Bryan Swerling's profile

    Bryan Swerling

    Top rated Personal Injury attorney in New York, New York

    Education Qualification:

    New York Law School

    Practice Areas:

    Personal injury,

    Medical malpractice,

    Construction litigation,

    Health care,

    Animal bites,

    Aviation accidents - plaintiff,

    Birth injury,

    Brain injury,

    Construction accident,

    Construction defects,

    Medical devices,

    Motor vehicle defects,

    Nursing home,

    Premises liability - plaintiff,

    Trucking accidents

    15 Maiden Lane Suite 2005New York, New York, 10038

    First Admitted: 2004, New York

    Professional Webpage: https://www.swerlinglaw.com/bryan-j-swerling-esq/

    Bar/Professional Activity:
    • The State of New York
    • United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
    • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
    • The American Association for Justice, Member
    • The New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Member
    • The Brooklyn Bar Association, Member
    • The Queens County Bar Association, Member
    Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
    • $10,500,000.00 settlement for Plaintiff assaulted at a bar after the assailant was over-served alcohol. 
    • $3,000,000.00 settlement for a Plaintiff who was assaulted and suffered hip/back injuries
    • $3,250,000.00 settlement to a man who slipped on a stairwell while working. Injury: Multiple spinal fusions and traumatic brain injury.
    • $1,000,000.00 settlement after verdict for a young woman who was battered by the Dean of her school in Staten Island. 
    • $400,000.00 verdict for a woman who was hit by a car in crossing the street. 
    • $400,000.00 verdict to a partially blind woman who tripped and fell over rolled up rain mats in her building lobby. Injury: Broken elbow.
    • $200,000.00 pre-discovery settlement to a woman who tripped and fell on a negligently designed walkway. Injury: Broken wrist
    • $200,000.00 pre-discovery settlement to man who slipped and fell in a bathtub that was excessively slippery due to a clogged drain. Injury: Fracture nose and foot.
    • $200,000.00 verdict to a woman who tripped and fell outside a city construction project. Injury: Broken shoulder.
    • $200,000.00 settlement to a woman who slipped and fell in hotel on the way to her own wedding. Injury: Broken shoulder.
    • $175,000.00 settlement to a man who slipped and fell on laundry detergent in a grocery store. Injury: Fractured elbow.
    • $175,000.00 settlement to a man who was operated on by a doctor and whose foot was made worse by the operation.
    • $150,000.00 settlement to an 85-year-old woman who fell out of a hospital bed. Injury: Hip fracture.
    • $220,000.00 settlement to a man who slipped and fell in a bar and required surgery to his hand.
    • $140,000.00 settlement to a man who slipped and fell on ice while making a delivery. Injury: Ankle fracture.
    • $125,000.00 settlement to a man who slipped and fell on ice in front of the premises he lived in. Injury: Ankle fracture.
    • $100,000.00 settlement to a woman who had boxes fall on top of her at a store. Injury: Shoulder damage and nerve damage.
    • $100,000.00 settlement to a man assaulted by NYPD. Injury: Broken nose.
    Special Licenses/Certifications:
    • Licensed Notary, 2014
    Honors/Awards:
    • AV Preeminent Attorney, Martindale Hubbell, 2023
    • Superlawyers, Selected in the list of Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in the New York Metro Region, 2013 and 2023.
    • The National Trial Lawyer's Top 100, Selected by The National Trial Lawyer’s Top 100 as one of the top 100 trial lawyers in New York.
    Educational Background:
    • B.A. in Political Science and History, Syracuse University, 1996
    Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
    • Co-authored, along with David Wygant, the book "Always Talk to Strangers", a book about communication skills, which was published by Penguin/Putnam and to date has sold over 20,000 copies.
    • Co-authored lecture materials for the New York State Bar Association’s CLE Proving and Defending Damages at Trial: Effective Trial Techniques for Plaintiff’s and Defendant’s Counsel: What You Can (Cannot Say) About Damages in Opening and Closing Arguments.
    Other Outstanding Achievements:
    • New York Law Journal Top Verdicts and Settlements
    • New York Law Journal Top Verdicts and Settlements 2013
    • New York Law Journal Top Verdicts and Settlements 2014
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