Robert J. Krakow - New York, NY
Attorney at Law Office of Robert J. Krakow, P.C.
Vaccine Injury Claims Lawyers in New York, NY
2350 Broadway New York, NY 10024
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New York Vaccine Injury Claims Lawyer
Updated: 07/28/2026
Areas of Practice
- Vaccine Injury Claims
- Toxic Torts
- Medical Malpractice
- Civil Litigation
- Criminal Law
- White Collar Crime
- Securities Fraud
- Medicaid Fraud
- Union Embezzlement
- Homicides
- Drug Charges
- DWI
- Auto Accidents
- Business Crime
Attorney Information
Overview
Robert J. Krakow is an attorney in private practice in New York City for 35 years. Before that, during the decade of the 1980’s, Bob was a New York County prosecutor in the office of the Hon. Robert M. Morgenthau. He served as a Bureau Chief in the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the City of New York. He is an accomplished trial lawyer who has represented individuals in civil and criminal matters in Federal and State Courts. After a long career trying civil and criminal cases, Bob specializes in representing individuals with vaccine injuries, a focus of his firm for more than 20 years. Bob served for 8 years as Chairman of the Board of one of New York's largest and oldest Not-for-Profit organizations serving people with disabilities. Lifespire, Inc. Lifespire provides support for more than 5000 individuals with disabilities. He continues to serve on Lifespire's Board of Directors. Bob has founded organizations that advocate for people with disabilities. He is coauthor of many articles, including chapters in the bestselling book on vaccine safety issues and informed consent, Vaccine Epidemic. He is a coauthor of Unanswered Questions from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: A Review of Compensated Cases of Vaccine-Induced Brain Injury.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- BV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell, 2016
- Preeminent 5.0 out of 5, Martindale-Hubbell, 2016
Education
Legal Education
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George Washington University Law School,
Washington,
District of Columbia, 1979
J.D.
Non Legal Education
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Hamilton College,
Clinton,
New York
Honors: Attended, 1971-1973; Dean's List Each Semester -
State University of New York at Binghamton,
Binghamton,
New York, 1975
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: English Honors Program
Major: Literature
Current Employment Position(s)
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Member
Past Positions
- Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor, New York, Bureau Chief, - 1980
- Office of the District Attorney, County of New York, Assistant District Attorney, 1981 - 1989
- New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), 1979
- Hon. Robert M. Morgenthau, New York County Prosecutor
Classes and Seminars
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"A New Revolution - Empowering Parents. Introduction : Carrying Forward Historical Lessons", Autism One Conference, 2006
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The State v. Children and Families With Autism - The Legal Landscape Facing Families, USAAA conference, 2009
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Vaccines and the Law , Vaccines and the Law, Current Issues & Legislation, 2015
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Autism One Conference VACCINE INJURY & AMERICA’S PERMANENT STATE OF PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY - Vaccine Exemptions, Vaccine Injuries and the Law, 2015
- Vaccine Injury & The Law Conference , Vaccine Injury, 2010
Pro Bono Activities
- Lifespire, Formerly Association for Children with Retarded Mental Development (ACRMD), Chairman
- Founding Board Member of the National Autism Association
- Co-founded A-CHAMP (Advocates for Children’s Health Affected by Mercury Poisoning
- SafeMinds, Board Member
Published Works
Articles
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Author, Lifespire: A Story of Advocacy
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Co-author, Vaccine Injury, Pace Law School Environmental Law Review
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Columnist, The Autism File
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The Omnibus Autism Proceeding : "There is No Vaccine-Autism Link. Case Closed. Right? Wrong." The Autism File, July, 2009
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Fake News, Fuzzy Science And Storytelling in The Autism/Vaccine Debate - The Autism File, Spring, 2009
- "The Case is Not Closed on Autism and Vaccines" – Autism File, Winter, 2009
- "Scientific Studies Update" – Autism File, Autumn, 2008
- Co-author, Unanswered Questions from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: A Review of Compensated Cases of Vaccine-Induced Brain Injury
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1980
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1989
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1989
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2010
- Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2010
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2003
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 2010
Other Affiliations
- N.Y. State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NYSACDL), January 1, 1995 - Present (Member, CLE Committee, Membership Committee)
- New York County Lawyers Association (Member)
- New York State Bar (Member)
- Criminal Bar Association of City of New York (Member)
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1989 - Present (Member, Legal Referral Panel)
- United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 1990 - Present (Member, CJA Panel)
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) (Member)
- Lifespire (Member)
- Elizabeth Birt Center for Autism Law and Advocacy (Co-founder)
- Consumer Protection Center (Director)
- Board of Directors of Autism One, Inc. (Member )
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Contact
2350 Broadway
New York, NY 10024
Phone Number: 917-813-1146
Fax Number: 888-449-8529
Email: Send a message
Hours: Mon to Fri: 09:00 am - 05:00 pm & Sat - Sun: Closed
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