Howard S. Hershenhorn

The youngest lawyer to be selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America and New York Magazine's Best Lawyers in New York in the specialties of Personal Injury Litigation and Medical Malpractice, he has obtained some of the largest verdicts and settlements in New York and New Jersey. Howard Hershenhorn was also awarded the highest rating possible by his peers in the 2009 Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings and he recently was recognized in the New York Times as being in the top 5% of all lawyers in the State by New York Super Lawyers.

His recent settlement of $26 million for the family of a well known Financial Analyst who was struck and killed by a truck when she was crossing Sixth Avenue in Manhatten is believed to be the largest in the State of New York for the wrongful death of one person and his multi million dollar April 2010 jury verdict in Nassau County was featured on the front cover of Newsday. His New York County jury verdict of $12.5 million in a wrongful death elevator negligence case and cash settlements of $16 million for a Brooklyn construction worker, and $10.75 million for a Manhattan nurse injured when the tires of a tractor trailer broke loose and struck her, along with recent medical malpractice settlements of $8.5 million and $6 million are all a testament to his abilities as a trial lawyer.

Howard Hershenhorn has represented victims of serious accidents and medical malpractice exclusively since 1996. Prior to joining the firm, he worked as a litigator in what is now one of the largest law firms in the world, DLA Piper, where he represented automobile manufacturers, bicycle manufacturers, pharmaceutical corporations, insurance companies, hospitals and doctors. As a result, he possesses a unique insight into how significant personal injury cases are defended and is able to leverage that knowledge for the benefit of his injured clients. He has been a prominent plaintiff's attorney from the very beginning, as his first trial as a plaintiff's attorney resulted in a $4.9 million dollar verdict. His legal skills and leadership in the field were unmistakable and he became a partner in 2000. He currently heads a team of lawyers, paralegals and support staff that handles cases from inception through trial.

Howard Hershenhorn's legal acumen has been recognized by the non-legal community as well as the legal community throughout the country. He has appeared on CNN, ABC News, CBS News, WPIX and has been interviewed and quoted by The New York Times, Daily News, Newsday and New York Post.

In May 2010 he was appointed as an Adjunct Professor at Brooklyn Law School teaching a seminar in Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice to second and third year law students. He has also chaired, designed, and taught courses for the New York State Bar Association where he has been the Overall Planning Chair for the annual five-city Construction Site Accident Program. He is often requested to lecture national audiences for the American Bar Association and private Continuing Legal Education firms on the subjects of Automotive Products Liability, Premises Liability, Medical Malpractice and other topics. His numerous articles have been published by the New York Law Journal, the New York State Bar Journal and Medical Malpractice Law and Strategy.

He is a member of the Board of Directors, the Medical Malpractice Committee and the Construction Accident Committee of The New York State Trial Lawyers Association, and is on the Executive Board of the Trial Lawyers Section of The New York State Bar Association where he also serves as Chairman of the Construction Law Committee. Howard is also a director of the Brooklyn Law School Alumni Association. In 2010, he was reelected Trustee of the Village in which he resides, and also serves his community as the Park Commissioner and as an active basketball and baseball coach.