Sanders Firm - Monday, March 30, 2009 - New York Daily News

Locate a Personal Injury Lawyer Who Cares -- and Wins

Attorney Marc Grossman believes that lawyers have a duty to serve the community and to protect those in need. He practices what he preaches at Sanders, Sanders, Block, Woycik, Viener & Grossman (The Sanders Firm). Founded in 1967 on Long Island by Stanley Sanders, the firm specializing in personal injury law is a family affair -- other partners include Stanley and Phyllis Sanders' son-in law Joseph Viener, their daughter Meryl Sanders Viener and son Douglas, as well as Martin Block and David Woyck.

Grossman joined Sanders in 2003 with a consistent record of achieving considerable settlements for accident victims and victims of malpractice, defective drugs and medical devices.The Sanders Firm's approach fits in with Grossman's standards. In the firm's pursuit of settlements involving automobile and construction accidents, lead poisoning, police brutality, nursing home abuse, workplace and general negligence, product liability and medical malpractice, the partners put clients ahead of profits.

The firm offers not only comprehensive legal guidance but extensive personal attention.

Grossman has gained a reputation as a national speaker and host of educational seminars designed to educate victims, the medical community and other attorneys on the effects of unfair and fraudulent practices. Grossman is known as a dedicated advocate for victims' rights.

"It's crucial for people to know their legal rights and how to protect themselves against any abuse on the job or through medical practice and pharmaceuticals," says Grossman, who was recently named one of the top 100 trial lawyers in New York State.

He has now taken his mission to the grassroots, specifically to the Hispanic and other populations in the Bronx (see box).

Depth of experience, wealth of success
In 2003, together with Stanley Sanders, Grossman saw the need for a separate firm to take on the huge drug companies that produced poor and ineffective products.The new firm of Sanders Viener Grossman successfully represented claimants against Merck for improper conduct regarding its arthritis pain reliever, Vioxx.

Because of the firm's excellent work, Grossman has become a member of the steering committee for the litigation against Glaxo SmithKline Beecham's oral diabetes drug, Avandia. Grossman has also had heavy involvement in cases dealing with Oxycotin addiction, Chantix suicides, defective shoulder pain pumps, hernia patches and Fentanyl pain patches.

In addition to medical suits, the Sanders firm also handles thousands of automobile accidents and general negligence cases each year.

What you should look for in a firm specializing in personal injury law, The Sanders Firm provides:

• A foundation of legal talent with the sharpest skills and the broadest experience. Personal injury law has grown increasingly complex. Laws have changed. Medical care is different. Regulations have been revised.
• A vast network of resources to support every case -- researchers, engineers, medical experts and sophisticated technologies.
• Ability to treat each client with hands-on attention and continuous updates on what is occurring. The Sanders Firm fights for benefits from government agencies and insurance companies and to recover lost wages.
• Size and scope to negotiate an expeditious settlement, or to bring the most complex cases to a jury verdict, depending on the best interests of the client(s).

The Sanders Firm has collected more than one hundred million dollars for its clients in recent years, including: $5 million in lead paint poisoning cases; $3 million for a child who was blinded in one eye as a result of playing with a defective toy; a verdict of $2.8 million in favor of a worker injured on a job site; settlements of $750,000, $640,000, $470,000 and $400,000 in four separate construction accidents.

According to The Sanders Firm, for a lawyer to be able to help you, she or he must understand you and you should understand your lawyer. Bilingual translators are available at The Sanders Firm, which is also equipped to handle defense matters, criminal, real estate, corporate, commercial litigation, matrimonial law and immigration law. For more information, call (516) 741-5252, 1-800-FAIRPLAY or visit www.thesandersfirm.com.