Massachusetts Personal Injury Attorney
Our Advantage
Our law firm has unique and in-depth knowledge about sports injuries through our resources at the National Youth Sports Safety Foundation, Inc. Over the years, we have obtained valuable information about the prevention of sports injuries in school, league, and community settings.
Sports injuries affect far too many students unnecessarily.
Preventable Sports Accidents
As personal injury lawyers, we have found that all too often, students are injured in the course of sports activities as a result of factors such as:
- Uneven matching of abilities and body weights of athletes
- Lack of protective gear
- Defects in playing surfaces
- Exercises and drills inappropriate to students' development stages
National Youth Sports Safety Foundation for the Prevention of Athletic Injuries
NYSSF was founded after Attorney Jeffrey Glassman’s sister sustained a debilitating back injury that ended her promising tennis career. Rather than turn professional, Attorney Jeffrey Glassman’s sister accepted a full paid scholarship from a prominent school before turning pro. While at the school, one of the coaches insisted she add more muscle and placed her on a weight training program geared more for a football player than a tennis player. Unfortunately, she was injured severely and has never been able to play tennis again.
Attorney Jeffrey Glassman’s sister and entire family have turned this negative experience into a positive example by founding the NYSSF. They have done so for the benefit of other parents, kids, and coaches so as to prevent as many sports injuries from happening in the future.
The NYSSF was founded as a national non-profit, educational organization "dedicated to reducing the number and severity of injuries youth sustain in sports and fitness activities." This foundation was conceived out of a concern for young people in K-12 and college sports who are susceptible to injuries occurring in sports settings including football, hockey, wrestling, gymnastics, track and field, tennis, basketball and baseball.
We Take it Personally
A preventable sports injury happened to our family. We would prefer never to have any more business advocating for sports injury victims. But preventable sports injuries still happen. We hope to continue helping prevent sports injuries through the NYSSF and our legal advocacy work. Our top concern is for the young athlete who may face permanent injury or stunted growth as a result of carelessness, negligence or abuse by coaches and others who are responsible for protecting the health and well-being of all sports players. If your child is a football, hockey, wrestler, tennis, basketball, baseball, gymnast, student equestrians or any other sports player who incurred a preventable sports injury, please call us today and let us help you.
Preventable Sports Injuries – Professional Legal Representation
After a sports injury such as a knee injury, a bone fracture, a head injury or a spinal cord injury, we are ready to advocate vigorously on behalf of the injured athlete and his or her family. Top priority is the maximum attainable recovery of the victim, and the next priorities include determining how to get medical bills paid and how to compensate the victim and his or her family for loss of present or future income when parents must stay home from work to act as caregivers.
We Will Travel to You
Our lawyers will travel to where you are after a sports injury in Massachusetts. You don't need to make the trip to downtown Boston to meet with an attorney at the Law Offices of Jeffrey S. Glassman, LLC. Contact us to schedule a free initial consultation.
