New York Lawyer Howard S. Hershenhorn

The youngest lawyer to be selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America and New York Magazine’s Best Lawyers in New York in the specialties of Personal Injury Litigation and Medical Malpractice, he has obtained some of the largest verdicts and settlements in New York State. 

His recent settlement of $ 26 million for a pedestrian struck by a truck was the largest for the death of one person in the State of New York. His recent  jury verdict of $12.5 million in a wrongful death elevator negligence case and cash settlements of $16 million in a construction accident case, $11.75 million for an auto accident victim and $8.5 million in a medical malpractice case, are a testament to his abilities as a trial lawyer.

Howard Hershenhorn has represented victims of serious accidents and medical malpractice exclusively since 1996.  Prior to joining GGS&M, he worked as a litigator in what is now the largest law firm in the world,  DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary LLP, where he represented large corporations, hospitals and doctors.  He has been a prominent plaintiff’s attorney from the very beginning, as his first trial as a plaintiff’s attorney resulted in a multimillion dollar verdict.  His legal skills and leadership in the field were unmistakable and he became a partner in 2000.  He currently heads a team of lawyers, paralegals and support staff that handles cases from inception through trial.

Howard Hershenhorn’s legal acumen has been recognized by the non-legal community as well as the legal community throughout the country. He  has appeared on CNN, ABC News, CBS News, WPIX and has been quoted by The New York Times, Daily News and New York Post.  He has also chaired, designed, and taught courses for the New York State Bar Association.  He is often requested to lecture national audiences for the American Bar Association.  His articles have been published by the New York Law Journal, the New York State Bar Journal and Medical Malpractice Law and Strategy.

Howard Hershenhorn is presently a member of the Medical Malpractice Committee of The New York State Trial Lawyers Association, on the Executive Board of the Trial Lawyers Section of The New York State Bar Association and is a director of the Brooklyn Law School Alumni Association.  He is also admitted to practice in New Jersey.