New Jersey Personal Injury and Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyers

Law Offices of Winter & Winkler, P.C.

554 S. Livingston Avenue
Livingston, New Jersey 07039
USA

(866) 290-0544

(973) 994-7348

www.livingstonnjattorneys.com

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Winter & Winkler, P.C. handles a wide range of legal problems, from personal injury and workers' compensation to employment discrimination and traffic violations. We have a broad knowledge of federal, municipal and New Jersey law gained from over 25 years of legal experience. To this knowledge base, we add an in-depth understanding of other fields which directly benefit the people we serve:

Attorney Gregory Winter worked for six years in the insurance industry before becoming a lawyer. Holding positions as an insurance adjuster, insurance examiner and supervising examiner has given him a perspective on insurance practices that greatly benefits his personal injury clients today. He knows how to evaluate policies and negotiate with insurance companies when handling car accident injuries, truck accident injuries and other personal injury cases.

Attorney Jason Winkler has experience in engineering which gives us an edge in our product liability cases. His ability to analyze structural and design elements of products helps us present compelling cases on behalf of people who have been injured by defective products. Additionally, he is able to make sense of important evidence in fire losses and other property damage cases to assess damages and identify liability.

Practice Areas

Additional Practice Areas: Pool Accidents; Dog Bites; Home Power Tool Accidents; Fire Losses; Assisting Church Organizations

Practice Areas Description

Our areas of practice include:

- Slip- or Trip-and-Fall

We assist clients who have sustained serious neck, back, or spinal injury when they have slipped on another’s property. Whether the incident resulted from a piece of fallen produce in a supermarket, or a poorly maintained and icy sidewalk, we can explore avenues of recovery with you.

- Auto Accidents

Whether your accident involved a car, bicycle, truck or motorcycle, we at Winter & Winkler, PC will work with you one-on-one to help obtain compensation for your injury. Attorney Gregory Winter’s prior experience in insurance gives our firm an edge in knowing what strategies will work with insurance companies to maximize compensation.

- Workers Compensation

Our firm provides skillful support to those injured on the job. While getting workman’s comp is not generally difficult, making sure the compensation is adequate and on going requires careful monitoring. Let us look after your work comp process while you focus on physical recovery.

- Products Liability

A significant portion of our practice is our products liability work. Attorney Jason Winkler aptly applies a background in engineering to this practice area, asking informed questions, understanding the structure of products and what makes them malfunction and understanding all aspects of design and manufacture.

- Pedestrian & Bicycle Accidents

At Winter & Winkler, P.C., we represent people who have been injured in pedestrian and bicycle accidents. We also represent those who have lost loved ones in fatal accidents. When handling a pedestrian or bicycle accident case, it is important to determine whether or not the motorist was acting in a careless or negligent manner. We carefully examine all available evidence to determine whether or not the car or truck driver who hit you: Came to a complete stop at the stop sign; Yielded the right of way at a crosswalk; Stopped before making a right turn; Left enough room on the side of the road for a bicycle or pedestrian; Stayed out of the bike lane; Obeyed the speed limit in a residential neighborhood.

- Neck Back & Spinal Cord Injuries

At Winter & Winkler, P.C., we help people who have suffered a wide range of personal injuries. Serious and catastrophic head injuries, neck injuries and back injuries can keep you from earning a paycheck, enjoying your free time and living your life. If you have been injured due to the careless or negligent actions of another person, organization or business, we can help you seek compensation for the hardships you are facing. We help people who have been injured in a wide range of personal injury accidents, including: Car accidents; Truck accidents; Motorcycle accidents; Pedestrian and bicycle accidents; Slip and fall accidents; Pool accidents; Dog bites; Home power tool accidents; and, Industrial accidents.

