Chaffin Luhana LLP is a personal injury law firm with offices in New York City and White Plains. The firm has recovered over $1 billion for clients in New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
Its team includes trial lawyers, former prosecutors, nurses, and social workers. That mix helps in cases that call for both medical knowledge and courtroom skill. Results include an $8.5 million jury verdict against Uber in a sexual assault bellwether trial.
Case types range from car, truck, and rideshare crashes to dangerous drugs, defective medical devices, and toxic exposure. The Chaffin Luhana Foundation has also supported scholarships and road safety programs since 2010.
A $48 million construction accident settlement put The Platta Law Firm in the headlines. Founding partner Slawomir Platta also won Wilinski v. 334 East 92nd Housing, a landmark Court of Appeals ruling on New York Labor Law 240.
The Lower Manhattan firm handles scaffold falls, workers' compensation, and car, truck, and bicycle crashes. It serves all five boroughs, Long Island, Rockland, and Westchester.
The team speaks Spanish and Polish. Clients pay no fee unless the case is won.
Hecht, Kleeger & Damashek is a boutique trial firm in Midtown Manhattan. Since 1999, its partners have won more than $825 million for injured New Yorkers.
The firm prepares every case for trial, even though most settle. Results include a $35 million defective medical device case and a $20 million falling-object construction award.
HKD also takes MTA subway and bus claims. These cases against the city carry tight deadlines, including a Notice of Claim within 90 days. Spanish-speaking staff assist injured construction workers.
For more than a century, Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf has taken on New York's most serious injury cases. The firm has secured over $5 billion, including a $272.5 million settlement in the Tribeca crane collapse.
This Financial District practice accepts only about 80 to 100 cases a year. That limit lets each team invest in experts, medical research, and trial preparation. Managing partner Ben Rubinowitz has topped the Super Lawyers New York Metro list several times.
Its catastrophic injury work covers medical malpractice, birth injuries, and wrongful death claims.
Hach & Rose, LLP is a Manhattan injury law firm with deep roots in organized labor. Partner Gregory Hach is an Air Force veteran and longtime union member. The firm has brought in more than $1 billion for New Yorkers. It is known for FELA claims by injured railroad workers, along with construction and car crash cases.
Michael S. Lamonsoff, known across the city as "The Bull," has won nearly $1 billion for injured clients. Attorney Lamonsoff's results include a $37 million construction accident award. His office handles accident and injury cases throughout New York City. Staff members speak Spanish and Portuguese.
Rosenbaum Meier is an accident and medical negligence practice with offices in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx. Its lawyers bring more than four decades of trial work to each case. A $65 million labor law verdict ranks among its top results. The outer-borough offices suit clients who want help close to home.
Since 1977, Mirman, Markovits & Landau has obtained $1 billion for accident victims in New York City. Founding partner Michele Mirman is a past president of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Its lawyers visit clients at home or in the hospital when injuries make travel hard.
Mark David Shirian is a personal injury lawyer in New York City who works with each client directly. There are no case managers in between. Attorney Shirian also handles workplace discrimination claims. His Midtown East office offers free, confidential case evaluations.
Injured workers are the focus at Munawar Law Group. The firm guides clients through workers' comp claims, board hearings, and independent medical exams (IMEs). It serves New York City and Long Island, and its team is available 24/7.
Sakkas, Cahn & Weiss is an accident law firm where partners handle every case. It has won over $700 million. The team speaks five languages across its Manhattan and tri-state offices.
Bronx injury victims have relied on Apicella & Schlesinger for more than 45 years. The Washington Heights firm also takes false arrest, police misconduct, and sanitation worker claims.
Fellows Hymowitz Rice is a Rockland County injury firm that has served New Yorkers since 1981. Its birth injury results exceed $8 million. First responders receive reduced fees.
Attorney Abraham Jaros answers his own cell phone. That is rare at a firm with over $1 billion in results since 1980. Jaroslawicz & Jaros also arranges free rides to medical appointments.
Greenspan & Greenspan is a White Plains law office for injury claims, traffic tickets, and DWI defense. It serves Westchester and the Bronx, with consultations at no charge around the clock.