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Overview
David Godosky is a partner at Manhattan based Godosky & Gentile.
He is a former judge and prosecutor, along with being a graduate of Cornell Law School. David has had many verdicts and settlements totaling in the tens of millions of dollars. Many of the cases he handles and has taken to trial involve police misconduct and civil rights violations.
David is actively engaged in the Firm's appellate practice and has argued several cases in the Court of Appeals...
David Godosky is a partner at Manhattan based Godosky & Gentile.
He is a former judge and prosecutor, along with being a graduate of Cornell Law School. David has had many verdicts and settlements totaling in the tens of millions of dollars. Many of the cases he handles and has taken to trial involve police misconduct and civil rights violations.
David is actively engaged in the Firm's appellate practice and has argued several cases in the Court of Appeals...
David Godosky is a partner at Manhattan based Godosky & Gentile.
He is a former judge and prosecutor, along with being a graduate of Cornell Law School. David has had many verdicts and settlements totaling in the tens of millions of dollars. Many of the cases he handles and has taken to trial involve police misconduct and civil rights violations.
David is actively engaged in the Firm's appellate practice and has argued several cases in the Court of Appeals. After being appointed to the bench by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and serving as a judge, David returned to the Firm's practice as a lead trial attorney.
Recently, David obtained a $25.2 million verdict on behalf of a 34 year-old Brooklyn man who was shot by an NYPD officer, rendering our client a paraplegic. A Brooklyn jury unanimously found in favor of our client. The verdict was recognized as one of the “Top Ten” verdicts in New York State by the National Law Journal (Sims v. City of New York).
David also achieved a settlement on behalf of an injured ironworker that was recognized by the New York Law Journal as a “Top Ten” settlement ($7 million in Labatto v. Genting).
David has also obtained numerous multi-million dollar awards on behalf of pedestrians struck by cars and buses, including a $4 million verdict for a 63 year-old woman struck and killed by an NYPD squad car.
David has lectured on trial practice for bar organizations and has been listed in New York Magazine and Super Lawyers as one of the top lawyers in New York. David has received the highest rating (AV®) from Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings and he is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America.
David is the President of the New York City Trial Lawyers Alliance (2019-2021) and was inducted into the prestigious International Academy of Trial Lawyers in 2016
David lives in Manhattan with his wife and twin daughters.
About David M. Godosky
Current Employment Position(s)
- Attorney
Languages
- Spanish
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury - Plaintiff
- Professional Malpractice Law
- Products Liability Law
- Ethics & Professional Responsibility
- Litigation & Appeals
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1993
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1996
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1996
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1998
Other Affiliations
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Member
- The New York City Trial Lawyers Alliance (NYCTLA), President
- Jewish Lawyers Guild, Member
- New York State Bar Association, Member
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
Past Positions
- Assistant District Attorney, Bronx County
- City of New York, Criminal Court Judge
Education
- Cornell Law School, Ithaca, New York, 1992
J.D. - Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, 1988
B.A.
Office Information
Address
100 Wall StreetSuite 1702 New York, NY 10005
Phone
Fax
- (212) 742-9706
Websites
Achievements
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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
- 2008 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Listed in New York Magazine and Super Lawyers as one of the top lawyers in New York
- Highest rating (AV®) from Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings
- The Best Lawyers in America
- New York Law Journal as a “Top Ten” settlement ($7 million in Labatto v. Genting)
- “Top Ten” verdicts in New York State by the National Law Journal (Sims v. City of New York)
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