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Stuart L. Finz is the CEO and senior trial attorney of Finz & Finz, P.C., a New York-based personal injury law firm serving clients throughout the United States. Mr. Finz handles a wide array of plaintiff personal injury litigation in his own practice and oversees all of the firm's litigation departments, including the product liability department, the general tort department, the medical malpractice department, the appeals and law department, and the tobacco litigation group.
Through more than 25 years of experience, meticulous preparation and total dedication to protecting the rights of his clients, he has built a national reputation as a top trial attorney, evidenced by the record setting, multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements he has secured for previous clients. These include the largest recorded personal injury truck accident settlement in New York history, $24.5 million, and landmark $20.52 million jury verdict against Philip Morris USA Inc. (New York's first) and American Tobacco, which was published by Verdict Search as one of the top verdicts in the nation for that year. Mr. Finz remains an active member of several legal professional organizations, including the Brandeis Association, the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice.
About Stuart Finz
Law School: Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Admitted: 1988, New York
Professional Webpage: www.finzfirm.com/stuart-l-finz.html
Honors and Awards:
- Selected by the Leaders of the Democratic party to run for United States Congressas in the 3rd Congressional District
- Listed in the New York Law Journal report of Largest Verdicts
- Selected as Member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Elected President of the Law School Student Body and listed in Whos Who in American Colleges and Universities
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Vice-Chair, Queens County Medical Malpractice Committee
- Member, Nassau County Bar Association
- Member, Queens County Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, American Association for Justice
- Member, New York State Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, New York State Trial Lawyers Association
- U.S. District Courts, Northern, Southern, and Eastern Districts
- New York
- Vice-Chair of the Queens County Medical Malpractice Committee, 2009
- Board of Directors of Brandeis Association, 2009
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Lectured, New York County Lawyers Association
Verdicts and Settlements:
- $1,500,000 verdict for auto accident victim who sustained fractured leg., 2005
- $20,520,000 verdict for a smoker that developed lung cancer, 2005
- $650,000 settlement for auto accident victim who sustained a herniated disc, 2006
- $5,000,000 verdict for burn victim against chemical company., 2006
- $400,000 settlement (full insurance policies) for auto accident victim who sustained cervical fracture, 2007
- $5,000,000 settlement in brain damage baby case, 2007
- $760,000 settlement for lead paint victim, 2007
- $450,000 settlement against Nassau County for failing to set-up proper road work site causing a driver to strike the rear end of a county maintenance vehicle. Nassau County instituted policies for road work site safety after settlement , 2008
- $1,000,000 settlement against Frymaster for burns sustained due to alleged defectively designed deep fryer, 2008
- $24.5 million settlement in the Southern District of New York for a 2 two year old child and his mother who were seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident on the New Jersey Turnpike on July, 4, 2008. The settlement for the infant in the sum of $21,000,000 is the largest settlement in New York for a single personal injury plaintiff., 2009
Educational Background:
- Long Island University, Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude
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