Brian S. SchwartzPersonal Injury Lawyer

Brian S. Schwartz

New York Personal Injury Attorney Serving NYC

Brian S. Schwartz has represented seriously injured plaintiffs in New York and New Jersey since 1993, and he practices with Washor Kool Sosa Maiorana & Schwartz, LLP from our office in Manhattan. He focuses on clients with significant, life-altering injuries caused by negligence involving motor vehicles, construction sites, and unsafely maintained property.

He prepares every case as though it is going to trial, an approach shared across our firm. Since 1993, he has resolved hundreds of cases and obtained tens of millions of dollars on behalf of his clients.

Results may vary. Prior case outcomes do not guarantee similar results.

What Has Practicing in One Area Since 1993 Taught Him?

Continuity in one area separates a lawyer who knows the current rule from one who watched it develop. Handling motor vehicle, construction, and slip and fall cases without interruption since 1993 means Mr. Schwartz has seen how New York law in these areas changed, and how carriers and defense firms adjusted alongside it.

Construction cases are the clearest example. Owners and contractors must furnish scaffolding, hoists, ladders, ropes, and similar devices that give proper protection to workers at height, and they cannot pass that obligation to anyone else, under Labor Law Section 240(1). In most other injury cases, damages are instead reduced in proportion to an injured person’s own share of the blame, under CPLR 1411.

Municipal cases run on their own clock. A claim against New York City, the MTA, or another public corporation requires a notice of claim within 90 days after the claim arises, under General Municipal Law Section 50-e. Municipal liability is one of his practice areas, and that deadline is the first thing he checks.

Understanding a Client’s Injuries and Their Impact

Representing a seriously injured client well takes an understanding of the injury and of the person living with it. Mr. Schwartz pairs close command of the record with sensitivity toward what a client is going through.

That is what lets him explain the full weight of a client’s loss in a way that is clear rather than clinical. It takes an evidence-based account of what a person’s life now looks like, presented plainly enough that a judge or a jury cannot look past it.

Why Do Other Attorneys Ask Him About Civil Procedure?

Because his command of New York’s rules of civil practice is what colleagues inside and outside the firm turn to him for. Personal injury litigation involves more than proving how an accident happened. Cases also move through procedural rules governing pleadings, the documents that start and answer a lawsuit; discovery and disclosure, the exchange of records between the parties; motions, the requests that ask a judge to decide something; and depositions, sworn question-and-answer sessions taken before trial.

He explains those details to other attorneys in a way that is useful rather than merely correct, and younger attorneys inside the firm rely on the same instinct. Outside the courtroom, he mentors through the Nassau County Bar Association, meeting with a middle school student twice a month through the school year.

How Does He Prepare a Case for Trial?

By building the record long before anyone enters a courtroom. The evidence developed during discovery, the questions asked at depositions, the client’s testimony, and the procedural decisions made along the way all shape what happens later.

Depositions get particular attention. Preparing a client is not a matter of listing the questions that might be asked; a person needs to understand the process and be ready to explain what happened truthfully and clearly. The same preparation applies when he questions defendants and other witnesses.

Practice Areas

Mr. Schwartz represents people with serious injuries in matters including:

• Personal injury
• Motor vehicle accidents
• Construction accidents
• Wrongful death
• Brain injuries
• Slip and fall
• Municipal liability

Circumstances differ from case to case, but his approach stays grounded in preparation and in understanding the person behind the evidence.

Education and Credentials

Mr. Schwartz earned his J.D. from New York Law School in 1993 and his B.S. from the State University of New York at Oneonta in 1988. He was admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey in 1993 and in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey that same year. Admission to the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York followed in 1997.

He is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the New York State Trial Lawyers Association.

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Talk to Brian Schwartz About Your Case

Choosing an attorney for a serious injury case is a personal decision. The relationship may last for years, and the lawyer handling it needs to understand both the evidence and the person whose future depends on the outcome.

Call Washor Kool Sosa Maiorana & Schwartz, LLP at (212) 406-1700 for a free case review with Mr. Schwartz, or reach out online. Our office is at 233 Broadway #2020, in Manhattan.

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