The Turkewitz Law Firm, 228 East 45th Street, New York, NY 10017  Phone: (212) 983-5900

The Turkewitz Law Firm's Cases of Note:

• $1.87M for Brooklyn medical malpractice victim - nerve injury and stroke following liposuction
• $2.5M for a breach of partnership agreement in a Manhattan law firm
• $1.49M in New York medical malpractice case - amputated leg
• $3.07M structured payment in Brooklyn due to Erb’s Palsy birth injury from medical malpractice, injuring the brachial plexus
• $1.475M - Bronx Car Accident, Fractured Hip
• $1.2M, Queens Medical Malpractice, Injury from Surgery
• $1.295M in Bronx medical malpractice case - failure to diagnose an impending stroke
• $2.2M structured payment to Queens child due to birth injury
• $1.015M - New York medical malpractice - surgical drain errantly left knee, infection, multiple surgeries and leg fusion

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If you found this website, you or your family member were probably injured.

And if you are reading it, you probably have questions
about who was responsible and what can be done.

The Turkewitz Law Firm exists to answer those questions.

THE TURKEWITZ LAW FIRM is a New York personal injury law firm. We are dedicated to helping personal injury victims gain compensation for serious injuries and loss. Eric Turkewitz, the firm's founder and principal trial attorney, has argued over 20 years in front of judges and juries to help people hurt by negligent or reckless conduct. In 2009 he was selected by Super Lawyers Magazine, as one of the top 5% of personal injury attorneys in New York.

We believe in personal responsibility. If people or companies injure others through negligence they should be accountable for the loss. This accountability not only provides for the needs of the injured but also makes our communities safer.

Over the years, we have litigated numerous cases of:

Some of the more interesting cases that were favorably settled or went to jury verdict are in the Cases of Note section or in the left sidebar. The summaries are published here for your reference to show the nature of the claims, the nature of the defenses, and the ultimate recovery.

Over the years, Mr. Turkewitz has examined hundreds of medical witnesses under oath in New York court proceedings, litigating across a wide spectrum of medical specialties.

Mr. Turkewitz also represented victims as a member of Trial Lawyers Care, which provided free legal services to victims of the September 11 attack. This was the largest pro bono legal effort in the nation’s history.

Other lawyers have often consulted with Mr. Turkewitz and asked him to try their cases.

The cases we accept are often complex and time consuming. Most often we are up against multi-billion dollar corporations and insurance companies that will do everything possible to slow the legal process. This necessitates being highly selective in deciding which cases to undertake.

Consultations and Access

The firm provides a consultation at no charge. As needed, we will speak with witnesses, obtain records, and consult with experts that are specialists with outstanding credentials in their fields, in order to determine if a suit should be brought. If we feel that your case is valid, we will spend whatever time is necessary to explain to you how the process will move forward. We will be accessible to answer your questions and, most importantly, will stay on top of your case.

The firm generally covers the New York counties of Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Nassau, Westchester, Suffolk, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange and Albany. For serious cases we will travel elsewhere to represent injured people.

The New York Personal Injury Law Blog

The Turkewitz Law Firm also sponsors the New York Personal Injury Law Blog to discuss issues of medical malpractice, personal injury, appellate decisions, cases of interest in the press, and public policy regarding the justice system.

In July 2008, Incisive Media — publisher of the New York Law Journal, American Lawyer and the National Law Journal among its many publications — added the blog to its roster of 30 affiliated blogs at Law.com. Turkewitz’s publication thus became the first personal injury blog in the nation to become affiliated with Law.com.

In November 2008 the American Bar Association Journal, read by half the nation's one million lawyers, selected the New York Personal Injury Law Blog as one of the nation's top 100 law blogs. It was the only plaintiff's oriented personal injury blog in the country to receive this honor. The New York Personal Injury Law Blog was again honored in 2009 as one of the top 100 law blogs.

About This Website

This website is the firm's electronic brochure, its sole form of attorney advertising. You found this site only because you looked for us. We do not engage in television, radio, print, mail or spam email-advertising campaigns of any kind. Frankly, we find many of them somewhat offensive.

Throughout this site you will see examples of cases we have handled. Since all cases are different, and legal authority may change from year to year, it is important to remember that prior results cannot, and do not, guarantee or predict similar outcomes with respect to any future matter, including yours, in which any lawyer or law firm may be retained.