Gair, Gair, Conason, Steigman, Mackauf, Bloom & Rubinowitz

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Specializing in the most serious and significant personal injury and general negligence cases, Gair, Gair, Conason, Steigman, Mackauf, Bloom & Rubinowitz has staked its superior reputation on its dedication, sensitivity and commitment to personal service. For 90 years the Manhattan-based firm has handled cases throughout New York and New Jersey, ranging from construction and automobile accidents to medical malpractice and complex products liability claims. It has earned a national reputation as “counsel to the profession,” and many of its most challenging cases are referred by fellow members of the Bar seeking the best representation possible for their clients.

FEWER CASES, GREATER FOCUS

Because the firm accepts a select number of cases, it is able to concentrate greater resources to secure the most knowledgeable experts and achieve the best results for its clients. In the last 10 years alone, GGCSMB&R’s impressive track record includes more than 350 cases resulting in verdicts or settlements exceeding $1 million. Among the most notable awards were $103 million for a child who sustained brain damage at birth, $90 million for a child with cerebral palsy resulting from birth injuries, $27.5 million for a pedestrian who suffered the loss of her leg after being struck by a bus, $26 million for a pedestrian struck by a truck, $17 million for a young man disabled after a failed medical diagnosis, $16 million for a construction worker who fell from a scaffold and $14 million on behalf of tenants injured by a pipe explosion due to Con Edison negligence. The firm’s team of legal and medical experts helps restore a life of dignity and financial independence to victims and their families.

TEN NAMED TO NEW YORK SUPER LAWYERS®

For the second consecutive year, the firm is proud to have nine of its attorneys again named to New York Super Lawyers. Those lawyers are Robert L. Conason, Seymour Boyers, Ernest R. Steigman, Stephen H. Mackauf, Anthony H. Gair, Jeffrey B. Bloom, Ben B. Rubinowitz, Howard S. Hershenhorn and Jerome I. Katz. This year the firm is proud to add Richard M. Steigman, making a total of 10 attorneys voted by their peers as deserving of this distinction. Also, for the second year in a row, Conason and Rubinowitz are named to the Top 100 New York lawyers list.

EXPERTISE SOUGHT

In addition to successfully representing plaintiffs, the firm’s attorneys are sought out by the legal community for their expertise. They have written articles in many scholarly journals and have taught continuing legal education courses at a number of prestigious institutions. The firm has received numerous other accolades, including Best Lawyers’ No.1 ranking for United States firms in medical malpractice and personal injury.