A Nassau County practice
Local presence matters. Preparation matters more.
Matthew Voelpel represents injured people from a Nassau County office, with an understanding of the courts, roads, properties, employers, medical providers, and public entities that shape Nassau County claims.
A local office makes communication and investigation easier, but geography alone does not build a case. The lawyer must identify every responsible party, preserve the right evidence, understand the insurance coverage, document the full harm, and prepare the claim to withstand litigation.
Matthew combines that local presence with a focused New York plaintiff’s practice and the institutional experience of Valdebenito & Voelpel, P.C.
Serious injury litigation
Focused representation across six core practice areas.
Construction Accidents
Falls, falling objects, unsafe equipment, and claims under New York’s worker-protection laws.
Explore this practice area02Motor Vehicle Accidents
Car, truck, pedestrian, motorcycle, and other roadway collision claims.
Explore this practice area03Premises Liability
Falls, falling building materials, inadequate maintenance, and other dangerous property conditions.
Explore this practice area04Medical Malpractice
Preventable medical injuries, delayed diagnoses, surgical errors, and failures to provide accepted care.
Explore this practice area05Dog Bites
Dog attacks pursued under New York’s strict-liability and post-Flanders negligence rules.
Explore this practice area06Wrongful Death
Claims for families and estates after a death caused by negligence or wrongful conduct.
Explore this practice areaA personal connection to the work
Blue-collar construction roots inform the representation.
Matthew comes from a blue-collar family with a long history in construction. He understands that an injured worker may lose far more than wages: physical independence, the ability to provide for a family, and pride in a skilled trade may all be at stake.
Nassau County construction ranges from major commercial projects and institutional work to homebuilding and renovation. The legal analysis must look beyond the injured worker’s direct employer to property owners, general contractors, subcontractors, equipment companies, and other parties whose roles may trigger New York’s Labor Law or ordinary negligence principles.
Read more about Matthew’s backgroundForum and procedure
A Nassau County case may involve more than one legal system.
Many higher-value civil injury cases venued in Nassau County are litigated in Supreme Court in Mineola. But the proper forum depends on the parties, where the incident occurred, the type of defendant, and other legal rules. Federal court, the Court of Claims, another county, arbitration, or a pre-suit claims process may apply instead.
The Supreme Court generally hears civil matters outside the authority of lower courts, including cases involving higher claimed damages.
View the official court informationClaims involving Nassau County, a town, village, school district, public authority, or another public entity require immediate review. The correct defendant, notice recipient, deadline, and method of service must be determined from the actual facts.
Building the local record
Evidence disappears faster than the filing deadline.
A limitations period may be measured in years while useful evidence can vanish in days. Businesses overwrite security video. Vehicles are repaired. Construction conditions change. Snow and ice melt. Witnesses become harder to locate, and public records may require a formal request.
Photographs, measurements, video, property records, weather, and physical conditions.
Owners, contractors, drivers, employers, public entities, maintenance companies, and insurers.
Medical care, disability, lost income, household impact, future needs, and daily limitations.
Your lawyer should know your case
Clients speak directly with Matthew.
Staff members help move a case forward, but they do not replace the lawyer-client relationship. Matthew speaks with his clients, learns what the injury has changed, answers questions, and remains responsible for the legal strategy.
That firsthand knowledge matters when examining witnesses, presenting damages, negotiating with an insurance company, and standing before a judge or jury. Insurers and defense attorneys know Matthew prepares his serious cases for litigation and is willing to press the issues in court.
Across Nassau County
Representation from the county line to the South Shore and North Shore.
From his Nassau County office, Matthew represents clients throughout the Towns of Hempstead, North Hempstead, and Oyster Bay, as well as the cities of Long Beach and Glen Cove and Nassau County’s many villages and hamlets.
Clients may begin with a telephone or email consultation. The first priority is determining what happened, whether urgent notice or evidence-preservation steps are required, and whether the matter is one the firm can accept.