Joe Bornstein "Adopts-A-Family"
The holiday season is a special time for family, friends, and fun, but that special time can be difficult if you or a loved one has been seriously injured or disabled. The stress of a debilitating injury can leave one feeling incapable of helping others, and that feeling may be intensified during the holidays.
Each year at the Law Offices of Joe Bornstein we help Mainers who have been hurt or disabled through no fault of their own, and each year during the holidays we feel truly grateful for all that we have and all that we’ve accomplished. One of the ways that we like to show our gratitude is by “adopting a family” during the holiday season.
We treat each of our clients with due respect and compassion, and do our best to get them the justice they deserve. However, this year there was one family who endured a hardship that is both staggering and heartbreaking.
A family of four was stopped at a red light when they were rear ended by a three-quarter ton pickup truck, causing each of the family members to sustain injuries, one permanently disabling.
Due to the tragic accident and resulting loss of income, the holiday season was going to be difficult for the family, and more specifically the two young children. In a show of goodwill and compassion, our employees pooled their resources and went on a shopping spree to make certain that the family would be able to celebrate Christmas. We wrapped and delivered gifts to the family, who were both touched and grateful, and while we weren’t there to see the kids open their gifts, we were told that they were delighted.
Our goodwill alone cannot make up for the tragedy that this family has endured, but our hope was that if we could make a family who for months has been under constant duress smile even for a day, than that would be a happy holiday for everyone. And a happy holiday season it was.
Wishing All Of Our Fellow Mainers A Happy And Healthy New Year!
