Abby M. Sonin

Abby M. Sonin is a partner at Segan, Nemerov, Singer, & Sonin PCAbby M. Sonin has an outstanding record of achievement in representing plaintiffs in the areas of medical malpractice, personal injury, municipal liability, construction site and workplace injury, premises liability, nursing home abuse, sexual assault, product liability, and employment law cases. Ms. Sonin is considered by her pears to be a top or the top settlement negotiator in the New York.Ms. Sonin has an excellent record of achievement. She has many multi million dollar and Million dollar recoveries earning her the multi million dollar advocates forum award.Ms. Sonin is a top negotiator and trial lawyer. Ms. Sonin has a strong history of advocating for her clients in a variety of fields. She is a partner at Segan, Nemerov, Singer & Sonin PC. Even at the height of the court closedown during the Covid 19 pandemic Ms. Sonin received a record number of multi million dollar settlements on behalf of her clients. As soon as the courts reopened she returned to the courtroom achieving great success for her clients. Ms. Sonin is a well respected member of the legal community sought after for her vast knowledge of the law and tremendous results for her clients.Prior to her becoming a plaintiffs attorney she worked for the Legal Aid Society, The New York City Law Department, and as a Deputy County Attorney where she received accolades, awards, and commendations from government officials, the Community, and her peers. As a prosecutor, Ms. Sonin prosecuted the most violent offenders and became an arson expert. She successfully prosecuted the Riverdale Synagogue bombing which earned her nationwide recognition. She became a nationally recognized expert in Arson, and hate crimes and has been consulted on arson cases around the country. While working as a Deputy County Attorney Ms. Sonin was considered a top negotiator, and Trial Lawyer while dealing with municipal entities including the police department, correctional facilities, hospitals and the Department of Social Services.Known as “The Closer”, Abby Sonin has a reputation of getting outstanding settlements for her clients. She is often relied upon for her ability to settle medical malpractice, School Safety, nursing home cases, wrongful death, brain damaged baby cases, construction accidents, police brutality, civil rights cases, toxic mold cases, elevator cases, slip and fall, and trucking accidents.She is the recipient of numerous awards and has been recognized  "Litigator of the Year", and "Top 10 settlements", "Multimillion Dollar Advocates Forum", "Super Lawyers", "New York's Woman Power Lawyers", Top Women Attorneys in the New York Metro Area 2022, and The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Lawyers in New York.Ms. Sonin lectures and teaches continuing education classes to her pears on the subject of Damages and liability. She advises organizations such as the New York City Fire Department, the New York City Fire Marshalls, the New York City Police Department, the New York City Office of School Safety, Bar associations, as well as various community groups throughout the tri state area.