Expansion into the Empire State is underway for one of Connecticut’s most recognized personal injury firms, as leaders seize an opportunity they said required little deliberation.

Brothers Keith and Scott Trantolo of Trantolo & Trantolo said this week that their new offices in Riverhead and Melville, Long Island, have been open since last August, geared toward assisting clients who might otherwise be compelled to seek representation in Manhattan. The Trantolos said the market is open for them to pick up a share of the personal injury business, particularly amid breakups, consolidations and population shifts.