Steven Dorfman

Compassionate, Devoted, and DeterminedBringing over two decades of experience in plaintiff personal injury trial law, Steven Dorfman serves as the managing attorney for The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C. He has a reputation for focused, tireless work on behalf of injured individuals, workers, and their surviving family members, passionate about protecting their rights and helping them to secure the compensation they are entitled to.Throughout his career, Steven has fought on behalf of thousands of clients and secured multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements on their behalf.Unsurprisingly, his case results have been distinguished among New York Law Journal’s “Top Verdicts and Settlements” list, and he has been ranked among the state’s top attorneys by Super Lawyers (2019-2025). Some of the more high-profile cases Mr. Dorfman has worked on include the ongoing 2015 Metro-North Accident in Valhalla, New York, the 2013 Spuyten Duyvil train derailment, and the 2008 Manhattan Crane Collapse.Steven concentrates his practice on construction accidents, premises liability, motor vehicle accidents, and catastrophic injury cases. He represents clients in matters before the New York State Courts, and U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and serves as a current member of the Board of Directors for the prestigious New York State Trial Lawyers Association.He is a graduate of Brooklyn Law School and George Washington University in Washington, D.C. As a first-generation American and the proud son of Argentine immigrants, Steven relates personally to the plights of individuals who have been injured due to negligence and do not speak English as their first language. Being fluent in Spanish has helped him to connect with these individuals and their families on deeper levels and help guide them through the legal process.