Benai Lifshitz

Benai Lifshitz is an attorney at Markhoff & Mittman, P.C., known as The Disability Guys, who represents injured workers in New York workers’ compensation matters. She helps employees pursue benefits following workplace injuries and addresses disputes that arise during the claims process. Her practice includes contested hearings, appeals, and matters involving the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board. She also has experience representing injured workers before the New York State Employees’ Retirement Board.

Lifshitz earned her Juris Doctor from New York Law School in 2007. She previously received a B.A. from Stony Brook University in 2003, studying sociology and philosophy. She was admitted to the New York bar in 2008. Her academic background and legal training support a practice involving worker rights, benefit eligibility, administrative procedures, and the practical consequences of injuries that affect a person’s livelihood.

Since joining The Disability Guys in 2013, Lifshitz has worked on disputed workers’ compensation claims, including cases involving lost wages, denied benefits, and access to medical treatment. She advocates for claimants during administrative hearings and appeals. Her work requires careful attention to the circumstances of an injury, available documentation, and the benefit rules that govern decisions by workers’ compensation and related administrative bodies.

Lifshitz’s practice focuses on helping injured employees understand their options and pursue compensation available under New York’s workers’ compensation system. The administrative process can involve delays, disagreement over coverage, and questions about the extent of an injury. Benai Lifshitz uses her experience with hearings and claims to assist workers confronting these issues and seeking fair consideration of their benefit applications.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Markhoff & Mittman, P.C.
• Member, New York State Bar Association

Licensed State

• New York

Education

• New York Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Stony Brook University
  B.A. (2003, Sociology and Philosophy)

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