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D. Carl Lustig, III

Carl Lustig, III

Arye Lustig & Sassower P.C.
20 Vesey St, Suite 1010
New York, NY 10007

New York

New York (NY)

T: 212-732-4992
F: 212-385-0875

Practice Areas

Personal Injury Plaintiff: General

Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice

Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products

Selected To

• New York Super Lawyers 2011 - Metro Edition
• New York Super Lawyers 2010 - Metro
• New York Super Lawyers 2009 - Metro

Profile

D. Carl Lustig III is a member of Arye, Lustig & Sassower, P.C., one of the premier personal injury law firms representing clients in New York City area and Long Island courts. Mr. Lustig focuses on personal injury trials and appeals for plaintiffs who have suffered devastating losses due to accidents of all types, medical malpractice and defective products. His primary area of concentration is construction accident litigation under the New York State Labor Law.

Mr. Lustig enjoys a well-deserved reputation as one of the top trial lawyers in New York City and has many seven-figure verdicts to his credit. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, the American Board of Trial Advocates and several other legal associations. He holds an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell and is a past recipient of the prestigious "Attorney of the Year" award bestowed annually by the Institute of Jewish Humanities. Mr. Lustig serves on the board of directors of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, lectures extensively for various entities and has authored numerous articles on topics related to his practice.

*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell peer review ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.

About Carl Lustig, III

Law School: Hofstra University School of Law

Admitted: 1979, New York

Professional Webpage: www.als-lawyers.com/Bio/DLustig.asp

Honors and Awards:

  • Rated AV (Top Rating) by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Recognized as Lawyer of the Year by the Institute of Jewish Humanities

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Member of the Tort Advisory Committee for Supreme Court, New York County
  • Member of the Board of Directors of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association
  • New York County Lawyers Association, 1979 - Present
  • American Association for Justice, 1983 - Present
  • New York City Trial Lawyers Association
  • New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 1981 - Present
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1979
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1979
  • New York, 1979
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1993

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Speaker at the New York State Judicial Conference
  • Lectured for the St. John's University School of Law on Alternate Dispute Resolution/Mediation in Personal Injury cases
  • Lectured for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy program at Hofstra University School of Law on Trial Techniques

Representative Clients:

  • Smith v. Spinoccia, 501 N.Y.S.2d 99 (N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept. 1986)
  • Costello by Hines v. Marchese, 524 N.Y.S.2d 232 (N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept. 1988)
  • Guillory v. Nautilus Real Estate, Inc., 208 A.D.2d 336 (1st Dept. 1995)
  • Yu Xiu Deng v. A.J. Contracting Co., Inc., 255 A.D.2d 202 (1st Dept. 1998)
  • Arce v. 1133 Bldg. Corp., 257 A.D.2d 515 (1st Dept. 1999)
  • Brandl v. Ram Builders, Inc., 7 A.D.3d 655 (2nd Dept. 2004)
  • Urbina v. 26 Court Street Assocs., LLC., 46 A.D. 3d 268 (1st Dept. 2007)
  • Callan Structure Tone, Inc., 52 A.D. 3d. 334 (1st Dept. 2008)

Educational Background:

  • Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, Bachelor of Science, Honors: Magna Cum Laude
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