Our Attorneys
Neil S. Siskind, Partner
Personal Injury
Medical Malpractice
Bankruptcy
Neil Siskind began practicing law in New York in 1997. He is a member of the New York Bar and the New York Bar Association. Mr. Siskind was formerly a law associate with Herrick Feinstein, whose attorneys are regularly seen providing legal commentary on Financial News Network CNBC, where he handled litigation and business transactions. Subsequently, Mr. Siskind acted as In-house Counsel to a major corporation headquartered in New York City where he provided lawsuit strategy and litigation counsel. Mr. Siskind created The Siskind Law Firm because he believes that most existing Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice law firms are "law firm-driven" rather than "client-driven". He believes that firms often take smaller-sized cases and do not provide them with the focus equal to their larger class-action cases.
Mr. Siskind helps clients in financial distress due to medical costs, job loss or spending mistakes. He helps to reorganize assets, alleviate debt and file for bankruptcy when it becomes necessary.
Mr. Siskind is a writer who authors articles on legal issues directed to the general public and the legal community. Some of Mr. Siskind's articles can be found under the "Related Articles" section of this website.
Michael A. Rose, Of Counsel
Personal Injury
Automobile Accidents
Construction Accidents
Head and Neck Injuries
Medical Malpractice
Michael A. Rose is is a life member of the Million Dollar and Multi-Miilion Dollar Advocates Forum, the Top Trial Lawyers in America. He is admitted to practice law in New York, Massachusetts, United States District Courts for the Eastern District and Southern District. He has spent his entire career representing accident victims. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association, The Association of the Bar of the City of New York where he is a member of the Tort Litigation Committee, the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, and the Association of the Trial Law Lawyers of America. He has tried numerous cases to verdict and also settled numerous claims resulting in tens of millions of dollars in recovery for clients. Many of these cases have resulted in seven and eight figure awards and settlements. During a recent six month time span, Mr. Rose tried three cases, each one resulting in a seven figure jury verdict. He is a frequent lecturer to members of the Bar Association covering topics such as construction site accidents, vocational rehabilitation and expert witness examinations.
Examples of the Verdicts and Settlements Achieved by Mr. Rose
$8,000,000 Jury verdict obtained for the young girl who was involved in a motorcycle accident as a passenger. She sustained a serious fractures of her hip and leg resulting in open reduction with internal fixation. This was a very difficult liability case in that the motorcycle was traveling behind a vehicle that stopped short and the driver of an oncoming vehicle swerved into the small space existing between the stopped vehicle and the double yellow line at the moment just prior to impact.
$ 6.050 Million Jury verdict for a phlebotomist diagnosed with reflex sympathetic dystrophy as a result of striking her knee on a disassembled bed frame left by the health care facility where she was working.
$3,200,000 Settlement obtained for a union carpenter who was injured in a fall at work and, as a result, sustained RSD.
$2,500,000 Settlement for man who was killed while being driven in a car from a company parking lot.
$2,500,000 Settlement for a union worker who was injured when a piece of construction debris fell from a building. Client suffered a back injury and Summary judgment was granted as to liability on behalf of the client and the case settled just prior to trial.
$2,500,000 Settlement for a Union Laborer who injured his neck in an accident on a construction site. He was struck by an unsecured board that fell from a scaffold.
$2.2 Milllion Jury verdict for a client who suffered a back injury following an automobile accident.
Jeff Shapiro, Of Counsel
Medical Malpractice
Misdiagnosis Errors
Surgical Mistakes
Personal Injury
Achieved One of the Largest Medical Malpractice Jury Verdicts in Kings County
Jeff Shapiro has been practicing law in New York in the field of plaintiff's personal injury and medical malpractice since 1979. Mr. Shapiro has tried cases in all of the major courts in the New York metropolitan region consistently resulting in significant verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients. He has lectured at various legal seminars and been a frequent television and radio guest discussing the law. Many of the cases handled by the office have been a matter of public interest and gained recognition both locally and nationally.
