Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Claims Info

Chet Lukaszewski, a key strategic partner at Turley, Hansen & Partners, recently won another groundbreaking 9/11 WTC pension case - Matter of Dement v Kelly_ NYC Pension Fund.pdf.  This follows his big legal victory in a pension last year for a FDNY firefighter's widow.  Given this string of legal victories, it can be said with some authority that Mr. Lukaszewski is perhaps the best municipal disability pension lawyer in New York. The most recent case involved NYPD Lt. William Dement. After 9/11, Lt. Dement worked both at Ground Zero and the Fresh Kills landfill for months on end where he was exposed to... More

Turley Hansen and Partners, LLP, is pleased to offer Zadroga Claims Info as a public resource for information on the compensation and health benefits available under the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010. Authored by a team of experienced attorneys with a long history representing 9/11 victims and first responders, this publication aims to make information and insight on the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 readily available to its readers.  Attorneys Troy G. Rosasco,  Daniel J. Hansen , and Chet Lukaszewski bring together unique skill-sets and backgrounds in offering commentary on legal developments surrounding the re-opened... More

As reported in the New York Post today, our partner ( and fellow Zadroga lawyer) Chet Lukaszewski, has won a groundbreaking 9/11 World Trade Center pension case for the widow of a NYC firefighter. In the first World Trade Center Appellate disability pension decision in favor of a first responder, the Appellate Division, Second Department, held that the New York City Fire Department Pension Fund Medical Board had provided an inadequate rationale several times in recommending denial of a petition for benefits brought by the widow of Lt. Cruz A. Fernandez in Matter of Fernandez v. Board of Trustees of N.Y. Fire... More