Attorney Profile

Mitchell J. Sassower

Mitchell Sassower

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
• New York Super Lawyers 2008 - Metro
• New York Super Lawyers 2007 - Metro

Profile

Mitchell J. Sassower is the managing partner of Arye, Lustig & Sassower, P.C., one of the premier personal injury law firms serving the New York City area and Long Island. Long recognized as both a shrewd negotiator and one of the city’s top personal injury attorneys, Mr. Sassower focuses on representing plaintiffs in trials and appeals involving medical negligence claims, injuries caused by defective products and various types of accidents, including construction accidents.

Mr. Sassower holds an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell. He is also a past recipient of the prestigious "Attorney of the Year" award bestowed annually by the Institute of Jewish Humanities. He serves on the board of directors of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and remains an active member of the New York County Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice as well. He has written and lectured extensively on topics related to his practice, including the topics of construction accidents and law firm management.  He is the author of an article ("Recent Labor Law 240 Decisions Don't Go Far Enough in Protecting Workers") that was published in the New York Law Journal on January 30, 2012.

*AV Pree of an articleminent 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 Mitchell Sassower

Law School: Brooklyn Law School

Admitted: 1976, New York

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

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Member, Board of Directors, New York State Trial Lawyers Association
  • New York County Lawyers Association
  • American Association for Justice
  • New York, 1976
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1977
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1977

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Lectured on Law Office Management

Representative Clients:

  • Spaulding v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 271 A.D.2d 316 (1st Dept. 2000)
  • Parrelli v. City of New York, 277 A.D.2d 167 (1st Dept. 2000)
  • Rizzo v. Hellman Elec. Corp., 281 A.D.2d 258 (1st Dept. 2001)
  • Cruz v. Turner Construction Co., 279 A.D.2d 322 (1st Dept. 2001)
  • Brandl v. Ram Builders, Inc., 7 A.D.3d 655 (2nd Dept. 2004)

Educational Background:

  • Queens College, Queens, New York, B.A., 1972
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