Workers Compensation, SSD & Personal Injury Lawyers Albany NY

Serving injured workers

In Albany Since 1925

Sunny Lee

518-449-3107

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Biography

Sunny keeps a handwritten note on the wall of her office that reads, "You literally saved my life."

It came after she obtained a fully favorable decision on a client's case. And while much has changed in the 34 years she has been practicing Workers' Compensation and Social Security Disability law, her goal remains the same: make things better for people who don't have all of life's advantages.

Creating a better life is also what motivated Sunny's parents to move to the United States when she was nine years old. Her father saw more opportunity for his family in America.

For Sunny, that meant learning English as a second language and facing many challenges as an immigrant. She witnessed discrimination first-hand. "I watched people speak down to my parents because of the language barrier," she explains. "I make sure I never do that to anyone. Just because you don't speak the language doesn't mean you aren't intelligent or don't deserve respect."

Sunny lived in the Capital Region for several years, attending Shaker Junior and High Schools.
Her family then moved on to Buffalo, where she finished high school and went to college.

"Growing up, I thought I wanted to be a social worker. Practicing this type of law dovetails with what I've wanted to do in my heart since I was young: to help people though difficult challenges in their lives."

Sunny is a past co-president of the Niskayuna Co-Op, a 75 year old community grocery store. During her tenure, she led a financial turnaround from declining sales to growing profits. She also served for many years as Secretary of the Executive Board of the Injured Worker’s Bar Association -- an organization dedicated to preserving and pursuing rights for injured workers in New York State.

"Social justice is something that's very important to me. I am giving voice to people who may be marginalized, who are unable to navigate the complex Workers' Compensation system on their own and who, because of a workplace injury may be down and out. They deserve to be heard."

Sunny says Workers' Compensation is more challenging and complicated today, compared to when she started.

"Over the past decade, we've seen injured workers' benefits erode as big business exerts more power. With four primary attorneys who handle workers compensation, we work as a team at BMCQ - so every client gets the benefit of four brains and sets of eyes. Most clients really appreciate those different perspectives."

Now more than ever, she says clients need the expertise and track record that BMCQ offers.

"As a small law firm, we can dig in and really look at a case from beginning to end. There are a lot of pitfalls and ways to go wrong on a claim. We know what they are - and make sure that our clients stay the course."