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Personal Injury and insurance dispute attorney serving clients in the New York Metropolitan Area
Serving clients on Long Island and the New York Metropolitan Area for more than forty (40) years.
The prominent and well-respected law firm of Shayne, Dachs, Sauer & Dachs, LLP was established in 1955, making it one of the most venerable firms in the State. During the ensuing 65+ years, that firm and its individual partners fought for the rights of injured clients in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, the five boroughs of New York City (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, and Staten Island) and Westchester and Rockland Counties.
Since October 219, Jonathan A. Dachs, Esq., one of the Shayne, Dachs partners (along with his legendary late father, Norman H. Dachs, Esq. until his death inn 2014, and such other luminaries as the late, great Moe Levine, Esq., and the late beloved Neil T. Shayne, Esq.), has continued to work aggressively, tenaciously, skillfully, and successfully to obtain for his clients the greatest possible measure of justice, compensation, and peace of mind.
In tribute to his special mentors, Jonathan has renamed his continuing firm, which is now based in New York City, JONATHAN A. DACHS, ESQ./SHAYNE, DACHS, as he strives to maintain his and his prior firm’s reputation for and tradition of unmatched excellence in the practice of law.

JONATHAN A. DACHS, ESQ./SHAYNE, DACHS’S PRACTICE COVERS NEARLY ALL ASPECTS OF INJURY AND NEGLIGENCE LAW, INCLUDING, MOST NOTABLY, THE FOLLOWING
In addition, JONATHAN A. DACHS, ESQ./SHAYNE, DACHS had achieved an unparalleled success rate I its handling of APPEALS, which far exceeds the norm, earning him the designation of “Super Lawyer” in the category of Appellate Practice.
Jonathan has always been extremely active in lecturing, teaching, and writing about various topics related to personal injury, insurance law, and appellate practice. This includes his highly anticipated and well-received annual updates on Insurance Law, and his publication of a thorough and helpful treatise on New York Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Law & Practice (LexisNexis/Matthew Bender & Co., Inc.). In 2018, Jonathan was presented by the New York State Bar Association with the John E. Leach Memorial Award “in recognition of outstanding service and distinguished contributions to the legal profession.
Personal Injury
Insurance Law
Appellate practice
Experience, dedication, results
Experience counts. Dedication, skill, hard work, tenacity, and excellence matter. These are the ingredients that distinguish Jonathan A. Dachs, Esq./Shayne, Dachs. and make it the prominent and formidable firm that it is, and assure you that its representation is of the highest standards of quality and service. We are deeply committed to helping its clients receive the greatest degree of justice and compensation possible.
If you or a loved one, friend, or acquaintance has been injured or is involved in a dispute over insurance coverage and needs the assistance of an experienced attorney, call us at 917 703 3990, or contact us online today to schedule a free consultation. Jonathan A. Dachs, Esq./Shayne, Dachs looks forward to the opportunity to assist you in promptly and efficiently resolving your personal injury, and/or insurance law matter with the competence, care and concern that has earned the firm its excellent reputation in the legal community and with its many satisfied clients. Allow Jonathan A. Dachs, Esq./Shayne, Dachs to put its experience and expertise to work for you!


CONGRATULATIONS TO JONATHAN A. DACHS:
upon the publication of his treatise, entitled New York Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Law & Practice (LexisNexis/Matthew Bender 2016 – 2024 ) (see book review); and upon his receipt of the John E. Leach Memorial Award from the New York State Bar Associations’s Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section, “in recognition of outstanding service and distinguished contributions to the legal profession.”