Mr. Shapiro has 20 years of successful trial practice. He attended Columbia University, receiving his B.A. in 1975. He received his J.D. degree from Golden Gate University in 1978. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association, The State Bar of California, New York County Lawyers Association and the New York Trial Lawyers Association.
Examples of the Verdicts and Settlements Achieved by Mr. Shapiro
$22.1 million dollar verdict for surgical error on woman during hysterectomy
Facts: One of the largest jury verdicts in Kings County, NY was awarded to plaintiff, a 56 year old woman who suffered a perforation of her bowel during the course of a hysterectomy she underwent on September 5, 2000, performed by the defendant OBGYN. The plaintiff developed severe peritonitis and had a colostomy and abdominal surgery. She had 7 subsequent hospitalizations in an attempt to reverse the colostomy which were unsuccessful. In 2005 she developed a PICC line infection which resulted in her suffering a heart attack and stroke.
After a 4 week trial in Supreme Court, Kings County the jury apportioned 90% fault against the doctor and 10% against the hospital (where plaintiff went for emergency treatment of the PICC line). The hospital had settled before the jury returned its verdict.
The award was as follows:
Past pain and suffering (2000 - present): $10,000,000.00
Future pain and suffering (12 years): $4,000,000.00
Future Medical Expenses: $6,500,000.00
Past Medical Expenses: $1,600,000.00
Total awarded: $22,100,000.00
$3.8 million dollar settlement for family of mother who died in childbirth.
$3 Million recovered in Workplace Injury case:
Facts: While working as a driller's assistant on a harbor-dredging project on the Delaware River in Pennsylvania, a 36-year-old was struck by an undefined object. The Plaintiff was supporting two drilling towers when the object struck him. He is now suffering from epilepsy as a result of being struck in the head.
The jury found that Plaintiff had grounds to sue under the Jones Act because the barge that he was working on was considered a "vessel" and it was considered unseaworthy. The case was decided in a U.S. District Court for Southern New York where he was awarded $3 million.
$2.3 million dollar settlement for child not properly treated by a pediatrician.
$1.1 Million recovered in Medical Malpractice case.
Facts: The parents of a three year old, who was running a fever, vomiting and had the shakes, called the doctor for medical advice. The doctor instructed the boy's parents to give him aspirin and bring him in for an examination the next day. The next day, shortly after the doctor saw him, the boy went into a coma and later died from a rare and swift-moving bacterial infection. The bacteria called meningococcemia is often fatal unless treated with antibiotics.
The jury in the State Supreme Court awarded the child's estate $1.05 million for the pain and suffering from the time of the call and the time he lapsed into the coma. The remaining balance was compensation for the medical expenses.
Warren Redlich, Of Counsel
Personal Injury
Car Accidents
Motorcycle Accidents
Obtained a $3.85 million verdict for a motorcycle accident and amputation case, one of the largest pain and suffering verdicts in Albany County history.
Mr. Redlich is a cum laude graduate of Albany Law School. He has a Master’s degree from Stanford University and a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematical Economics from Rice University. He served as Principal Law Clerk in Supreme Court from 2000-2003. Mr. Redlich is admitted to practice in all New York Courts. He is also admitted to practice in federal court in Southern (Manhattan) and Northern (Albany/Syracuse) districts of New York. Mr. Redlich speaks and reads English, Japanese, Spanish and French. Aside from English, his strongest conversational language is Japanese and his strongest language for reading is Spanish.
Mr. Redlich handled personal injury cases for Allstate from 1996 to 1999, three times named a top trial lawyer in upstate New York and awarded as their top attorney in the northeastern United States. He now represents injured plaintiffs against the insurance companies. His prior experience provided him with unique insights into insurance company strategies against injured plaintiffs and how to counteract those tactics. In 2007 Mr. Redlich obtained a $3.85 million verdict for a motorcycle accident and amputation case, one of the largest pain and suffering verdicts in Albany County history.