- Swimming Pool Accidents

At Winter & Winkler, P.C., we help people who have been injured in pool accidents or have lost loved ones in fatal accidents. Commercial and residential pool owners are legally obligated to take safety measures to protect innocent people from being injured. Many swimming pool accidents are the result of: Inadequate fencing, Lack of warning signs, No lifeguards, Poorly-trained lifeguards, Unsafe drains or pumps, Contaminated water, and, Improper pool cover.

- Dog Bite Injuries

At Winter & Winkler, P.C., we help people who have been injured in dog bite attacks. In New Jersey, a dog bite is considered a "strict liability" case. That means no matter what circumstances led to the dog bite injury (aside from the victim intentionally provoking the dog) the dog owner is responsible for the damages. And in New Jersey, dogs do not get a "free bite." Dog bites often result in: Permanent scars, Disfigurement, Nerve damage, Infections, and, Psychological harm.

- Wrongful Death

At Winter & Winkler, P.C., we help people who have lost loved ones in fatal personal injury accidents. New Jersey wrongful death statutes allow surviving family members to seek compensation for the financial contributions the deceased made to the household. Insurance companies will often try to limit, delay or outright deny the claim. We have extensive experience working inside the insurance industry and know how to counter the tactics insurance providers use against our clients.

- Workers’ Compensation

New Jersey makes it fairly easy for employees to obtain workers compensation for workplace injuries. What becomes difficult is ensuring that injured parties will continue to get work comp and how much they will receive. Insurance companies want to minimize their costs. Therefore, legal intervention and monitoring becomes necessary to protect your interests and make certain that you will not be left financially worse off. The law firm of Winter & Winkler, PC works with injured workers to obtain the compensation they are due.

- Traffic Violations

At Winter & Winkler, P.C., we defend people against charges of traffic violations. Traffic violation hearings are held in municipal courts throughout New Jersey. Our attorneys have appeared in courtrooms throughout the state and have a reputation for excellent defense representation. We handle a wide range of traffic ticket defense services, including cases involving: Speeding tickets; Reckless driving; No insurance violations; Driving with a revoked or suspended license; and, DWI (DUI, drunk driving) defense.

- Fire Losses

At Winter & Winkler, P.C., we help people who have lost property due to fire damage. Properly handling your insurance claim is important to help you assess your losses so you can rebuild or repair your property. Also there are often avenues of relief such as temporary housing or business interruption service that can help you get by while you are waiting for your property to be rebuilt. We help fire loss victims with:

First party claims: We can help you recover insurance benefits from your own insurance provider if you lost property in a fire.
Third party claims: If a negligent third party was involved in the fire loss, we can help you bring a lawsuit to recover damages.

- Employment Discrimination

If you are a New Jersey resident and have been discriminated against in any way or faced harassment of any kind because of your gender, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, disability or national origin, you have the power to prevent it from happening in the future. By contacting a lawyer and taking legal action, you not only prevent discriminatory behavior from happening to you again, you pave a brighter future in the workplace for others. Contact Winter & Winkler, PC in Livingston today for information on how we can help.

- Church Related Transactions

Our service to religious organizations in handling church transactions includes non-profit entity formations, the drafting and revision of organizational constitutions, ecclesiastical polity and bylaws, and assisting search committees in finding clergy members to fill vacant posts. We have assisted clients in this capacity since 1983. We can help your organization as well.

- Church Litigation

Our church litigation work includes defending clergy and religious organizations in charges of abuse, premises liability, discrimination and other clergy malpractice. Our lawyers work to help maintain a healthy and stable foundation in the midst of troubling experiences.

- Construction, Factory & Other Industrial Accidents

At Winter & Winkler, P.C., we help people who have been injured in industrial accidents. Since many of these accident victims are injured while on the job, they can benefit from our workers' compensation practice as well. We handle a wide range of industrial accident injury cases, including those involving: Defective machinery; Scaffolding accidents; Exposure to toxic chemicals; Falling objects; Slip and fall accidents; and, Forklifts, cranes and other heavy equipment.