Top Medical Malpractice Lawyers Near Me in Garden City Area

Steven J. Schwartzapfel is the founding Member of Schwartzapfel Lawyers P.C., one of the most prominent and well respected Plaintiff’s personal injury law firms in New York.. Steven attended the State University of New York at Buffalo where he earned his B.A. degree with honors in 1977 and went on to graduate with Pace University School of Law’s second class in 1980.. Steven has been a member, director, and officer and Past President-elect of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, and currently serves as a Director Emeritus.  Steven served as the first President of the Alliance for Consumer Rights, and is also a founding member, Director and First Vice-President Officer of the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers. He has served on the Judicial Screening Committees for the Supreme Court, Appellate Division and New York Court of Appeals, in addition to serving on the Committee on Professional Discipline.. Steven has also served as chairperson and faculty lecturing to attorneys within and outside the country on many topics including trying cases, negotiation, strategies and tactics, decisions and statutes, insurance issues, law office management, client relations and ethics.. Steven has founded , a Web site designed to provide information and other resources for the working families and socially and/or economically disenfranchised of New York.. Steven has been awarded the prestigious AV rating in Martindale-Hubbell, named to The New York Super Lawyers List and selected as one of the 2007 Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the American Trial Lawyers Association.

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Paul J. Napoli is nationally known as a tenacious advocate for his clients’ rights in courts around the country, where he consistently achieves results in the multiple millions of dollars for injured plaintiffs.. Paul J. Napoli is a nationally renowned personal injury, medical malpractice, and mass tort litigation attorney with more than 25 years’ experience in the field. He aggressively defends the rights of his clients in courtrooms throughout the country, fighting to ensure they get the maximum amount of compensation they deserve. Trusted by those he represents and respected by his colleagues in the legal field, he has a well-earned reputation for integrity and honesty, and a dedication to ensuring justice is served. He is well known for consistently achieving jury awards and settlements involving multiple millions of dollars for plaintiffs, and he brings his particular brand of excellence, his high powered legal skill, and his tenacious approach work on behalf of clients at Napoli Shkolnik, PLLC, where he has led the legal team in a number of breakthrough legal cases.. He has been named in New York Super Lawyers® each year since 2007, and in 2010, was named as one of the top 100 lawyers in the New York Metropolitan area.

Lewis has been an attorney practicing in Metropolitan New York for nearly 30 years in a variety of areas including: business law, commercial litigation, civil litigation, contracts and real estate matters. Lewis employs a practical and pragmatic approach to every matter and his primary concern is always his client's best interest. Lewis has tried many cases in both state and federal courts and been involved in well over 250 mediations. Lewis also bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to matters involving personal injury, medical malpractice, catastrophic injuries, and general negligence. He knows how the insurance carriers evaluate cases because he spent over 20 years as a defense attorney. This experience makes him uniquely qualified to represent your interests through litigation in a more expedient manner, whether by settlement or trial. Should you ever need his services Lewis looks forward to working closely with you.

James R. Langione is one of the founding partners of Langione, Catterson & LoFrumento.  Mr. Langione has over twenty years experience in successfully representing clients in medical malpractice and personal injury matters.  Mr. Langione is admitted to practice in the State of New York, the Federal Court - Eastern District and Federal Court- Southern District.  Unfortunately, it is a reality that people are injured everyday by the negligence of another person or entity.  Those injuries may be physical, emotional, economic, or a combination of all three.  Mr. Langione has a tremendous track record in recovering money for his clients, which may ease the financial burden of dealing with these types of traumatic injuries.. Mr. Langione began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in the Sex Crimes unit of the Bronx County District Attorneys office, thereafter, he defended doctors and hospitals at Bower & Gardner before entering private practice. He was part of the litigation team that successfully represented Richard Jewell in his defamation action against the New York Post. The case has become the paradigm for the media’s tendency to rush to judgment.. Mr. Langione is dedicated to holding doctors and other medical professionals accountable for the catastrophic injuries they can inflict with inferior care.  He has successfully advocated for victims of medical malpractice and hospital negligence.  Mr. Langione has obtained numerous multi-million dollar verdicts  for his clients and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Speakers Bureau of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association.. In addition to Mr. Langione’s medical practice expertise, he has successfully advocated for clients who have been injured in automobile/motorcycle accidents, construction mishaps and slip and fall accidents.. Mr. Langione’s cases have been reported in the New York Jury Verdict Reporter, the New York Law Journal and the New York Jury Verdict Review.

For over 20 years, I have been exclusively dedicated to representing victims who have sustained serious personal injuries and families who have lost loved ones as the result of the negligence or wrongful action of another in cases involving medical malpractice, automobile accidents, slip and fall accidents, construction accidents and nursing home neglect and abuse.. My office does not just handle personal injury cases, we represent real people and real families and understand the physical, financial, and emotional burdens a serious injury or the death of a loved one can cause.. If you have been injured or have lost a family member as a result of the negligence or wrongful conduct of another, or want a second opinion on your existing case, contact ME directly at for a free-no obligation, confidential consultation and honest evaluation of your case. -Ted

Dedicated, Highly Respected, Experienced Attorney; Always a thorough consultation for our prospective clients. My firm is built on quality relationships. "Client Driven" is my core belief.. I assist my clients in taking the necessary steps to control their assets while they are able, prepare for potential disability, and ensure that they will give what they want to whom they want, when they want.  Together we prepare a legacy plan that will not only protect assets, but provide confidence and a sense of satisfaction in my clients knowing they have taken the steps necessary to protect the financial well-being of not only themselves, but their loved ones as well.. My experience, coupled with my compassion, form the cornerstone on which you will be able to trust that you have done what is necessary to prepare for the future. And then, you will be able to enjoy each and every day, knowing that you have a plan in place that protects not only you, but also the ones you love.  It would be my honor to be your trusted advisor for years to come.