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Founder and Partner of Morelli Law Firm, PLLC Benedict Morelli is one of the most successful and experienced attorneys in the country, specializing in civil litigation. He represents clients in employment discrimination, truck and train accidents, civil rights, complex product and drug liability, auto accidents, labor law, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, and many other types of cases. With decades of experience and a reputation as a fierce trial lawyer, Benedict Morelli consistently ...
Tenacious, Experienced and Results-Driven Adam Hurwitz takes pride in serving as an advocate for individuals who have been wrongfully injured and their families. Backed by over 35 years of experience in personal injury law – spending several of which as a senior partner in his own firm and the litigation manager of a highly respected general negligence practice – he concentrates his legal practice in construction accidents, premises accidents, motor vehicle accidents, and civil ri...
Compassionate, Devoted, Determined With over 20 years of experience in plaintiff personal injury trial law, Steven Dorfman is the managing attorney at The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C., where he is celebrated for his tireless advocacy on behalf of injured clients, workers, and their families. Known for his compassionate approach and unwavering dedication, Steven fights to uphold the rights of his clients and secure the compensation they deserve. Throughout his career, Steven has achieved multi-mill...
Daniel P. O’Toole is an award-winning trial attorney known for his record-breaking results in some of the toughest personal injury cases in New York, including verdicts of $110 million, $32 million, $30 million, and $20 million among others. In 2017, Mr. O’Toole obtained the highest mediated settlement that year ($12 million for a construction worker) and the second highest overall settlement in all of New York State ($13.5 million for car accident victim). Most recently, he obtai...
With more than 20 years of experience fighting for victims of catastrophic accidents at the Law Firm of Block O’Toole & Murphy, Partner David Scher has earned his reputation among New York State’s most respected names in personal injury law. As a law student at Fordham University School of Law, Mr. Scher worked for the New York State Attorney General’s Office and served as a law clerk for New York Supreme Court Justice Shirley Kornreich, besides volunteering for a civil ...
Jeffrey A. Block is the founding partner at the New York-based personal injury law firm Block O’Toole & Murphy. His career has been marked by a series of remarkable results, yielding more than 200 case resolutions exceeding $1,000,000. For over 30 years, Mr. Block has handled a wide variety of cases, including construction accidents, motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, and premises liability. His passion for fighting for the underdog has guided his career and helped him ga...
S. Joseph Donahue joined Block O’Toole & Murphy in 2005. Shortly thereafter, he was named a Partner of the firm in 2012, having achieved several landmark verdicts and settlement outcomes, including a $53,500,000 verdict for a paralyzed construction worker. During his eighteen-year tenure at Block O’Toole & Murphy, Mr. Donahue has attained more than $200,000,000 for his clients, with focused attention on accidents in the areas of construction, motor vehicles, tractor traile...
Stephen J. Murphy joined Block O’Toole & Murphy after a successful career as a homicide prosecutor for the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office. Best known for his work in the courtroom, Mr. Murphy handles a wide variety of personal injury cases, but his main focus is serious construction accidents and catastrophic personal injury cases. As a partner at the New York City law firm since 2008, Mr. Murphy has already amassed extremely impressive results, regularly returning verdic...
Christopher J. Donadio has taken over 40 verdicts as lead trial counsel in the various State and Federal courts of New York. In addition, Mr. Donadio has represented his client’s in the appellate courts, having drafted and argued appeals in the State and Federal courts of New York. Mr. Donadio is a member of partner Anthony Gair’s litigation team, where he works alongside Mr. Gair in the litigation of personal injury and medical malpractice cases. Mr. Donadio is admitted to practi...
Howard S. Hershenhorn is the youngest lawyer to be selected by his peers for inclusion in the Super Lawyers 2012 Top 100 New York Lawyers, which was published in the Magazine Section of the New York Times. Referred to as "The Best of the Best", he is among the top 100 lawyers who received the highest point totals in the New York Metro nomination, research and blue ribbon review process. Additionally, in each year since 2007, he has been recognized by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyer...
For the past twenty years, Ms. Adimey has devoted her legal career to litigating on behalf of those who have suffered loss. She began her career as an Assistant District Attorney in Bronx County, where for five years she prosecuted cases on behalf of the residents of Bronx County who were the victims of horrific crimes. There, she became an experienced trial attorney, trying dozens of misdemeanor and felony trials to verdict. Prior to joining our team, Ms. Adimey had the privilege of represen...
