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KATHLEEN METZGER is an experienced trial and appellate attorney, and former Special Prosecutor, fluent in Spanish. Ms. Metzger graduated cum laude from Marist College, a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies, concentrating in Philosophy and Public Praxis (applied Philosophy through community service). She received her law degree from Albany Law School and was a Co-Chair of the Albany Law School Environmental Law Society. Following admission to the New York bar, she was appointed and served as a Special Prosecutor in Dutchess County for several years, and went on to represent criminal defendants and other individuals in solo practice.. In 2012, Ms. Metzger helped found Metzger Injury Law, a personal injury firm handling complex accident, injury and medical malpractice cases throughout the Hudson Valley and New York. She brings to the firm great versatility, a commitment to excellence, and a caring approach with clients. Ms. Metzger has successfully tried cases in various local courts, and provided per diem court appearances for other attorneys. She has worked of counsel to other Hudson Valley law firms handling civil, criminal and administrative appeals, among which she has, pro bono, successfully sought reversal of determinations against disabled individuals.. Ms. Metzger has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Grace Smith House, a domestic violence shelter and advocacy organization in Poughkeepsie, and past chair of the agency's Public Relations Committee. Additionally, she served on the Board of Directors of Vassar-Warner Home, a senior residence and assisted living agency, also in Poughkeepsie, and was past chair of the home's Board Development Committee. Ms. Metzger is a member of the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers, and the New York State and Dutchess County bar associations.. Please read more about Ms. Metzger and her firm, Metzger Injury Law.

When people meet Marty Rutberg, they sense that this is a serious man doing serious work. Other lawyers try to impress people by talking about the size of their verdicts and settlements; Marty’s record speaks for itself. He focuses his firm on the size of the difference they make in people’s lives – Marty sees personal injury law as the ultimate “helping profession.” He chose to be a personal injury lawyer because it meant that he could help make the world a better place, one case and one client at a time. To some those may just be words, but to Marty Rutberg, it’s a personal mantra and the cultural foundation he has firmly established in the Rutberg Breslow Personal Injury Law firm.. Marty has been practicing law for more than 39 years, starting outside personal injury law. After winning a large personal injury verdict for a client with permanent brain injuries, Marty realized that his calling was in helping injured people and their families – and that early passion still remains today. Marty has an impressive portfolio of verdicts and settlements, each with its own interesting and compelling human perspective. He also has impeccable professional credentials, including service as President of the Dutchess County Bar Association, receipt of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Award for Community Service, and memberships in the American Board of Trial Advocates and American Association for Justice. What really gives Marty a unique presence and effectiveness is the way his personal and professional lives merge to create a unique legal personality.. Starting in college, Marty developed an affinity for the outdoors. He is a lifelong mountain hiker and canoe traveler who regularly journeys solo. He believes that his time “outside and alone” gives him an edge in presenting his cases. As Marty describes it, “There is some kind of synergy between the skills and experience of wilderness travel and my professional style, especially in the courtroom.” Both require you to constantly see the big picture yet quickly identify important details. Marty’s refined perception, analysis, and judgment are his guides in the complex world of personal injury law. It makes him a formidable opponent and a valued advocate in and out of the courtroom.. To a great degree Marty is the product of his modest upbringing in a blue-collar environment. He has never forgotten his roots and the need to protect the rights of people from all walks of life, especially those who have been hurt by someone else’s negligence. He is the champion of everyday people with serious injuries and takes pride in leading one of the few firms that represent only injured people and their families. Marty combines tenacity and compassion in a style that achieves great results for his clients – it’s all about getting what his clients and their families need.

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Crystal graduated cum laude from New York University and earned her law degree from Pace University School of Law. Crystal’s interest in fighting for real people started when she interned at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) Systemic Unit which targeted investigations of large corporations engaging in discriminatory employment practices. While pursuing her legal degree, Crystal worked with New York area law firms gaining experience in personal injury, divorce and residential real estate. Crystal later formed a partnership to build a practice focused on getting compensation for the victims of automobile accidents, slip trips and falls, labor law and medical malpractice. For more than ten (10) years she practiced a compassionate brand of litigation which put people first and helped better the lives of those men, women and children she was privileged to represent. In 2014, Crystal opened the Massarelli Law Group. Her mission is to provide real people with access to experienced, dedicated and caring legal representation. Lead by Crystal, the Massarelli Law Group is guided by her mission to put the personal in personal injury.

Daniel G. Ecker, a founding member of Lever & Ecker and an experienced personal injury lawyer, represents our clients with passion and great skill. Dan’s top-notch work has been recognized by the legal community, as he has been selected to the New York Metro Super Lawyers List every year since 2019, representing recognition as among the top five percent of plaintiff’s personal injury lawyers in the New York metro area.. More importantly, perhaps, is what our clients have to say about Dan’s work on their behalf. They write in reviews of Dan’s “guidance every step of the way” and that they “were treated with the utmost care and professionalism throughout the process – from the initial consultation and continuing through the very satisfactory resolution of [their] matter – and left feeling, quite literally, like family.”