HER LIFE Magazine

herlife | business spotlightBrianLeeLawFirmby ann e. butenas | photo courtesy of mr. leeConfidence. Trust. Experience. Those are three words thatimmediately come to mind upon first meeting Attorney BrianLee. As the owner and managing lawyer of the Brian Lee LawFirm, PLLC, located at 138 Church Street in Saratoga Springs, Brianbrings to the table his unique expertise as one of the few legal advisorsin the greater Saratoga Springs area who has a wealth of knowledgein the field of New York motor vehicle accident law, specifically as itpertains to auto, truck, motorcycle, pedestrian and bicycle collisions.Over the years, Brian has developed quite a strategy and systemfor serving his clients, and as a result published a book in early 2012entitled Adding Insult to Injury: Dealing with the insurance companiesin the aftermath of your personal injury auto accident, which is a stepby-step,user-friendly guide to understanding the auto insurance claimsprocess before speaking to an insurance company adjustor, hiring anattorney or agreeing to a settlement.“This book provides an up-close and practical look at what to dofollowing a collision,” said Brian. “It details what to expect, how tobehave and what to do to achieve the most favorable result possible.The bottom line–this is not something you want to do alone–the insurancecompany is not your friend. Most people simply don’t know whatto say or do when it comes to dealing with either their own insurancecompany, or the carrier for the person who hit them.”There are steps that you must take–things that you are legallyrequired to do and things strengthen your position on the issues ofliability and damages–to protect your rights later in the process. Ofcourse, nearly all of these steps have deadlines, and there are seriousconsequences for missing any of them, very few of which the insurancecompanies will ever inform you about.The Brian Lee Law Firm takes all cases on a contingency basisonly, which means they don’t get compensated unless and until theirclients do. “If we get you nothing, you owe us nothing,” he stressed.“This not only forces us to carefully scrutinize the cases we take, but italso provides an additional incentive for us put forth zealous efforts onbehalf of our clients.”Just as giving as he is to his clients, Brian is also dedicated togiving back to his community, and in 2011 he established the BrianLee Law Firm Emergency Medicine Foundation. This charitablefoundation specifically provides funding to educate staff at the Saratoga38 HERLIFEnewyork.com