Newton Office
1150 Walnut Street
Newton, Massachusetts 02461
Phone: 617-244-4300 Fax: 617-964-0862

South Yarmouthport Office
854 Main Street, Route 28
South Yarmouthport, Massachusetts 02664
Phone: 508-896-4300

Personal Injury Practice Areas

Gillis & Bikofsky specializes in all aspects of personal injury law. In all personal injury cases, Gills & Bikofsky, P.C. takes care of dealing with the insurance company or party at fault to make sure a fair settlement is reached. When a fair settlement cannot be reached, they put their trial skills to work to get the best possible result for its clients.

• Car Accidents - Car accidents are one of the leading causes of serious injury and death in the United States. More and more states are increasing the maximum speed limit for freeways, and with that increase comes a greater risk of injury and death. And while seatbelt use is required in most states, drivers and passengers don't always comply with those laws. As a result, crashes where no seatbelt is used more often result in serious injuries and even death. A substantial portion of Gillis & Bikofsky, P.C.'s personal injury practice involves representing individuals injured in car accidents. Wrongful death actions may be brought in cases where the victim has died in the crash.
  
  
• Construction Site Accidents - Gillis & Bikofsky, P.C. represents individuals injured in construction site accidents, including roof-related falls, crane accidents, scaffolding accidents, accidents involving heavy equipment, fork-lift equipment failure, electric shock, trench and structure collapses, fires and explosions and welding accidents.
  
  
• Liquor Liability - When a person has been injured or killed in an accident where the driver was under the influence of alcohol, it may be possible to pursue legal action against the establishment or liquor store that served or sold alcohol to the driver. Otherwise known as a "dram shop" action, pursuing a claim against liquor licensees and social hosts involves particular knowledge about liquor liability laws and their applicability in such cases. Gillis & Bikofsky regularly handles claims on behalf of individuals injured or killed in car accidents involving drunk drivers.
  
  
• Medical Malpractice - Medical mistakes occur at an alarming rate in the United States, often causing serious injury and even death in some cases. When a doctor or other medical professional fails to perform according to accepted standards of medical care and injures a patient, a medical malpractice claim arises. Gillis & Bikofsky, P.C., represents individuals in pursuing medical malpractice claims for injuries caused, for example, by a delayed or missed diagnosis of a medical condition, by a failure to properly treat a medical condition properly, by a failure to perform a surgical or other medical procedure properly, or by failure to obtain the informed consent of the patient before performing a procedure or operation.
  
  
• Nursing Home Negligence - Nursing homes can provide needed care and assistance to their residents, but unfortunately, they can also provide the opportunity for abuse or neglect of vulnerable individuals. If you or a family member have been subjected to abuse or neglect in a nursing home, contact Gillis & Bikofsky to discuss your rights.
  
  
• Products Liability - Gillis & Bikofsky, P.C. has years of experience and an excellent track record of representing individuals who have been injured as a result of an unsafe product that was designed, manufactured, sold, and/or furnished by a person or company. The firm assists those injured individuals in bringing their claims and being fairly compensated for their injuries. Our attorneys have represented individuals injured by asbestos, apparel, alcoholic beverages, firearms, food and agricultural products, machinery and tools, medical products and devices, motor vehicles, pharmaceutical products, recreational products, and tobacco.
  
  
• Toxic Torts - Gillis & Bikofsky, P.C. has extensive experience in representing individuals who have been injured by exposure to toxic and other dangerous substances, forms of energy, and devices, including asbestos, chemicals and cosmetics, hazardous waste, medical products and devices, pesticides, pharmaceutical products, radiation and electromagnetic energy, and tobacco. The firm represents clients in recovering money damages for medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and punitive damages, where appropriate.
  
  
• Workers' Compensation - Gillis & Bikofsky, P.C. represents employees who are injured on the job in claims for lost wages and medical treatment expenses against private industry, Federal, and state and local government employers and their workers' compensation insurers. Because this area of the law is unique and has many pitfalls, it is important to contact an attorney experienced at handling workers' compensation claims.
  
  

Other Practice Areas

• Civil Rights- Gillis & Bikofsky, P.C. has a premier practice in the area of Civil Rights that involve fundamental issues of human rights and freedoms. The lawyers in this area represent clients who believe that they have been the victims of police misconduct, sexual harassment, and discrimination-age, disability and illness, national origin, sex, race, and religion-in employment, public accommodation, education, housing, or voting under federal or state law.
  
  
• Employment Discrimination- Employment law covers a complex network of laws that controls how employers must treat employees, former employees, and applicants for employment. Gillis & Bikofsky, P.C. has significant experience in interpreting and construing state and Federal statutes and case law in the areas of employment discrimination, affirmative action and sexual harassment.
  
  
• Criminal Defense- Gillis & Bikofsky, P.C. has extensive experience defending the rights of people arrested and accused of criminal offenses. The firm handles all types of criminal cases, including minor infractions and misdemeanors and the most serious felony indictments, such as, drunk driving, drug possession, narcotics sales, theft and grand larceny, white collar fraud, embezzlement, sex offenses, arson, and conspiracy.