Yes, that's really our name. No, we're not kidding about the help: real New York injury lawyers, a free consultation, and no fee unless you win. Proudly welcoming to LGBTQ+ New Yorkers — and to literally everyone else, too.
The name is playful. The injuries aren't. If New York City hurt you — a driver, a sidewalk, a scaffold, a dog with bad manners — you may be owed real money for medical bills, lost wages, and what you've been through.
Crashes on city streets and highways — no-fault benefits and serious injury lawsuits, explained in plain English.
Hurt as a passenger, driver, or pedestrian? Rideshare cases come with special insurance coverage.
Hit while walking — even if the driver took off. You may still have a claim.
Bike lane crashes, doorings, delivery e-bike collisions. Riders have rights.
Broken sidewalks, icy stoops, slippery club floors, unsafe stores. Premises claims citywide.
Injuries on transit come with very short claim deadlines. Move fast.
New York's Scaffold Law gives injured workers unusually strong rights. Use them.
Yellow cab, green cab, livery — passenger and pedestrian injury claims.
Serious injuries and unfair blame. Get an advocate who pushes back.
Bites and attacks, including scarring claims — for adults and kids.
Box trucks and tractor-trailers. The trucking company lawyered up already.
Handled with the care, dignity, and fight your family deserves.
"Friendly" is easy to print on a website. Here's what it actually means when you call us:
Where you were, who you were with, what you were wearing, who you love — none of it changes your right to be safe and made whole. Tell your story once, to people who get it.
New York law protects same-sex spouses and partners in injury and wrongful death claims — including loss-of-consortium rights. We make sure those rights actually get used.
Correct names and pronouns, no awkward explanations required, and a lawyer-client relationship where you never have to translate your life.
Three numbers every injured New Yorker should know — because waiting can erase a strong case:
To apply for no-fault benefits after most New York car accidents — the coverage that pays medical bills and lost wages.
To file a Notice of Claim for most injury claims against the City — buses, sidewalks, city property.
The general deadline for most New York injury lawsuits. Some cases get far less.
ButtHurt NYC is run by the Law Office of James Medows, a second-generation New York law office. The honest version of what happens when you call:
Tell us what happened — plain English, no pressure, no judgment, no cost.
Some New York deadlines are 30 and 90 days. Nothing expires while you decide.
Our office handles it, or — only with your written OK — teams with trusted injury trial counsel. Your total fee never goes up because lawyers share the work. That's New York law and our promise.
Because we're New Yorkers. When the city knocks us down, we get a little butthurt about it — and then we do something. The name makes you smile; the help is completely serious. Real lawyers, free consultation, no fee unless you win.
It's the point of the brand. Zero-judgment intake, your partner or spouse treated as exactly that, and lawyers who respect who you are. See "Our Promise" above — that's the standard we hold ourselves to.
The consultation is free, and injury cases are handled on contingency — the lawyer is paid a percentage of your recovery. If you don't win, you don't pay a legal fee.
Most New York injury lawsuits: 3 years. Claims against the City: usually a Notice of Claim within 90 days. No-fault benefits: generally 30 days. Call before anything expires.
No. If we connect you with injury trial counsel, it happens only with your written consent — and New York rules require that your total fee does not increase because lawyers share the work.
You can still recover in New York. Your recovery is reduced by your share of fault — not erased.
Not a phone person? Totally fine. Send the basics and we'll call (or text first — your pick).