Attorney Lawrence Lazzara Jr.'s Legal Cases

Personal injury

MVA with Postconcussion Syndrome

Oct 28, 2011

OUTCOME: Got double the final offer from insurance company

Client was rear-ended in a motor vehicle collision. The client sustained numerous whiplash injuries, as well as a concussion. The client received post-concussion syndrome treatment, which the adverse ... insurance carrier refused to consider for compensation. Mr. Lazzara immediately filed a lawsuit on behalf of his client and settled the case within weeks for more than double the insurance company's "top and final offer".

Personal injury

Auto accident with leg fractures

Jan 03, 2011

OUTCOME: Negotiated an excellent settlement for the client

Mr. Lazzara represented an young man in his twenties who was involved in a horrific head-on collision, from which he sustained permanent leg injuries. His client required several surgeries, hardware p ... laced in his leg, and over a year's worth of follow-up treatment.

Personal injury

Bar Assault Case

Nov 12, 2010

OUTCOME: Case settled during mediation

Client was violently attacked by a patron. The patron was intoxicated when he grabbed a glass mug filled with beer and shattered it on my client's head, causing permanent scaring and severe blood loss ... . The wound required nearly 40 stitches. The bar denied liability, forcing us to file a lawsuit. After discovery was completed, the deposition transcripts led the parties to a successful mediation, where defendants settled the case for tens of thousands of dollars.

Criminal defense

Disorderly Conduct Defense

Aug 17, 2010

OUTCOME: Not Guilty on all counts

I represented a high school teacher who was accused of disorderly conduct after desperately pleading with her estranged spouse to return their minor child to my client's custody. After months of debat ... ing with the prosecution to dismiss the charges, we took the matter to trial and prevailed on all counts.

Child support

Modification of Child Support

Jul 08, 2010

OUTCOME: Victory! Won by a landslide.

I helped a client battle an estranged spouse through a heavily contested and complex child support matter which required in depth analysis of voluminous personal and corporate financial records. I als ... o utilized the testimony of a financial expert to assist in the calculation of my client's gross monthly income so that a favorable child support obligation could be accurately determined by the court. This matter took over a year to litigate, requiring thousands of pages of financial discovery. I mastered the file, presented an aggressive case, and won convincingly.

Personal injury

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Jan 01, 2010

OUTCOME: Excellent settlement for the client

Mr. Lazzara's personal injury client suffered a mild traumatic brain injury when his vehicle was violently rear ended by the defendant at a high rate of speed. The client lost consciousness and requir ... ed months of neuro psychological rehabilitation. The client presented to Mr. Lazzara to represent him on his bodily injury case.

Contracts and agreements

S.I.I. v. L.G.

N/A

OUTCOME: Defeated Plaintiff's lawsuit

Mr. Lazzara represented Ms. G. against S.I.I. in a breach of contract action in which an unlicensed construction company sued Mr. Lazzara's client for compensation for unlicensed construction work. Mr ... . Lazzara got the company's lawsuit dismissed and won an award of attorney's fees and costs in doing so.

Car accident

Head On Collision

N/A

OUTCOME: We settled and got our client compensated!

Case involved a client making a right hand turn out of a shopping center at the same time the other driver was making a left hand turn. The other driver prematurely began her turn, resulting in a head ... on collision near the entrance to the shopping center. The adverse insurance company initially denied liability. I then filed a lawsuit and began preparing for arbitration. In anticipation of our case being successful at arbitration, they adverse insurance carrier decided to settle and compensate my client for all of his medical bills, in addition to his pain and suffering.

Personal injury

Medical Injury caused by personal trainer

N/A

OUTCOME: Successfully settled in my client's favor

Mr. Lazzara represented a heavy-set young woman for a leg fracture sustained while she was receiving a personal training session from an unlicensed trainer at a world renowned gym. Mr. Lazzara battled ... both the insurance company representing the gymnasium as well as the individual owner. After months of diligent and aggressive advocacy, Mr. Lazzara was able to negotiate a settlement which awarded his client thousands of dollars for the damages caused by the unlicensed trainer.

Corporate and incorporation

Corporate Stock Buyout

N/A

OUTCOME: Nearly doubled client's investment

Mr. Lazzara took on a multi-million dollar corporation on behalf of his client, who was a minority shareholder in this company. After hiring expert witnesses to review the corporation's accounting rec ... ords, transactions, and board of director decisions, Mr. Lazzara was able to negotiate a buyout of his client's stock for nearly double the client's initial investment.

Lawrence Lazzara Jr.'s Legal Cases (15)

MVA with Postconcussion Syndrome

Auto accident with leg fractures

Bar Assault Case

Disorderly Conduct Defense

Modification of Child Support

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

S.I.I. v. L.G.

Head On Collision

Medical Injury caused by personal trainer

Corporate Stock Buyout