Michael Howard Joseph Esq. - New York, NY
Attorney at Law Office of Michael H. Joseph, PLLC
Personal Injury Lawyers in New York, NY
18 West 33rd Street New York, NY 10001
- Free Consultation
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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26
Years
Experience
New York Personal Injury Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Commercial Litigation
- Criminal Defense
Attorney Information
Overview
Michael Joseph is Of Counsel to the Law Office of Kevin A. Pollock LLC. Mr. Joseph has extensive experience in personal injury cases and civil litigation. With a solid background in trial, litigation, and appellate work, he practices before the state and federal courts of New York and New Jersey and is a member of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and the Westchester Bar Association.
Mr. Joseph is a highly experienced trial lawyer. He has successfully represented hundreds of clients at trial, on appeal, at arbitrations, editions and administrative hearings. Mr. Joseph's cases have been featured in the Daily News, Newsday, Equatimes, the Jury Verdict Reporter and the New York Law Journal. Recently Mr. Joseph successfully tried a malicious prosecution case arising out of police fabrication of evidence in a murder trial and won a jury verdict of 1,500,000.
Mr. Joseph has extensive experience in personal injury litigation and actively handles Construction Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accident cases, Accidents at Sea, including Jones Act cases and Death on the High Seas cases, Police Brutality and Misconduct, and Medical Malpractice. Mr. Joseph also handles commercial litigation and represents numerous small businesses. His experience includes cases involving business torts, contract disputes, fraud, partnership dissolutions, R.I.C.O claims, commercial lease disputes, bankruptcy, intellectual property, copyright, trademark and license disputes.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Top Personal Injury Lawyer, AVVO
- Top Personal Injury Lawyer, Justia
- Top Personal Injury Lawyer, National Association of Distinguished Counsel
Other Sources of Feedback About Michael Howard Joseph Esq.
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
Education
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Legal Education
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Tulane Law School,
New Orleans,
Louisiana, 1999
J.D.
Honors: cum laude
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Tulane Law School,
New Orleans,
Louisiana, 1999
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Non Legal Education
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State University of New York,
Oneonta,
New York, 1996
B.S.
Honors: cum laude
Honors: With Honors
Major: Political Science & Philosophy
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State University of New York,
Oneonta,
New York, 1996
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Languages
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Spanish
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Portuguese
Representative Cases
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Garcia v. Brown
- Citation: 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 5194
- Court: United States Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
- Year: 2008
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Guzman v. City of New Rochelle
- Citation: 38 A.D.3d 83
- Court: NYAD 2 Dept
- Year: 2007
Bar Admissions
- New York, 2000
- New Jersey, 2000
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2000
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2000
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 2000
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2004
Other Affiliations
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 2004 - Present
- Westchester County Bar Association, 2004 - Present
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Contact
18 West 33rd Street
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-858-0503
Fax: 914-761-8076
Email: Send a message
Hours: Monday to Friday - 8:30am - 6:00pm, Saturday and Sunday - Closed
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