Personal Injury Lawyers

History in Teaneck, NJ

People who live in Teaneck enjoy the family-friendly, historic town for its tree-lined streets, easy commute to Manhattan, and proximity to the Garden State Plaza, grocery stores, pharmacies, Holy Name Medical Center, and many public parks and restaurants. With over 40,500 residents, the 6.24 square mile town of Teaneck is frequently traveled by cars and buses whose drivers appreciate the easy access Teaneck has to major highways like Route 4 and Route 80. Many Teaneck residents walk or ride their bicycles to nearby stores, restaurants and parks like Sagamore Park, Andreas Park, Overpeck Park and Playground, Continental Park and the Naimoli Family Baseball Complex. Students from Fairleigh Dickinson University also commute to and from school and drive, walk or bike to stores, parks and restaurants in Teaneck. Overall, Teaneck is a fun, thriving town where people like to live, work and play. Unfortunately, the fact that many pedestrians, motorcycles, bicycles, cars, trucks and buses travel through Teaneck daily leads to many automobile accidents every year. Palisade Avenue and Teaneck Road are popular routes for drivers passing through Teaneck on their way to nearby towns like Ridgefield Park and Bergenfield. Routes 4 and 80 are known for rush-hour traffic created by commuters passing through Teaneck on their way to and from Manhattan. These busy thoroughfares are sites of weekly car and truck accidents in Teaneck.

Personal injury attorney Douglas Standriff of Bergen Law has successfully handled thousands of personal injury cases for his Teaneck, NJ clients since 1991, collecting tens of thousands of dollars on their behalf. As a Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Doug is one of only approximately three percent of all attorneys who have proven to the NJ Supreme Court Committee on Civil Certification, through both extensive trial experience and written examination, that he is adept at handling personal injury cases successfully. If you were recently injured in a car, motorcycle or truck crash, had a slip-and-fall accident, or were bitten by someone else's dog in Teaneck, Doug and his associate, Marissa Messinger, Esq., will work diligently to develop the most effective legal strategy to win your case and help you get the compensation you deserve.