Emil L. Samuels - a New York, New York (NY) Personal Injury Lawyer

New York Personal Injury Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

Personal Injury
Construction Accidents
Construction Site Labor Law
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Trucking Accidents
Premises Liability

Attorney Information

Overview

Emil L. Samuels joined Kelner and Kelner in 1991. He concentrates his practice in all types of personal injury matters, including motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, and municipal liability.

As a trial lawyer with the firm, Mr. Samuels has successfully represented our clients in both State and Federal courts. Mr. Samuels has written and argued appeals in the Appellate Courts in the First and Second Departments. Mr. Samuels lectures on the topics within the field of negligence at the annual CLE weekend at St. John's University School of Law.

Among his many accomplishments, Mr. Samuels recently obtained a $12.5 million verdict in Queens County for a man injured in a bus accident. He also won a $4 million verdict in NY County for a woman struck by a commercial van; this was a top 10 largest verdict in New York State in 2020.

Mr. Samuels has also obtained a $5 million settlement for the wrongful death of a husband arising out of a building fire and negotiated a $3.8 settlement for a child who sustained burns in a fire while residing in a city shelter. He also successfully obtained a settlement of $3.8 million for the wrongful death of a construction worker who died after falling from a defective scaffold, and obtained a $2 million recovery in federal court for the wrongful death of a merchant seaman.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Samuels worked as a legislative assistant in the office of the New York State Assembly Deputy Majority Leader where he was responsible for the drafting and shepherding of legislation. In 2000, he ran for the NY State Assembly in the 17th Assembly District in Nassau County, New York. Currently, Mr. Samuels serves as an elected Village Justice in Nassau County, New York.

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

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Honors

Super Lawyers, 2012 - 2017

Other Sources of Feedback About Emil L. Samuels

Included on the 2026 New York Metro Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2025 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
2024 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
2023 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
2022 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
2021 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
2020 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
2019 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
2018 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
2017 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
2016 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
2015 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
2014 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
2013 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
2012 New York — Metro Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- St. John's University School of Law
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- Queens College, City University of New York, Flushing, New York
  B.A.
  Major: Political Science - Communications Arts and Sciences

Past Positions

Office of the New York State Assembly Deputy Majority Leader, Legislative Assistant

Classes and Seminars

CLE Weekend - Negligence, Basics and Beyond, St John's Univ. School of Law, 2011 - Present

Ancillary Businesses

Justice,  East Williston Village Court, Nassau County, NY

Bar Admissions

New Jersey, 1990
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1990
New York, 1991
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1991
U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1991
United States Supreme Court, 2017

Other Affiliations

New York State Bar Association
American Association for Justice

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