As demand has grown, so has Eltingville law firm
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Similar to a retail shop that increases its product lines to meet customer demand, the law firm of Jonathan D'Agostino & Associates, has ventured into additional areas of jurisprudence.
The expansion wasn't part of the original game plan for the 18-year-old firm, which began specializing in personal injury.
"I never wanted to be that law firm that claims they do everything, because I do not believe you can do everything well," said founder Jonathan D'Agostino.
But when his clients indicated a need for other legal services, D'Agostino didn't want to let them down. He brought legal experts, in a variety of specialties, on board.
"We would settle large cases, and clients would ask us to help with estate planning," D'Agostino said.
At other times, he said, personal-injury cases would involve clients who were so injured they didn't have the mental capacity to make decisions or handle their settlements, so the firm would be prompted to draft special-needs trusts.
Today, in addition to personal injury, the Eltingville-based firm offers a range of legal services, including medical malpractice, estate planning, elder law, criminal defense and Social Security disability.
"Rather than refer those types of matters to other firms, we brought in trained and seasoned attorneys to handle things. This also assured our clients the same exceptional service they were used to," D'Agostino said.
The firm's Social Security department grew out of the need to service clients who, due to their injuries, could not return to work.
Attorney Edward Pavia helps clients like these with Social Security paperwork, hearings and appeals.
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