Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Business Litigation; view more
Licensed in New York since: 2007
Education: University of Miami School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2015 - 2024 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2014 Call today:
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Andrew S. Buzin specializes in civil trial law, and takes cases involving personal injury, medical malpractice and wrongful death, employment and wage and hour law, and business litigation. He has earned significant verdicts at trial, including one for $28,000,000 involving a high school’s negligent supervision of a 14-year old cognitively impaired girl. He has tried numerous cases to verdict and has settled multi-million dollar cases throughout his career.
Mr. Buzin is also an adjunct professor at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
Before practicing in New York, Mr. Buzin spent four years at a Florida law firm focusing on general negligence cases, as well as those involving legal and accounting malpractice. He also managed over 100 individual asbestos claims.
Mr. Buzin graduated cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law with a Juris Doctorate in 2003, and from the University of Miami School of Business with a Masters of Business Administration in Taxation in 2003. He is a member of the Florida Bar and the New York Bar, and he is admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Southern District of New York and the Eastern District of New York.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Business Litigation, Employment Litigation: PlaintiffFocus areas
Animal Bites, Assault, Birth Injury, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Delayed or Incorrect Diagnosis, Dram Shop Laws, Employment Discrimination, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Retaliation, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death, Wrongful Termination
- 20% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- 50% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 20% Business Litigation
- 10% Employment Litigation: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 2003, Florida
Professional Webpage: http://buzinlaw.com/attorney-profile/
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- “Premises Liability – Live Trial of a Premises Liability Case,” NJAJ Meadowlands Seminar, East Rutherford, NJ (November 2023)
- "Pivoting to a Different Trial Strategy: A Case Study," Melvin M. Belli Society Seminar, Philadelphia, PA (July, 2023)
- “Valuing the Medical Negligence Case – Working Up Damages and Settlement Issues,” AAJ Convention, Seattle, WA (July 2022)
- “High-Low Agreements in Auto Trials and Arbitrations,” NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar, Atlantic City, NJ (April 29, 2022)
- “What to Do With a Bad Online Review,” AAJ Convention, Las Vegas, NV (July 2021)
- “Hurdles to Clear in Suits Against Public School Districts,” Melvin M. Belli Society Seminar, Atlanta, GA (October, 2021)
- "High/Low Agreements: How to Formulate Proper Language So As to Enforce/Protect What You Want to Achieve…It Is Not Simple," NYSTLI, New York, NY (March, 2018)
- “The Success and Growth of the Personal Injury Lawyer: The Person and the Practice,” NYSTLI, New York, NY (May, 2013)
- “Ammunition From Fraud In Medical Malpractice Cases.” AAJ Winter Convention, Phoenix, AZ (February 2012)
- Turner, Bryana, “Sex-Parate But Equal? The Legality of Single-Sex Public Schools and Their Discriminatory Effect on Transgender Students,” 20 Cardozo Journal of Law & Gender 203 (2013) (commentator)
- Jackson, Robert J. “Private Equity and Executive Compensation,” 60 U.C.L.A. L. Rev 638 (2013) (commentator)
- Jackson, Robert J. (with David Rosenberg) “A New Model of Administrative Enforcement,” 93 Va. L. Rev. 1983 (2007) (commentator)
- Fischler, Stan. “Bluelines: NHL Lacking Its Punch?” www.msgnetwork.com. December 16, 2002
- Jackson, Robert J. “Tax Increment Financing: Alternatives for Philadelphia’s Urban Renewal,” Journal of City and State Public Affairs of the University of Pennsylvania, 1:1. Spring 2000. 40-52. (commentator)
- Fischler, Stan. Cracked Ice: An Insider’s Look at the NHL. Chicago: Masters Press, 1999. (Acknowledgement)
- Fischler, Stan. Metro Ice. New York: H&M Productions II, Inc., 1999
Representative Clients:
- CBRE, Inc.
- La Pecora Bianca Restaurants
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- New York State Insurance Agent's License, 2018-present
- New York State Real Estate Broker’s License, 2010-present
Bar/Professional Activity:
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Directors, 2016-Present
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Young Lawyers Committee, 2013-present
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Member, 2010-present
- American Association for Justice (f/k/a American Trial Lawyers Association), Resort Torts Section
- American Association for Justice (f/k/a American Trial Lawyers Association), Sole Practitioner and Small Firm Section
- American Association for Justice (f/k/a American Trial Lawyers Association), Member, 2010-present
- Florida Justice Association, Member, 2015-2016
- Southern Trial Lawyers, Member, 2015-Present
- Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association, Member, 2014-present
- The Melvin M. Belli Society, Fellow, 2011-Present
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2008
- Southern District of New York, 2007
- Eastern District of New York, 2007
- New York Bar, 2007
- New York State Bar Association, Member, 2006-2008
- Supreme Court of the United States, 2006
- Dade County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 2003-2006
- Dade County Bar Association, Member, 2003-2006
- Dade County Bar Association, Schools Committee, 2005
- Southern District of Florida, 2004
- Northern District of Florida, 2004
- Florida Bar, 2003
- American Bar Association, Member, 2003-2004
Pro bono/Community Service:
- New York State Unified Court System, Small Claims Arbitrator, 2015-present
- New York University, Stern Fund Contributor, 2008-present
- New York Public Library, Young Lions Member, 2008-2011
Educational Background:
- New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business New York, NY, Bachelor of Science, Majors: Finance and Management and Organizational Behavior, Minor: Political Science.
