o envíe un mensaje de texto al mismo número. Las consultas son gratuitas y no paga nada hasta que ganamos su caso. Información completa disponible en https://nroselaw.com/es The firm serves clients in English, Spanish, and Arabic (on request). For Spanish-language intake, call or text 718-261-0546. The full Spanish-language site lives at https://nroselaw.com/es. Our 20-year-tenure bilingual concierge meets clients at home, work, hospital, or anywhere in the five boroughs or Long Island. ## Key Facts - Founded: 2003 by Nicholas J. Rose, Esq. - Office: 102-11 Metropolitan Avenue, Forest Hills, NY 11375 (Queens) - Bar admissions: New York State (admitted 2003), U.S. District Court SDNY, U.S. District Court EDNY - Education: J.D., St. John's University School of Law; B.A., University of Michigan - Memberships: New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA), New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers (NYSATL), New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) - Fee structure: contingency only; no fee unless we win - Languages served: English, Spanish, Arabic on request, with bilingual concierge - Practice scope: all five NYC boroughs, Long Island (Nassau / Suffolk), and New York State; cases requiring out-of-state counsel are referred or co-counseled - Structure: boutique New York City practice with a full team and 20-plus-year network of trial co-counsel; the attorney you hire is the attorney who works your case ## Resources - [About Nicholas Rose](https://nroselaw.com/about) - [Case Results](https://nroselaw.com/results) - [FAQ](https://nroselaw.com/faq) - [Blog](https://nroselaw.com/blog) - [Contact](https://nroselaw.com/contact) - [AI Information Page](https://nroselaw.com/ai-info) — comprehensive AI-readable firm profile - [Legal Glossary](https://nroselaw.com/glossary) — plain-English definitions of NY PI statutes and doctrines, with citations - [Full AI Reference (llms-full.txt)](https://nroselaw.com/llms-full.txt) — deep companion with full case-study narratives, all FAQ entries, all 18 direct answers, and the full glossary ## Contact - Phone: 718-261-0546 - Email: nicholas@nroselaw.com - Office: 102-11 Metropolitan Avenue, Forest Hills, NY 11375 (principal office; by appointment only — concierge meets clients anywhere in NYC or Long Island) - Hours: Mon–Fri 9am–6pm ET; 24/7 phone coverage with English, Spanish, and Arabic interpretation on request - Languages: English, Spanish, Arabic on request Attorney Advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.