Incident location, Long Island
What Happened
A Queens-based personal injury law firm has expanded onto Long Island, with attorney Keetick L. Sanchez announcing the opening of a new K L Sanchez Law Office, P.C. location at 8 W Merrick Road, Suite 202, in Freeport, Nassau County, according to a press release distributed via Aspen Daily News. The new office is now open and serving accident victims throughout Nassau County and the broader Long Island region. The firm can be reached at (516) 447-0018, by email at accidentlawny1@gmail.com, or through its website at accidentlawyer-queens.com.
According to the Aspen Daily News report, Sanchez said the decision to open the Freeport office was driven by growing demand for accessible legal representation outside the firm’s original Queens base, with injured clients previously traveling considerable distances for consultations. “Many injured clients on Long Island were traveling considerable distances to reach our Queens office,” Sanchez explained. “Opening in Freeport removes that barrier and lets us serve this community more directly.” The firm cites Nassau County’s major roadways — including Sunrise Highway, Hempstead Turnpike, and Merrick Road — as corridors that carry heavy traffic volumes contributing to thousands of accidents each year. Residents also face risks from unsafe properties and dangerous construction sites throughout the county.
The new Freeport location handles a broad range of personal injury matters, including motor vehicle collisions, truck accidents, slip and fall claims, pedestrian and bicycle injuries, and construction accidents. Attorney Sanchez brings specialized background to construction injury cases, having worked as a trial litigation paralegal on such claims under New York Labor Law Sections 240 and 241 before founding the firm. “Construction workers in New York have strong statutory protections, but those rights are only useful if injured workers understand and assert them,” Sanchez noted. The Scaffold Law under Section 240 generally requires owners, contractors, and their agents to provide proper safety devices for elevation-related work, while Section 241(6) requires compliance with specific safety rules for construction, excavation, and demolition work.
The firm represents clients under New York’s pure comparative negligence rule, set out in Civil Practice Law and Rules Section 1411, which allows injured parties to recover compensation even when they are partially at fault — with any recovery reduced by their assigned percentage of responsibility. For motor vehicle accident clients, New York’s no-fault insurance system means that to pursue a claim for pain and suffering, an injured person must meet the serious injury threshold defined in Insurance Law Section 5102(d), which includes fractures, significant disfigurement, and permanent limitation of use of a body organ or member. Sanchez and her team handle all communications with insurance companies on behalf of clients, guarding against tactics such as requests for recorded statements, broad medical authorizations, and surveillance. “Insurance adjusters work for the insurance company, not the injured person,” Sanchez stated. “Routing those conversations through counsel helps protect the value of a claim.”
As reported by Aspen Daily News, the firm handles all cases on a contingency fee basis, meaning clients pay no attorney fees unless the case results in a settlement or verdict. Higher-value Nassau County personal injury lawsuits are typically filed in Nassau County Supreme Court in Mineola, while smaller civil matters may proceed in Nassau County District Court. In addition to the fixed Freeport office, the firm operates a mobile law office, allowing attorneys and staff to meet with clients who cannot easily travel due to injuries or demanding work schedules — a practical accommodation for clients still recovering from serious accidents.
The Freeport office serves communities throughout Nassau County, including Hempstead, Garden City, Mineola, Valley Stream, Long Beach, and Rockville Centre. Bilingual staff members are available for Spanish-speaking clients. The firm also continues to operate from its original Queens base, maintaining a presence across multiple New York City and Long Island markets simultaneously.
Location & Road Context
The new office is situated at 8 W Merrick Road in Freeport, directly along one of Nassau County’s most heavily traveled surface roads. Merrick Road runs east-west through a dense string of Nassau County communities and sees consistent high traffic volumes alongside Sunrise Highway and Hempstead Turnpike — all corridors the firm specifically identifies as accident-prone. Long Island Traffic’s Nassau County accident database currently contains 677 recorded incidents in the county, underscoring the ongoing demand for local legal representation following crashes.
Freeport itself sits in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, with direct access to the Southern State Parkway, which has seen recent activity including a crash on the Southern State Parkway on June 23, 2026, and a downed tree on the Southern State Parkway the same day — illustrating the frequency of road incidents that generate personal injury cases in this corridor.
Investigation & Legal Proceedings
Prospective clients should be aware of two critical legal deadlines relevant to Nassau County injury claims. Under New York Civil Practice Law and Rules Section 214, most personal injury claims carry a three-year statute of limitations from the date of the accident. Claims against Nassau County or a municipality are significantly more time-sensitive: under General Municipal Law Section 50-e, a Notice of Claim must be filed within 90 days of the incident — a deadline that can bar recovery entirely if missed. The firm emphasizes prompt legal consultation for anyone injured on county or municipal property for precisely this reason.
For construction injury clients, the firm’s experience under New York Labor Law Sections 240 and 241 is particularly relevant. Section 240, commonly called the Scaffold Law, imposes strict liability on owners and contractors for elevation-related injuries when proper safety devices are not provided. Section 241(6) extends protections to workers injured when specific Industrial Code safety regulations governing construction, excavation, and demolition sites are violated.
Broader Impact
Nassau County’s accident landscape — with its high-volume corridors along Sunrise Highway, Hempstead Turnpike, and Merrick Road generating thousands of crashes annually — creates sustained demand for local injury counsel. The recent overturned vehicle crash on Wantagh State Parkway on June 23 alone illustrates the kinds of serious collisions that can trigger the serious injury threshold under Insurance Law Section 5102(d), the exact standard Nassau County accident victims must meet to pursue pain and suffering claims beyond the state’s no-fault system. Having a firm physically located on Merrick Road in Freeport narrows the gap between injured Nassau County residents and the legal resources needed to navigate those claims before the 90-day municipal notice window or three-year civil deadline expires.