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Gair, Gair, Conason, Steigman, Mackauf, Bloom & Rubinowitz


Back row: Howard S. Hershenhorn, Jeffrey B. Bloom, Peter J. Saghir, D. Allen Zachary Middle Row: Daniel L. Brook, Stephen H. Mackauf, Richard M. Steigman, Seymour Boyers, Christopher L. Sallay, Ben B. Rubinowitz, Jerome I. Katz, Anthony H. Gair. Seated: Diana M.A. Carnemolla, Rachel L. Jacobs, Marijo C. Adimey, Nkasi S. Okafor  

Founded in 1919, Gair, Gair, Conason, Steigman, Mackauf, Bloom & Rubinowitz (GGCSMB&R) is one of the oldest and most well-established personal injury law firms in New York City. Representing only the most seriously injured plaintiffs, the firm has become synonymous with justice for the catastrophically injured.

“Our primary goal has always been to obtain justice for our clients and their families. Although we can’t replace what our clients have lost, we work tirelessly to achieve superior results that will help restore them to a life of dignity and independence,” says managing partner, Ben Rubinowitz.

While GGCSMB&R is headquartered in Manhattan, its attorneys regularly handle cases throughout New York and New Jersey, including some of the most significant personal injury and negligence cases in the country. In the past decade alone, GGCSMB&R has achieved verdicts or settlements exceeding $1 million in more than 500 cases, and it has achieved more than $1 billion in total verdicts and settlements for its clients.

“The key to these results is the fact that we limit our case intake to about 100 cases per year,” says Anthony Gair, a partner at the firm. “That selectivity allows us to devote our firm’s full resources and attention to each case from start to finish. It is our meticulous trial preparation and our ability to take a case to verdict that defines our success.”

Some of the firm’s most notable results include $103 million for a child who sustained brain damage at birth; $90 million for a child with cerebral palsy resulting from birth injuries; $26 million for a pedestrian struck by a truck; $17 million for a young man disabled after a failed medical diagnosis; $16 million for a construction worker who was injured when he fell from a scaffold; and $14 million for tenants who were injured in a pipe explosion resulting from Con Edison’s negligence.

“There is nothing more important to us than our clients. Whether it is a client who has been severely injured or a client who has lost a loved one, we approach each case with the highest level of dedication and commitment, knowing that the result will determine, in large part, the quality of life our clients will have going forward,” says Howard Hershenhorn, a partner at the firm.

Recently, the firm achieved a $27.5 million verdict for a woman who lost her leg after being struck by a Transit Authority bus, which was one of the largest verdicts for such an injury in the country. Additionally, in the past year, we obtained a $8,570,000 verdict for a woman struck by a bus while riding her bicycle, a $7,125,000 verdict against the City of New York and a $5,000,000 verdict in a trial against the Federal Government for a woman who was struck by a postal truck while riding her bicycle resulting in her death.

Because of our continued success in prosecuting personal injury and medical malpractice cases, our attorneys have been repeatedly recognized by the legal community for their expertise: A total of eight partners have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America and 9 have been named in New York Super Lawyers. The firm also includes attorneys who are members of the Inner Circle of Advocates and fellows of the prestigious International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Notably, our firm was selected by the National Law Journal and Law.com to be part of the “TOP 50 LIST OF AMERICA’S ELITE TRIAL LAWYERS.”

80 Pine Street
New York, NY 10005
ph: 212.943.1090 | fax: 212.425.7513
www.gairgair.com

One Gateway Center, Suite 2600
Newark, New Jersey 07102
ph: 973.645.0581 | fax: 973.622.8160


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