VMM extends a warm welcome to Mateen Hashmat, a new associate in the firm's Personal Injury Practice.
Mateen represents plaintiffs in all manner of personal injury litigation, including motor vehicle accidents, construction accidents, workplace accidents, premises accidents, slip & falls, product liability, and wrongful death cases.
Before joining VMM, Mateen was a managing partner of a boutique firm in New York City. His work there focused on personal injury litigation as well as the daily operations of the firm.
Prior, he served as a judicial extern for the Office of the Nassau County Attorney Tax Certiorari & Condemnation Bureau, where he gained extensive experience in trial advocacy and negotiation. His responsibilities included negotiating small claims on behalf of the Office; legal research; reviewing briefs and motions; and drafting memoranda, decisions, and orders.
Mateen has also provided pro bono services to victims of Superstorm Sandy in a variety of matters, including federal and state insurance policy disputes, homeowner and contractor disputes, and social service personnel disputes. He was awarded the Gold Level Public Service Award for his work.
He is also fluent in Urdu, Hindi, and Punjabi.
He can be reached at mhashmat@vmmlegal.com and 516.437.4385 x128.
