Daniel Flanzig

I had the bad luck to get “doored” while on my bicycle, but the day after the accident, I had the good fortune to have Flanzig and Flanzig as my attorneys. Cathy Flanzig took the lead in my case and was, first of all, compassionate and understanding of the distress I and my family were in, and of th...e apprehensions we had relating to medical care, expenses and a possible settlement. Cathy reassured me of all my concerns and answered all of my immediate questions. While I went to surgery and focused on recuperating, her firm was working with the defendant’s insurance company to take care of my medical bills. Over the next year, she was responsive to any of my queries and kept me updated as to the progress of my case. I eventually reach a settlement that I was very satisfied with. Cathy is an expert at bicycle law, a super negotiator and someone who really cares about her clients and works in their best interests. You would be lucky as well, to have this firm on your side, should you have the misfortune to suffer a personal injury.

If you have been in a bike accident, don't try to navigate the labyrinthine NYS no-fault system by yourself. You need the high quality, responsive, transparent representation that Dan and Cathy Flanzig provide. In August of 2012 I was doored by a livery cab. I was severely injured, and had to be t...aken from the scene by an ambulance. The cab driver didn't didn't stay to talk to police. No police report was filed. After I was discharged, I had about $10,000 of medical bills, and I had to investigate this situation on my own. Since there is no official language for being doored, what I wound up interacting with is an entire bureaucracy centralized around motor vehicle to motor vehicle accidents. Every form you submit, and every person you interact with perceives your situation this way. Everything has to be altered to suit a bicycle/car accident. It was a nightmare, and without knowing my options, I tried to do it myself, and I did it wrong. I was denied no fault coverage on this basis and found myself a month into my post-accident life without medical treatment. I reached out to several other firms for help only to have them have no interest in helping me. By chance, I read an article on Gothamist about the proliferation of firms dedicated to cyclists' rights and found Flanzig and Flanzig. I wrote an angry, emotional email describing my situation at about 8pm, and before 9pm I was talking to Daniel, and about my options. It is amazing that they took me on in the first place knowing that there would be several months of paperwork involved with circumventing the mess/trap I'd walked into trying to represent myself--BEFORE any sort of settlement could be discussed in the future. That it took months to get this insurance company to even take responsibility for my medical bills is testament to their practice. In the interceding time, Daniel has counseled me every step of the way including helping me find the quality medical treatment I desperately needed, and fought for every bit of my lost wages. I know that without his and Cathy's help and the help of his team my quality of life would be a shadow of what it is today.

I met Mr. Flanzig when my daughter died and a family friend recommended him. I was at a very low state, n Dan as I refer to him came into my life and he and his firm made me n my family feel as if we were a blood part of his family. I couldn't sing higher praises for this law firm n lawyer. He is the... best. He won't disappoint you or let you down.