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Spinal Cord Injury
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Practice · No. 33CatastrophicStatewide · New Jersey

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Everything below.

Spinal cord injuries — complete or incomplete, cervical or thoracic, traumatic or surgical — reshape every dimension of life. The damages case must reflect that. We work with the best life-care planners, vocational economists, and structured-settlement experts to ensure it does.

$50M+Recovered statewide
2 yrNJ Statute of Limitations
24/7Evidence preservation
0Fee unless we win
Complete vs. incomplete classification (ASIA A–E)Cervical = quadriplegia; thoracic/lumbar = paraplegiaLifetime cost often $3M–$10M+ (Christopher Reeve Found.)Attendant care, home mods, vehicle mods all compensableTwo-year statute of limitationsComparative negligence — 50% barFuture medical reserved in many settlementsAuto, premises, product, malpractice all triggersComplete vs. incomplete classification (ASIA A–E)Cervical = quadriplegia; thoracic/lumbar = paraplegiaLifetime cost often $3M–$10M+ (Christopher Reeve Found.)Attendant care, home mods, vehicle mods all compensableTwo-year statute of limitationsComparative negligence — 50% barFuture medical reserved in many settlementsAuto, premises, product, malpractice all triggersComplete vs. incomplete classification (ASIA A–E)Cervical = quadriplegia; thoracic/lumbar = paraplegiaLifetime cost often $3M–$10M+ (Christopher Reeve Found.)Attendant care, home mods, vehicle mods all compensableTwo-year statute of limitationsComparative negligence — 50% barFuture medical reserved in many settlementsAuto, premises, product, malpractice all triggers
The Brief

ASIA, AIS, and a future-care plan.
The full picture.

We retain a board-certified physiatrist to establish the ASIA classification and prognosis, then a certified life care planner to project every cost — equipment, attendant care, home modification, therapy, medication — across the survivor's lifetime. The numbers are the case.

Why Shlionsky

The case starts
on day one.

Every spinal cord injury matter is treated as a litigation file from the first call — because that's what wins it.

  • No fee unless we win.

    You owe us nothing unless we recover for you. Period.

  • Cash advance in 24 hours.

    Same-day funding can be arranged through third-party sources while your case is built.

  • Free, confidential case review.

    An attorney — not an intake screener — reviews your matter and tells you what it's worth.

  • 24/7 line, real people.

    Evidence disappears in days. We answer the phone the night it happens.

Free Case Review · #1

Hurt in New Jersey?
Tell us what happened.

A New Jersey attorney personally reviews every submission — typically within the hour. No fee. No obligation. Evidence preservation begins the moment we hang up.

  • Statewide coverage — every NJ county
  • Preservation letters issued same day
  • In-house investigation team
  • Available 24/7 — nights, weekends, holidays
Free · Confidential

Request your free
consultation.

Dennis Shlionsky's Team will personally review your matter — typically within one hour. There is no fee unless we win.

100% Confidential · No obligation

N.J.S.A. 2A:58C-2 — Product LiabilityN.J.S.A. 39:6A-8 — Verbal ThresholdN.J.S.A. 34:15-1 — Workers' CompN.J.S.A. 2A:14-2 — 2-Year LimitationsADA — 42 U.S.C. § 12101N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 — NJ LADN.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 — Wrongful DeathRestatement (Second) Torts § 343N.J.S.A. 2A:58C-2 — Product LiabilityN.J.S.A. 39:6A-8 — Verbal ThresholdN.J.S.A. 34:15-1 — Workers' CompN.J.S.A. 2A:14-2 — 2-Year LimitationsADA — 42 U.S.C. § 12101N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 — NJ LADN.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 — Wrongful DeathRestatement (Second) Torts § 343N.J.S.A. 2A:58C-2 — Product LiabilityN.J.S.A. 39:6A-8 — Verbal ThresholdN.J.S.A. 34:15-1 — Workers' CompN.J.S.A. 2A:14-2 — 2-Year LimitationsADA — 42 U.S.C. § 12101N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 — NJ LADN.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 — Wrongful DeathRestatement (Second) Torts § 343
The Damages Trio

Life-care planning, vocational analysis, structured payouts.

We assemble the full damages model — past medical, future medical, lost earnings, lost earning capacity, and non-economic loss — and pair it with structured-settlement experts to ensure the recovery actually meets the lifetime need.

New Jersey · Statewide
Coverage · Maximum

Every available source.

We don't leave money on the table. Every policy in every layer is tendered and pursued.

NJ · FAQ

What clients ask first.

Will Medicare/Medicaid take my settlement?

It depends. We coordinate with Medicare Secondary Payer compliance and, where appropriate, special-needs trusts and Medicare Set-Asides to protect benefits.

How much does it cost to hire your firm?

Nothing up front. We work on a contingency fee — you owe us no attorney's fee unless we recover money for you. Costs are advanced by the firm and only reimbursed out of a recovery. The first conversation is free and confidential.

How long do I have to file a claim in New Jersey?

Most personal-injury claims in New Jersey carry a two-year statute of limitations under N.J.S.A. 2A:14-2, running from the date of injury. Claims against a public entity (city, county, NJ Transit, the State) require a Notice of Tort Claim within 90 days under the New Jersey Tort Claims Act. Wrongful-death actions also have a two-year window. Call as early as possible — evidence does not wait.

Free Case Review · #2

Your life changed.
Your case must match.

We build SCI damages to last a lifetime.

Free · Confidential

Request your free
consultation.

Dennis Shlionsky's Team will personally review your matter — typically within one hour. There is no fee unless we win.

100% Confidential · No obligation

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case turns on its own facts. The information on this page is for general educational purposes and is not legal advice. Contacting the firm does not create an attorney-client relationship.