- University of Miami Graduate School of Business, Coral Gables, FL, Master of Business Administration, Specialization:Â Tax Accounting, January 2003
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- $28,000,000 Verdict for Negligent Supervision/Negligent Security, Causing TBI and PTSD A 14-year old cognitively-impaired girl was allowed to leave school grounds and was led off campus by an older male student who raped her. Three months later, the school again failed to supervise the girl according to its “eyes on” policy, and she was savagely assaulted and battered in the girls’ locker room. The incident was video recorded by one of the assailant’s friends and posted on the internet. A Westchester County jury allowed the girl to recover $8 million for past pain and suffering, and $20 million for future pain and suffering., 2018
- Tavarez v. EZ Worldwide Express, Index No. 161231/2015, Supreme Court New York County (Feb. 9, 2024) --Â $3,990,000 verdict for tibial plateau fracture and loss of work life expectancy
- CBRE, Inc. v. The Chad School Foundation, Incorporated, No. 2:20-cv-09024; Document 63 (D.N.J. December 20, 2023)
- Cioti v. Byrd, 199 N.Y.S.3d 219 (2d Dept. 2023)
- Brown v. Simons, M.D., JVR No. 2209290010, 2022 WL 4546004 (N.Y.Sup.)
- Cabreja v. "John/Jane Doe Physicians," 160 N.Y.S.3d 857 (1st Dept. 2022)
- Elango Medical, PLLC v. Trump Palace Condominium, 194 A.D.3d 543 (1st Dept. 2021)
- Markel v. Pure Power Boot Camp, 171 A.D.3d 28 (1st Dept. 2019)
- Curtin-Danner v. Powers, Queens Supreme Court, Index No. 704252/13; New York Law Journal - September 16, 2015
- Berton v. Vassell, 2013 Jury Verdicts LEXIS 7327 (June 13, 2013)
- Sehnert v. New York City Transit Authority, 95 A.D.3d 463, 942 N.Y.S.2d 871 (1st Dep’t 2012)
- Ballek v. Aldana-Bernier, 100 A.D.3d 811 (2d Dep’t 2012)
- In re Complaint of Messina, 574 F.3d 119 (2d Cir. 2009)
- Torres v. Ashmawy, 24 Misc.3d 506, 875 N.Y.S.2d 781, 2009 N.Y. Slip Op. 29134
- Mendez-Rico v. Jain, New York Supreme Court, Index No. 116832/05; New York Law Journal - October 9, 2008
- Sanderson v. Lonero Transit, Inc., 51 A.D.3d 764, 857 N.Y.S.2d 911 (2d Dept. 2008)
- Faulks v. United States of America, 552 U.S. 809, 128 S.Ct. 38, 169 L.Ed.2d 10 (2007)
Honors/Awards:
- Trial Lawyer of the Year, Finalist, Public Justice, 2019
- Top 100 New York Metro Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2023
- Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers, 2023
- The Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2023
- Top 100 New York Metro Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2022
- Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers, 2022
- The Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2022
- Top 100 New York Metro Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2021
- Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers, 2021
- Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers, 2020
- Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers, 2019
- Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers, 2018
- Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers, 2017
- Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers, 2016
- Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers, 2015
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2014
- AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Membership is limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. Fewer than 1% of U.S. lawyers are members.
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Membership is limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. Fewer than 1% of U.S. lawyers are members.
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2023
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2022
- Top 25 Medical Malpractice Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2021
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2021
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2020
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2019
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2018
- Top 40 Under 40, The National Trial Lawyers, 2017
- Top 40 Under 40, The National Trial Lawyers, 2016
- Top 40 Under 40, The National Trial Lawyers, 2015
- Top 40 Under 40, The National Trial Lawyers, 2014
- Nation’s Top One Percent, The National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2015
- Top 40 Under 40 Litigation Lawyer, The American Society of Legal Advocates, 2015
- Top 40 Under 40 Litigation Lawyer, The American Society of Legal Advocates, 2014
- The Melvin M. Belli Society, Fellow, 2011-present
- Best Attorneys of America, Lifetime Charter Member
- Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges 2003, University of Miami School of Law
- Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society, University of Miami School of Law
Selections
10 Years Super Lawyers
1 Year Rising Stars
- Super Lawyers: 2015 - 2024
- Rising Stars: 2014
