Our Credentials
Michael Kaplen
Chair
New York State Traumatic
Brain Injury Coordinating Council

3 Term President
Brain Injury Association of
New York State

Past Chair
Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation
Group: American Association
For Justice

Past Chair
Motor Vehicle, Highway, Premises
Liability Section: American Association
For Justice

National Advisory Board
Association of Interstate
Trucking Lawyers of America

Past Co-Chair
Tort Section, New York County
Lawyers Association

Board of Directors
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice

Board of Governors, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys

Board of Directors
New York Academy of Trial Lawyers

Editorial Board
Neurolaw Letter

Board Certified
Civil Trial Advocate
National Board of Trial Advocacy

Board Certified
American Board of Professional
Liability Attorneys
Medical Liability

Sustaining Member:
American Association for Justice
Public Justice Foundation

Member:
N.Y.S. Trial Lawyers Association
Florida Academy of Trial Lawyers
Southern Trial Lawyers
Association-Fellow
North American Brain Injury Association

Honors & Awards:

New York Super Lawyer
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Top 100 New York Trial Lawyers -
American Trial Lawyer Association

Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
Public Achievement Award

Shana DeCaro

Treasurer
Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group: American Association for Justice

Board of Advisors
Civil Justice Foundation

Fellow
American Association for Justice

Editor
Law Update
New York Academy of Trial Lawyers

Honors and Awards

Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
Public Achievement Award

Who's Who in American Women

Who's Who in American Law

Top 100 New York Trial Lawyers-American Trial Lawyers Association

Elite Lawyers Of America


Member:

New York Academy of Trial Lawyers

New York State Trial Lawyers Association

Brain Injury Association New York State

North American Brain Injury Association

Frequent Causes Of Truck Accidents

The New York truck accident lawyers at De Caro & Kaplen understand the multiple causes of truck accidents. We are prepared to prove that the brain injury or other personal injury that your loved one or you sustained was the caused by unsafe conduct on the part of the truck driver.

Here are some of the most frequent causes of trucking accidents:

  • Unsafe loads
  • Driver Fatigue
  • Poor Truck Maintenance
  • Failure to obey stop signs
  • Failure to obey red lights
  • Failure to obey speed laws
  • Failure to keep a safe distance from the car in front
  • Failure to observe the roadway ahead and traffic conditions
  • Failure to yield the right of way
  • Unsafe lane changes
  • Improper and unsafe turns
  • Alcohol and drugs
  • Cell phone usage

At DeCaro & Kaplen, LLP we are familiar with the rules of the road, the causes of truck and tractor trailer accidents and the steps that must be taken in court to show that the trucking accident was not your fault.

If the brain injury, head injury or other personal injury to you or a loved one was caused by the negligence of a tractor trailer, big rig or truck driver, the New York based truck accident lawyers at De Caro & Kaplen, LLP can assist you.

We have been assisting victims of trucking and tractor trailer accidents in New York City including Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island and Queens and truck accident victims throughout New York State including Albany, Buffalo, Nassau, Rochester, Rockland, Suffolk, Syracuse, Westchester and surrounding areas obtain just and fail compensation for traumatic brain injury and other personal injuries over 26 years.

For a no free, no obligation consultation, you can contact us toll free at 1 866 BRAINLAW or by e-mailing us at Michael@brainlaw.com