Fellows Hymowitz Rice, PLLC, a personal injury law firm based in New City, New York, is marking 45 years of representing people hurt in the Hudson Valley by reaffirming its commitment to Rockland County. The firm is rebuilding its website and putting out more plain-language information so local residents can understand their rights after an injury before they ever pick up the phone. The move matters because most people who call a personal injury lawyer have never needed one before, and they are often dealing with medical bills, missed work and calls from insurance adjusters all in the same week. By providing clearer information in English and in Spanish, the firm aims to answer initial questions and make it easier to reach a lawyer who knows Rockland's courts.
The firm has represented Rockland families since 1981 and handles all types of accidents, including truck accident cases, serious car accident injuries, construction accidents such as ladder falls and scaffold injuries under Labor Law 200, 240 and 241(6), pedestrian accidents, wrongful death claims, dog bites, slip and fall injuries, trip and fall injuries, medical malpractice, and nursing home neglect from its main office on South Main Street in New City. It also has offices in the Bronx and White Plains. Managing partner Robert L. Fellows served as president of the Rockland County Bar Association from 2022 to 2024 and has held leadership roles with the Rockland Center for the Arts and the Rockland Community Foundation. In 2023, he received the County of Rockland Distinguished Service Award and the first Hon. Harriet Cornell Award for Excellence.
That local focus carries into the firm's legal work. After a fire forced residents out of the Nyack Plaza Apartments, the firm filed a lawsuit on behalf of displaced tenants. Each year, the firm funds scholarships for two Rockland Community College students and supports the Rockland Conservatory of Music, United Hospice of Rockland, Gay Pride Rockland and the Center for Safety and Change. Partners Steven R. Hymowitz and Matthew F. Rice handle cases alongside Fellows. All three partners were named 2026 Top Lawyers by Hudson Valley Magazine and have been selected to the Super Lawyers list several years running.
The firm's past results include an $8.365 million recovery for the family of a 17-year-old hurt in a crash on an icy stretch of the Van Wyck Expressway, $4.3 million for a medical malpractice action, a $2.5 million construction accident recovery and a $2.25 million pedestrian accident recovery. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome in any future case. The firm offers free consultations and handles injury cases on a contingency fee basis, and it offers reduced retainer fees to police officers, firefighters, first responders and members of the military. Spanish-speaking staff are available, and a Spanish version of the website is at pilaw.com/es.
