Sean E. Coonerty
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in New York, New York
Practice Areas:
Personal injury,
Medical malpractice,
Animal bites,
Birth injury,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death,
Animal law
Education Qualification:
Brooklyn Law School
Practice Areas:
Personal injury,
Medical malpractice,
Animal bites,
Birth injury,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death,
Animal law
22 W 48th St, 22 Rock Plaza, 15th Floor PenthouseNew York, New York, 10036
First Admitted: 1998, New York
Professional Webpage: https://www.siegelandcoonerty.com/attorney/coonerty-sean
Bar/Professional Activity:
- State of New York, 1998
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2007
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2007
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association, New York State Bar Association, Queens County Bar Association, Kings County Bar Association, Bronx County Bar Association, Trial Lawyers of America
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- $4,600,000 (Trial) - Construction worker fell in an elevator shaft and sustained severe knee and spine injuries which required multiple surgeries., 2013
- $3,850,000 - Construction worker fell through an improperly covered hole and suffered severe injuries requiring multiple surgeries, including a spinal fusion. , 2023
- $3,500,000 - Improperly secured wood beam being lowered from a roof slipped out and fell onto worker's head resulting in numerous head and facial fractures, and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)., 2021
- $2,500,000 - Union construction worker’s ladder toppled beneath him, causing him to fall and sustain injuries requiring four surgeries., 2022
- $2,200,000 - Construction worker suffered a hand degloving due to lack of protection while working next to an active elevator shaft., 2015
- $2,150,000 - Construction worker fell from a scaffold and suffered calcaneus blow-out fractures requiring surgeries., 2013
- $2,000,000 - Construction worker fell from a defective ladder suffering severe wrist fractures requiring surgery., 2021
- $1,950,000 - An improperly secured metal bracket fell and struck construction worker, causing him to then fall down, resulting in severe injuries requiring multiple surgeries. , 2023
- $1,800,000 - Scaffold plank fell on construction worker's head, causing a traumatic brain injury., 2018
- $1,750,000 – Construction worker fell from a ladder which had a step/tread break under his foot resulting in a traumatic brain injury. , 2019
- $1,600,000 - Collapse of floor caused construction worker to fall and suffer rib and lumbar spine injuries that required surgery., 2007
- $1,505,000 - Construction worker fell from a ladder that slipped out, resulting in a severe wrist fracture., 2017
- $1,500,000 - Pedestrian tripped on a defect in the sidewalk and fell causing ankle fractures requiring surgery. Surgery resulted in severe infections causing him to sustain a below knee amputation. , 2020
- $1,500,000 - A-frame cart overloaded with materials toppled onto a construction worker, causing multiple ankle fractures requiring surgeries., 2018
- $1,500,000 - Sidewalk bridge collapsed and fell on construction worker, causing multiple pelvis/hip fractures., 2013
- $1,420,000 - Construction worker was only provided with a ladder which was too short and it slipped out from under him, resulting in calcaneal fractures requiring surgeries., 2020
- $1,400,000 - Construction worker had to walk into a building with no working lights and fell into an open and unguarded water main trench, resulting in various injuries including spine surgeries., 2020
- $1,300,000 - While a 3,000-pound cement block was being hoisted, the chain holding it suddenly broke, causing it to fall down the front of a construction worker’s body, resulting in knee, ankle and finger fractures which required a total of four surgeries., 2022
- $1,300,000 - Construction worker fell from a defective ladder and suffered severe wrist fractures requiring surgery., 2019
- $1,100,000 - Construction worker slipped and fell on unremoved snow on the work site and suffered injuries requiring ankle surgery as well as spinal injuries., 2019
Representative Clients:
- Unfortunate accident victims who are severely injured through no fault of their own, but instead due to the negligence of another. Specific practice areas include, but are not limited to, workers involved in construction accidents, the brave survivors of traumatic brain injury (TBI), as well as those injured in any type of automobile accident, slip/trip and fall accident, or some other form of premises liability.
Pro bono/Community Service:
- La Colmena - sponsor activities at this nonprofit community-based organization that works with day laborers, domestic workers, and other low-wage immigrant workers.
- Church-based programs - regularly meet with numerous pastors to provide help for their church congregants, especially in the Latin communities.
- Brain Injury Association of New York State (BIANYS) - sponsor fundraising events.
- Liga Mexicana de Beisbol de New York Inc. Baseball League - major sponsor of league based in Brooklyn, NY.
- New Immigrant Community Empowerment (NICE) - sponsor activities at this organization that provides critical services and resources to prevent worker exploitation and ensure workers' safety and rights are respected.
- Childrens Medical Fund
Honors/Awards:
- Super Lawyer, 2014 - present
Educational Background:
- BA in Economics from Binghamton University, 1994
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Co-Author, Applying the Doctor-Patient Privilege To the Hospital Emergency Room, New York Law Journal
Industry Groups:
- Bronx County Bar Association
- Kings County Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association
- Queens County Bar Association
- Trial Lawyers Of America
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