Author Archives: Finkelstein & Partners

NEW YORK STATE VETERANS BENEFITS & THE RESTORATION OF HONOR ACT

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has several benefits available to eligible Veterans after their -->

National Veterans and Military Families Month

Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day,” on November 11, 1919, in conjunction with the first -->

VA PLANS TO OUTSOURCE ALL COMPENSATION AND PENSION EXAMINATIONS

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides tax-free monthly disability benefits to qualifying Veterans -->

VA TO RESUME IN-PERSON COMPENSATION & PENSION EXAMINATIONS

Due to COVID-19 and the resulting declaration of a national emergency, in-person compensation and pension -->

Registration for Economic Impact Payment for Qualifying Veterans Reopened until Sept. 30th

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has been offering tax help for individuals, businesses, tax-exempt organizations, -->

A Culture of Caring for Clients and Community

Finkelstein & Partners is a plaintiff’s personal injury law firm founded by Howard S. Finkelstein -->

Child Safety Demonstration Shows Dangers of Hot Cars

According to experts, each year an average of 37 children die from heat-related deaths after -->

Drag-racer cut off Porsche, triggering fiery double-fatal crash, suit claims

PEARL RIVER — A wrongful death civil lawsuit charges that one of the drag-racers involved -->

Finkelstein & Partners Partner Selected to Teach Prestigious Trial School Program

Lawyer Andrew Finkelstein to Discuss Trial Presentation New York, June 18, 2020: Trial advocacy is -->

Coronavirus: Protect Yourself … from Scammers.

As if the rising toll of COVID-19 victims and the economic impact wasn’t enough, now -->

VA MODIFICATIONS TO COPE WITH EFFECTS OF COVID-19

The President declared the COVID-19 pandemic a national emergency in early March 2020. The effects -->

Veteran Resources for COVID-19 information

As of March 26, 2020, the Center for Disease Control (CDC), reports 68,440 cases of -->

Updated DOD list identifying Agent Orange sites outside of Vietnam released by VA

Veteran’s with qualifying service during Vietnam are able to receive disability benefits for certain disease -->

Legislation Expands Commissary & Exchange Privileges For Veterans

As of January 1, 2020, the Department of Defense (DoD), has expanded commissary and exchange -->

Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 scheduled to take effect!

VA regulations have historically provided service connection on a presumptive basis for Vietnam Veterans for -->

Access: Supports for Living Dedicates The Engel Center

Trial Attorney Jonathan Engel and his father Robert C. Engel Senior recently attended The Engel -->

Watch Andrew Finkelstein – Personal Injury Court’s Only NY Legal Commentator

You may be seeing more of our own Managing Partner Andrew Finkelstein in the coming -->

Kids and Vaping: Mango-Flavored Danger

Thanks to shrewd and aggressive social media campaigns and deceptive product development targeting teens and -->

Newburgh Law Enforcement to Focus on Traffic Safety

The City of Newburgh Police department has launched a new initiative to improve traffic safety -->

Managing Partner Andrew Finkelstein talks about other ways to keep your kids and passengers safe

Back to school is underway and families are getting back into the daily routine of -->