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About Sterling Justice Law

Started by a lawyer who used to work for the insurance companies.

We know how claims get valued from the inside. Since 2003, we have used that knowledge for one kind of client: people hurt by someone else's carelessness, here in New York.

Our story

Why this firm exists

For eight years, Daniel Sterling defended insurance companies. He sat in the meetings where claim values were set and watched adjusters score people by how tired, confused or alone they seemed. The people with no lawyer got the lowest numbers, every time.

In 2003 he quit, rented two rooms above a deli near Herald Square, and made one promise: the people those companies graded would never face that room alone again. Twenty-three years later, the firm is bigger. The promise is the same.

Today our attorneys include a former insurance-defense lawyer, a civil engineer, an ICU nurse and two New Yorkers who grew up translating for their families. Different roads here, one reason for staying.

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What we believe

Four rules we work by, on every case

  1. Tell the truth early

    If your case is weak, you hear it in the first call, not after a year. If it's strong, you hear what could still go wrong.

  2. Prepare every case for trial

    Insurers keep track of which firms give up. We build every file as if a jury will see it, so the other side takes it seriously.

  3. Answer the phone

    A real person answers 24/7. Calls are returned the same business day, and your case manager checks in monthly without being asked.

  4. Speak your language

    Your case can run fully in English, Spanish or Portuguese, with attorneys who speak it, not just an interpreter on the line.

Our promises

What we will never do

Injury law has a reputation. These are the lines we hold so you can trust the advice you get from us, including when the advice is "this case isn't worth bringing."

  • Promise you a result or a dollar amount
  • Charge you a fee if there is no recovery
  • Pressure you to sign anything on the first call
  • Settle your case without your approval
  • Ask about your immigration status
  • Hand your case off without telling you who is handling it

Since 2003

How we got here

  1. 2003

    Two rooms above a deli

    Daniel Sterling leaves insurance defense and opens the firm near Herald Square with one paralegal.

  2. 2009

    The phone never stops

    Live intake goes 24/7, because injuries happen at 2am too.

  3. 2013

    Jackson Heights office

    Marcus Delgado opens the Queens office, built to serve clients in Spanish from the first call.

  4. 2017

    Construction practice

    Civil engineer turned lawyer Erik Lindqvist joins to lead Labor Law and scaffold cases.

  5. 2020

    A nurse reads the chart

    Former ICU nurse Alana Whitfield launches the medical malpractice practice.

  6. 2026

    Same promise

    Five attorneys, two offices, and the same rule from day one: nobody faces the insurance company alone.

The attorneys

Five lawyers who try cases

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The team behind every case

Attorneys argue the case. A whole team carries it.

  • Intake specialists

    Answer live, 24/7, in English and Spanish, and get urgent cases to an attorney within the hour.

  • Case managers

    Collect your records, track every deadline and check in with you every month.

  • Investigators

    Visit scenes, find cameras and witnesses, and send preservation letters while evidence still exists.

  • Nurse reviewer

    Reads medical records and builds the timeline of your treatment for the attorneys.

Where to find us

Two offices, one phone line

Can't travel? We make home and hospital visits across the five boroughs and Long Island at no charge.

Contact and directions

Manhattan (main office)

1180 Meridian Avenue, Suite 900
New York, NY 10018

Two blocks from Herald Square (B/D/F/M and N/Q/R/W trains)

Mon to Fri, 8:30am to 6pm · phones answered 24/7

Queens

89-02 Corona Plaza, Suite 3
Jackson Heights, NY 11372

Steps from the 7 train at 90 St-Elmhurst Av

Mon to Sat, 9am to 5pm · atendemos en español

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