Frequently, sidewalk trip and falls are difficult to litigate and result in fairly small payouts.  However, when New Jersey attorney Nick Leonardis of Stathis & Leonardis took on such a case, his hard work and thoroughness uncovered a trail of cost cutting that ignored a hazard and put the public in danger.

Regardless of the strong basis for his client’s claim, the defense refused to concede liability. With a trial imminent, Mr. Leonardis came to DK Global seeking guidance in using visuals to augment his courtroom presentation. DK Global delivered with a presentation that clearly highlighted documents, demonstrated a pattern of negligence and displayed the exact conditions that caused his client to fall.  With the facts before them, the jury awarded the plaintiff $735,000, along with litigation expenses; thus, reimbursing the cost of the visual presentation