James Trauring & Associates, LLC

James Trauring & Associates, LLC is a bankruptcy attorney in Schenectady, New York, with its main office at 705 Union St. The firm handles workers' compensation, Social Security disability, personal injury, and bankruptcy matters, and also assists clients with family law, matrimonial law, child custody and child support, real estate, traffic violations, DWI, and criminal law. It serves clients in Schenectady, Albany, and Saratoga Springs, and throughout the Capital District. The firm holds a rating of 3.90.

James A. Trauring, the firm's lead attorney, has practiced law in New York State for more than 34 years. He received his JD from Yeshiva University's Cardozo School of Law and was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1986. His practice concentrates in workers' compensation, personal injury, and Social Security disability.

The firm's workers' compensation work includes helping injured workers apply for benefits, gathering medical evidence and paperwork, documenting injuries, speaking with witnesses, negotiating with insurance companies, communicating with employers, organizing work history for benefits applications, and building arguments for hearings. It also assists with applications for government assistance programs such as Social Security disability. The firm advises injured workers not to settle directly with an insurance company, noting that settlement language can affect future eligibility for Social Security Disability benefits, and it offers free case evaluations. It has represented workers in construction and medical transportation, among other fields.

The office sits on Union Street, about a tenth of a mile from South Avenue Park and the Schenectady Police Department, and roughly two tenths of a mile from the Schenectady County Karen B. Johnson Main Library, Clarkson University Capital Region Campus, and MopCo Improv Theater.

With more than three decades of practice in the Capital District, James Trauring & Associates, LLC brings long-standing experience in workers' compensation, Social Security disability, and personal injury law to clients in Schenectady and the surrounding region.