After attending Franklin and Marshall College and graduating "With Distinction" from Hofstra University School of Law, where he was a member of the Hofstra Law Review, Richard M. Steigman joined the firm of Gair, Gair, Conason, Steigman, Mackauf, Bloom & Rubinowitz as an attorney in 1997. As a partner at Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf, he performs all facets of personal injury litigation, including preparing complex cases from start to finish, ...
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Devoted, Down-to-Earth, Specialized Ed Guldi leads The Perecman Firm’s workers' compensation and social security disability departments, which are dedicated to securing fair treatment and compensation for injured workers and their families. Since 2020, Ed has applied his deep knowledge of workers' compensation and disability law to guide clients through the claims process, advocating for justice and standing up to insurance and employer denials. Known for his approachable nature and cle...
Polished, Meticulous, and Fierce Eileen Kelly has known from childhood that a career in law was in her future. She received her Juris Doctor from Western Michigan Cooley Law School, graduating cum laude. Thereafter, she was admitted to the Delaware State Bar and began working for a personal injury firm in Wilmington, Delaware. Mrs. Kelly was admitted to the New York State Bar in 2016. She joined The Perecman Firm in 2019, bringing with her an incredible wealth of experience and a dedication t...
Passionate, Dedicated, and Accomplished Attorney Erica Colon has dedicated her legal career to fighting on behalf of Plaintiffs. Since starting her practice at a national firm representing victims in claims against multi-national corporations, Colon has helped The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C. build upon its record of success in civil claims involving motor vehicle, premise, construction, and workplace accidents. In her time as an advocate, Ms. Colon has successfully recovered millions in compensat...
Passionate, Relentless, Thorough Zach Perecman is a skilled personal injury and construction accident lawyer at The Perecman Firm, where he has worked since high school. From his early roles as file clerk and paralegal to now as an attorney, Zach has dedicated himself to achieving justice for clients injured in construction accidents, car crashes, premises incidents, and civil rights cases. He’s known for his thorough approach, meticulous case preparation, and relentless pursuit of maxi...
Anthony Makarov joined Gersowitz Libo & Korek as an intern during his second year of law school, and became an associate in 2018 upon graduation. Mr. Makarov handles catastrophic personal Injury and medical malpractice cases. He has worked on all aspects of a case, from the beginning investigation to trial. Additionally, Mr. Makarov has drafted and argued summary judgement motions on complex issues in the State courts of New York.
Avinoam Laby joined Gersowitz Libo & Korek, P.C. in April of 2014 as a legal intern and upon being admitted to the bar, became an associate in October of 2015. His practice focuses on Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury litigation, trial preparation and prosecution with a focus on Motor Vehicle Accidents, Premises Liability and Labor Law. Prior to joining the firm, Avi served as a court clerk for the Honorable James E. d’Auguste in New York County Civil Court and as a Claims Bur...
David Imamura is a Partner at Abrams Fensterman, LLP and a member of the Civil Litigation and White-Collar Criminal defense practice groups working out of the firm’s White Plains office. His practice also includes New York State Election, Campaign Finance, and Voting Rights law. Mr. Imamura previously served as Chair of the New York State Independent Redistricting Commission, which was responsible for preparing initial drafts of the State’s Congressional and State Legislature dist...
Sarah A. Chussler is a Partner at Abrams Fensterman, LLP and is a member of the firm’s Mental Health Law Practice Group. Her practice focuses on Mental Health and Elder Law, representing private clients, healthcare professionals, and major hospital systems in Article 9 proceedings for involuntary psychiatric treatment and retention hearings, Kendra’s Law applications (Assisted Outpatient Treatment), Mental Hygiene Warrants, as well as in elder planning matters. These include the p...
Lauren C. Enea, Esq. is a partner at Enea, Scanlan & Sirgnano, LLP. She concentrates her practice on Wills, Trusts and Estates, Medicaid Planning, Special Needs Planning and Probate/Estate Administration. She believes that it is never too early or too late to start planning for your future and enjoys working with individuals to ensure that their plan best suits their needs. An active member of the local bar associations, Ms. Enea was appointed to the Executive Committee of the Westchester...
Featured "Lawyer of the Year" Honorees
Throughout his 30-year legal career, Ben Rubinowitz has made his mark as a leading trial lawyer combining hard work and dedication with his remarkable courtroom skills and presence. Ben was voted Best Lawyer's "Lawyer of the Year" 6 th times including twice this year: first for "Personal Injury Law – Plaintiff in New York City" and a second time for "Product Liability Law – Plaintiff in New York City". Ben was also voted “Lawyer of the Year” in 2018, 2017, 2016 and 201...
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