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Mitchell J. Sassower - New York, NY
20 Vesey StreetSuite #1010 New York, NY 10007
Arye, Lustig & Sassower, P.C.
New York Construction Accident Litigation Lawyer
Overview
Mitchell J. Sassower is the managing partner of Arye, Lustig & Sassower, P.C. He enjoys an excellent reputation as one of the City's top personal injury attorneys, and has again been selected to the New York Super Lawyers list. He is rated* AV (top rating) by Martindale-Hubbell, and the Institute of Jewish Humanities honored him with its "Attorney of the Year" award...
Mitchell J. Sassower is the managing partner of Arye, Lustig & Sassower, P.C. He enjoys an excellent reputation as one of the City's top personal injury attorneys, and has again been selected to the New York Super Lawyers list. He is rated* AV (top rating) by Martindale-Hubbell, and the Institute of Jewish Humanities honored him with its "Attorney of the Year" award...
Mitchell J. Sassower is the managing partner of Arye, Lustig & Sassower, P.C. He enjoys an excellent reputation as one of the City's top personal injury attorneys, and has again been selected to the New York Super Lawyers list. He is rated* AV (top rating) by Martindale-Hubbell, and the Institute of Jewish Humanities honored him with its "Attorney of the Year" award. He is a member of the board of directors of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, for which he has lectured on law office management and labor law.
Mitchell J. Sassower had a Labor Law article published in the January 2012 New York Law Journal. The title of the article is "Recent Labor Law §240 Decisions Don't Go Far Enough in Protecting Workers." Additionally, he wrote an article titled "Holly v. Chautauqua: Good News for Plaintiffs Under Labor Law §240(1)" which was published in the Bill of Particulars by the New York State Trial Lawyers Association in 2012.
In 2015, Mitchell J. Sassower was named one of the nation's top 1 percent of attorneys by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel. This honor is reserved for a select few who elevate standards and demonstrate the highest ideals among the legal profession.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review RatingTM fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.
About Mitchell J. Sassower
Frequent Case Types
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Practice Areas
- Construction Accident Litigation
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- Medical Malpractice
- Product Liability
Current Employment Position(s)
- Partner
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1976
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1977
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1977
Other Affiliations
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors)
- American Association for Justice
- New York County Lawyers Association
Education
- Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, New York, 1975
- Queens College, Queens, 1972
B.A.
Classes and Seminars
- Lecturer at the New York State Trial Lawyers Association on the topic of "Making & Defending Motions for Summary Judgement in Labor Law Cases" as part of a seminar on recent developments in Labor Law, - March 23, 2011
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Mitchell J. Sassower
Included on the 2023 New York Metro list
Past Lists
- 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
- 2011 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2010 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2009 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2008 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2007 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Super Lawyers, 2007 - 2018
- Named in The National Association of Distinguished Counsel (Nation’s Top 1% of Attorneys)
- AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished
Office Information
Address
20 Vesey StreetSuite #1010 New York, NY 10007
Phone
Publication
Articles
- Holly v. Chautauqua: Good News for Plaintiffs Under Labor Law §240(1), New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 2012
- Recent Labor Law §240 Decisions Don't Go Far Enough in Protecting Workers, New York Law Journal, January, 2012
Representative Cases
- Brandl v. Ram Builders, Inc., 7 A.D.3d 655 (2nd Dept. 2004)
- Cruz v. Turner Construction Co., 279 A.D.2d 322 (1st Dept. 2001)
- Rizzo v. Hellman Elec. Corp., 281 A.D.2d 258 (1st Dept. 2001)
- Parrelli v. City of New York, 277 A.D.2d 167 (1st Dept. 2000)
- Spaulding v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 271 A.D.2d 316 (1st Dept. 2000)
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