About Us
At Washor Kool Sosa Maiorana & Schwartz, LLP (WKSM), our approach to practicing law is intentional. The firm was built around a simple idea: when someone trusts us with a serious injury or medical malpractice case, that person should have a meaningful relationship with the attorneys handling it.
That means direct involvement from experienced lawyers, continuity from the first call through resolution, and the time to understand the person behind the claim. We treat those as part of how a serious case should be handled, not as extras.
What that means for you is a named attorney who knows your file, answers your questions, and stays with the case for as long as it takes.
Call us at (212) 406-1700 for a free case review with one of our attorneys.
Why WKSM Was Built This Way
The current version of WKSM did not happen by accident. Our attorneys practiced law, learned from mentors, tried cases, and developed their own views about what effective representation should look like.
Matthew Maiorana puts it plainly: “This didn’t come about by accident. This was something that was entirely engineered.” The decision to build a practice around personal relationships, direct involvement, trial preparation, and long-term trust was deliberate.
That philosophy continues to determine how we approach the cases we accept. We believe serious injury and medical malpractice cases call for the attention of attorneys who know the facts, understand the people involved, and remain personally invested throughout.
Our office at 233 Broadway sits a few blocks from the Supreme Court, Civil Term, in New York County at 60 Center Street, the trial-level civil court where much of this work is heard.
60 +
Years of
Experience
1 Billion +
Victories
Recovered
99.9 %
Client Satisfaction
Rate
10000 +
Lives
Changed
Who Will Actually Handle My Case?
The attorney who evaluates it, and the same attorney through to its resolution. At WKSM, clients work directly with experienced attorneys, and the point of contact does not rotate. Direct access is part of what builds real trust, and it means a client always knows who is handling the case.
That continuity matters because serious cases become complicated over time. New information emerges, witnesses need to be located, and difficult decisions have to be made as litigation progresses.
The attorney handling the case knows why particular decisions were made because that attorney was there when they were made. Questions get answered by someone who knows the facts, understands the strategy, and is invested in the outcome.
That extends to the support team working alongside each attorney, so a client who calls is not starting over with someone new.
What Happens When a Case Takes Years?
Some of them do, and the relationship holds. Serious injury and medical malpractice cases can last for years, and a client’s circumstances often change considerably in that time. Medical malpractice claims run on their own clock in New York, two years and six months in most cases under CPLR 214-a, and the litigation that follows can take far longer.
The relationship is never relinquished. The attorney who begins working with a client remains invested through the investigation, preparation, litigation, and resolution of the case.
That allows an attorney to understand the legal history of a case and the personal history behind it. What mattered to a client at the start may change as treatment continues or financial pressures develop, and the same attorney understands those changes in context.
A case can run through extended motion practice and long stretches of pretrial discovery, the stage where both sides exchange records and take sworn testimony, before it reaches a resolution. The same attorney who took the first phone call is generally the one still standing beside the client when it ends.
For a client facing a difficult legal process, the person responsible for the case should be someone they know and trust.
Cases Are People, Not Numbers
A small practice inside the firm reflects something much larger. When attorneys discuss cases here, they refer to clients by name. Not by a file number, not by an insurance claim number, not by a tracking code.
Every case represents a person whose life has been affected by something serious. A malpractice claim may involve years of treatment and hard questions about what happened, and a catastrophic injury may affect a person’s ability to work, care for a family, or live the life they expected.
The legal issues matter, and they do not exist separately from the person experiencing them. Understanding that person is part of understanding the case. It shapes the questions we ask, the evidence we pursue, and how we prepare for litigation.
Why Do We Take Fewer Cases on Purpose?
Because meaningful attorney involvement in every case requires it, WKSM focuses on serious injury and medical malpractice matters rather than on handling the highest possible volume of files. The goal has never been speed for its own sake.
That approach allows our attorneys to spend real time understanding the facts, preparing the evidence, and developing the strategy each case requires. It is a deliberate choice about how we practice, not a limitation on how many people we can help.
We are selective, focusing on matters involving significant, often catastrophic injuries where negligence or malpractice caused lasting harm. Every case we accept gets the depth of attention that kind of claim demands.
Built On Relationships
One of the greatest compliments our firm receives is when a former client refers a friend, a family member, or a coworker who needs legal help. Pablo Sosa calls that the biggest sign that we have done our job right.
Those referrals are often the result of relationships that continue long after a case has ended. We view them as evidence that a client felt heard, respected, and genuinely represented during one of the harder periods of their life.
Mr. Sosa also keeps the cards that clients have sent him after a case concludes. They are a quieter measure of success than a settlement figure, and they mark the kind of relationship we set out to build from the first conversation.
None of this happened by chance. It is the result of deliberate choices about how we structure our practice, and a shared belief that the people we represent should have our full attention for as long as their case takes.
FAQs: About Washor Kool Sosa Maiorana & Schwartz
These are the questions people ask most often before calling us.
Will I Work With an Attorney or a Case Manager?
An attorney. The lawyer who evaluates your case stays with it, and our support staff works alongside that attorney rather than in place of one, so you are not handed to a new contact partway through.
What Kinds of Cases Does the Firm Take?
Serious injury and medical malpractice matters, with a focus on significant and often catastrophic harm. We take fewer cases on purpose so each one gets real attorney time.
Where Is Your Office?
At 233 Broadway, 18th Floor, in the Woolworth Building in lower Manhattan, a few blocks from the New York County courthouse at 60 Center Street.
How Long Will My Case Take?
Often, two or three years, and sometimes longer, depending on the injuries, the evidence, and how the other side responds. We would rather explain a realistic timeline at the start than promise a short one.
What Does It Cost to Hire the Firm?
Nothing up front. We handle these cases on a contingency fee, so our fee comes out of a recovery rather than out of your pocket, and we advance case expenses that are repaid from any recovery.
Talk With One of Our Attorneys
Call Washor Kool Sosa Maiorana & Schwartz, LLP at (212) 406-1700 for a free case review, or reach out online. You will speak with one of the lawyers who will handle the case.