Be Safe And Smart — Don’t Pass Snow Plows This Winter
www.timesunion.com Everyone knows you should not pass a stopped school bus when its red lights are flashing, and now that the snow is flying in the Twin Tiers, many people are wondering if they can...
View ArticleCareless Avoca School Bus Driver Drags Girl Almost A Half-Mile, Says NY and...
A careless school bus driver dragged a Steuben County girl for almost a half-mile Tuesday, Fortunately, the little girl was not seriously injured. According to local news reports here and here: The...
View ArticleWoman, Child In Stroller Struck By Truck In Corning Crosswalk, Says NY and PA...
A 29-year-old woman and a 3-year-old child she was pushing in a stroller were injured Thursday when they were struck by a pickup truck while crossing East Denison Parkway in Corning, police said. The...
View ArticleMarine Corps Veterans And Families Once Stationed At Camp Lejeune Could Face...
Jack Schamel, Former Marine and Licensed Workers Comp Rep. The Ziff Law Firm wants our many friends in the military veteran community to know about a serious health risk linked to a Marine Corps base...
View ArticleZiff Law’s Adam Gee Rated Among The Top Trial Lawyers In The Country!
Attorney Adam Gee of the Ziff Law Firm is among the top trial lawyers in the country, as determined by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel (NADC). Adam, was recently named a member of the...
View ArticleNominate Your Hometown Hero Today!
The Ziff Law Firm is teaming up with the Elmira Pioneers again this summer to honor a Hometown Hero of the Game for each Pioneers home game from nominations provided by Twin Tiers residents. Anyone...
View ArticleNY Medical Malpractice Lawyer Urges Albany To Change NY Medical Malpractice Law
New York State may soon offer new hope for medical patients with older malpractice claims who get locked out of the courthouse by the state’s short and unreasonable statute of limitations. Currently,...
View ArticleZiff Law’s Jim Reed Again Named Among Best Lawyers In National Directory
Jim Reed, managing partner of the Ziff Law Firm, Jim Reed, managing partner of the Ziff Law Firm in Elmira, has been selected by his peers to be featured in a national directory of top-rated attorneys...
View ArticleZiff Law’s Christina Sonsire Named Rising Star For Third Year In A Row By...
Christina Sonsire has been named a Rising Star again for her trial work. Christina Sonsire of the Ziff Law Firm has been recognized by a national rating service as a Super Lawyers “Rising Star” for the...
View ArticleZiff Law’s Christina Sonsire Named Again To State Judicial Review Panel
For the second year in a row, Attorney Christina Sonsire of the Ziff Law Firm will play a prominent role in our state legal system! Christina Sonsire. Christina has been appointed to a panel of trial...
View ArticleIthaca Surgeon Faces 12th Malpractice Lawsuit Since 1996!
Dr. David Schwed The Ithaca Voice newspaper has just uncovered some starting information about an Ithaca-area surgeon: The doctor has been sued for malpractice 12 times in Tompkins County Court since...
View ArticleTwin Tiers Drivers, Have You Heard Of The “Move Over” Law?
I recently received a message from a Twin Tiers resident after a friend of hers received a $300 ticket on a New York State highway for allegedly violating the state’s “Move Over” law. The woman said...
View ArticleHospital Horror: Nurse Clips Off Seriously Ill Infant’s Toe
A couple in New Mexico fighting to save their premature son’s life were horrified to learn that in December a nurse accidentally clipped off the infant’s left pinky toe while cutting away tape that...
View ArticleFeds Put Pressure On Doctors, Hospitals To Make It Easier For Patients To...
The Obama administration is knocking down the obstacles that Americans face when requesting their own medical records, which will be a big boost in prosecuting medical malpractice cases. The federal...
View ArticleIcy Roads Kill…..Especially When Large Trucks Fail to Slow Down for...
The driver of a UPS tandem tractor-trailer similar to this one triggered an accident Tuesday morning that killed an dessa man. There is a fundamental rule every new driver is taught: You are REQUIRED...
View Article$9.15 Million: ‘Big City Results’ For Ziff Law Lawyers
The lawyers at the Ziff Law Firm live for our motto – “Local Lawyers, Big City Results!” – and recently delivered life-changing results for two Twin Tiers families. Jim Reed. In May, Jim Reed and...
View ArticleDoctors Struggle To Curb Patients Who Pose Serious Danger To Other Drivers On...
Doctors face a daunting challenge when they are treating a patient who is impaired or has a disability that makes that patient an unsafe driver. Many doctors will want to get the patients’ keys away...
View ArticleIs Your Surgeon Operating On A Second Patient At The Same Time?
Here is a new practice that Twin Tiers residents should remember when they, their family or their friends are facing medical procedures in a local hospital: concurrent surgery. Last fall the Boston...
View ArticleZiff Law Lawyers Fighting In Albany For NY Families
Christina Sonsire and Adam Gee of the Ziff Law Firm recently went to Albany to fight for grieving families in New York State – like Craig and Melissa Storms, who lost their 2-year-old son in a...
View ArticleJim Reed Named Among Best Lawyers in U.S. for Sixth Year In A Row
Jim Reed is Managing Partner of the Ziff Law Firm. Jim Reed, Managing Partner of the Ziff Law Firm in Elmira, has been selected by his peers as a “Best Lawyer in America” in a national directory of...
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