Law Office of Lori Nevias

Law Office of Lori Nevias Long Island lawyer, 20+ years in practice. Accidents/malpractice, real estate, trusts & estates, dis You will get big firm quality at small firm rates.

I became a lawyer to help people- because that's what I love to do. I have successfully helped people through happy or difficult life events for over 20 years- and my clients return to me for help with various cases in many different areas of law over many years time. I am a compassionate, fierce advocate- but I always resolve cases as economically and quickly as possible for you. I have a bouti

que practice - all my clients get my personal representation. But make no mistake- I am a trial attorney. I am a litigator. I take on cases from which other attorneys run screaming- either because they're too complicated, or because those attorneys, while fine document drafters- are not litigators. I have a track record of successful settlement of cases because my adversaries know I do not shy away from trial. And because I AM a litigator, I will draft your trust, will, lease, divorce agreement, or real estate contract in a way to best AVOID litigation. I love being in court- but I want to keep you OUT of it! My practice encompasses four basic areas:
- Real Estate (including landlord tenant, and purchase and sales of residential, commercial property and small businesses, and foreclosure defense)
- Trusts & estates (wills, trusts, probate, administration, and guardianship)
- Accidents/ malpractice (including products liability and discrimination)
- Family law (pre nuptial agreements, divorce, custody, visitation, child support and adoption)

Let me be your family lawyer! How do we get started? Call me for a free review of your will or trust. If it is not broken- I will never try to sell you my services to fix it.

03/05/2026

The Importance of Having Enough UM/SUM Auto Insurance

Once upon a time, I assumed that everyone with a car carried 100/300 in insurance coverage. I eventually learned that most people carry the minimum: 25/50. If you cause an accident and someone is seriously injured, that limits their recovery to $25,000 regardless of the injury. And if you’re the injured party making a claim against someone with the minimum insurance, you’re in the same situation- unless you have higher limits of UM/SUM insurance.

UM/SUM coverage is designed to allow you to make a claim with your own auto insurance carrier if you’re in an accident with an uninsured driver, or underinsured, or in a hit and run, or if you’ve settled your case for the full policy amount but it’s inadequate to compensate you for your injuries. There are a few very important things to remember if you’re in that situation.

MANY PERSONAL INJURY LAWYERS DON’T UNDERSTAND UM INSURANCE.
Personal injury lawyers love to tell their clients “we settled for the full policy!”- and sometimes that’s a real victory. But other times it’s just the beginning. As long as you have higher limits of insurance than the other driver, if they caused the accident, and their carrier pays you the full policy, you can go after your own policy, if you notify your own carrier promptly and your injuries warrant it.

If you’ve been injured in a car accident that was not your fault, and are about to settle for the full policy amount but it’s too low to compensate you for injuries, and you have higher limits of insurance than the other driver, and your lawyer tells you “there’s nothing more we can do, we got the full policy”- CALL ME. 516-724-0314.

Better yet, if you’ve been injured in an accident that wasn’t your fault,
call me right away. I’ve been representing injured clients for 31 years and I can handle your case from the claim stage through settlement or trial. I also practice in several other areas of law- real estate, trusts and estates, family law (including pet custody), medical malpractice, as well as many other areas of civil litigation.

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29 Broadway
Lynbrook, NY
11563

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+15167240314

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