Steenberg Law Firm

Focus and practice areas

Steenberg Law Firm works out of Buffalo and represents clients across Western New York. Workers' compensation sits at the center of what the firm does. The firm also handles personal injury cases, Social Security Disability claims, and New York State disability retirement claims.

Injured workers make up much of the client base the firm describes. That focus shapes the matters the office takes on. Workers' compensation and disability claims both run on strict filing rules and deadlines, and both often turn on medical evidence and hearing testimony. A missed deadline can limit a claim, which raises the value of getting advice early.

Personal injury and third party work injury lawsuits round out the firm's work. A third party claim can arise when someone other than the employer contributes to a workplace injury, such as an equipment maker or an outside contractor. The firm names this among its regular work.

How the team is built

Jeffrey M. Steenberg founded the firm. Before opening his own office, he handled workers' compensation law at another large firm in Buffalo. Earlier in his career he practiced at both large and small firms, which gave him a range of settings to learn the work.

The firm lists several attorneys alongside the founder. Eric J. Vogan, Alina M. Young, and John "JP" Marzocchi are named as attorneys, and Scott R. Orndoff is listed as of counsel. An of counsel attorney usually keeps a steady tie to a firm without being a full partner, and often brings particular experience to certain cases.

Support staff fill out the office. Lacey Allen and Jessica Grabar work as paralegals. Ashley Steenberg handles HR benefits and runs the office as office manager. In my opinion, naming paralegals and office staff gives a fuller picture of who moves a case along day to day.

Inside the workers' compensation work

The firm breaks its workers' compensation practice into clear parts. It handles new claims, denied claims, appeals, hearings, settlements, and death benefits. Denied claims are a common starting point, since insurers can contest whether an injury is work related.

Most New York workers' compensation matters run through the state Workers' Compensation Board. A claim that an insurer denies can go to a hearing before a workers' compensation law judge, who hears testimony and reviews medical records. A party who disagrees with the judge can ask a Board panel to review the decision.

Death benefit claims follow a separate track for surviving family members after a work related death. Settlements, where they happen, close a claim on agreed terms and often need Board approval. The firm's stated sub-work covers each of these points, which fits a firm that carries cases through to resolution.

Disability claims and how they proceed

Social Security Disability and New York State disability retirement sit next to the firm's comp work, and they follow their own rules. Social Security Disability claims go through the federal system, where a first application often meets a denial and moves to a hearing before an administrative law judge. Medical records and work history drive these cases.

New York State disability retirement claims come from the public pension system and apply to state and local government workers who can no longer perform their duties. These petitions go before a retirement system that weighs medical proof of the disability. A firm that handles both comp and disability claims can look at how one filing affects another for the same client.

Who the firm serves

Steenberg Law Firm centers its work on Buffalo and the area around it. The firm names nearby communities it serves, including Amherst, Cheektowaga, Hamburg, Lockport, Niagara Falls, and Tonawanda. That reach covers much of the Buffalo metro and stretches toward Niagara County.

Western New York carries a mix of manufacturing, healthcare, construction, and public sector jobs, each with its own injury patterns. A firm rooted in this region works within the same state Board and medical networks its clients use. As a reviewer, I read the listed service area as a sign the firm aims to stay close to the communities it draws clients from.

What the listing shows

The site gives a plain account of a workers' compensation and disability practice with a named founder and team. It sets out the practice areas, the people, and the service area in direct terms. Anyone comparing firms can see the scope of the work and the names behind it on one site.

The firm's roots trace to a founder who spent years on workers' compensation cases before opening the office. In my opinion, the firm reads as focused on injured workers and disability claimants across Western New York. Alongside workers' compensation, it handles Social Security Disability claims and New York State disability retirement claims for clients throughout the region.

Starting with the firm

Steenberg Law Firm offers a free initial consultation. That gives a prospective client a stated way to begin without an attorneys' fee for the first meeting. The offer is especially useful information for someone who is still deciding whether to seek representation. It also lets a reader compare the firm's entry point with the terms offered by other offices.

The listing pairs that consultation offer with one published telephone number, 716-558-2000. A prospective client therefore has a direct contact route for asking about an appointment. From a reviewer's perspective, the combination of a free initial consultation and a clearly listed number makes the first step easy to identify.

How the fee statement works

The firm states that it does not charge attorneys' fees unless it obtains benefits for the client. The wording makes the recovery of benefits the event that triggers an attorneys' fee. This is one of the more practical details in the record because it tells prospective clients how the firm describes the financial condition for representation.

The statement also avoids any promise about the result of a case. It explains the firm's fee condition while leaving the outcome to the facts and process of each matter. In my view, readers should pay close attention to this wording because it connects attorneys' fees directly to benefits obtained for the client.

The Slade Avenue office

The firm's listed office is at 172 Slade Avenue in Buffalo. The full street address gives clients a specific location beyond the broader Western New York service description. It also identifies where the firm has established its local office base.

Taken together, the Slade Avenue address and the published phone number give prospective clients two concrete points of contact. One supports an in-person office location, while the other provides a way to approach the firm before arranging a consultation. Those details make the listing more useful for someone ready to contact counsel.