D. Carl Lustig, III

Attorney Profile
Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in New York, NY
New York, NY 10007
- Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff (50%),
- Construction Litigation: Consumer (30%),
- Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff (10%),
- Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff (10%)
D. Carl Lustig III is a member of Arye, Lustig & Sassower, P.C., a premier Manhattan personal injury law firm serving the New York City area since 1965. Mr. Lustig focuses on personal injury trials and appeals for plaintiffs who have suffered devastating losses due to accidents of all types, medical malpractice and defective products. His primary area of concentration is construction accident litigation under the New York State Labor Law.
Mr. Lustig enjoys a well-deserved reputation as one of the top trial lawyers in New York City and has numerous seven-figure and eight-figure verdicts and settlements to his credit. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, the American Board of Trial Advocates and several other legal associations. He has been named as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in New York State by the National Trial Lawyers Association and was listed among the top one percent of attorneys in the United States by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel. He is also the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award as one of America's Top 100 Attorneys.
Carl Lustig III has been selected for inclusion in New York Super Lawyers every year since 2009, being designated a Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney. He holds an AV Preeminent* (top) peer rating through Martindale-Hubbell. He is a past recipient of the prestigious Attorney of the Year award from the Institute of Jewish Humanities. Mr. Lustig serves on the board of directors of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, and is the president of the New York City Trial Lawyers Alliance.
A noted speaker, Mr. Lustig lectures extensively for numerous entities, including the New York State Trial Lawyers Institute, the Practicing Law Institute, the New York State Bar Association, Yale University, Hofstra University School of Law and St. John's University School of Law. He has been an invited speaker at the New York State Judicial Conference and has lectured at the New York City Bar Association in their continuing legal education seminar on trials of civil cases.
Mr. Lustig authored Chapter 9: "Opening Statements: Plaintiff's Perspective", in the New York State Bar Association practice manual, Medical Malpractice in New York (4th Edition, 2017).
*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell peer review ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.
- 50%Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 30%Construction Litigation: Consumer
- 10%Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- 10%Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
Animal Bites, Assault, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death, Dram Shop Laws, Construction Accident, Brain Injury, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Toxic Mold, Trucking Accidents, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Defects, Medical Devices, Pharmaceutical, Products Liability
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About Carl Lustig, III
Admitted: 1979, New York
Professional Webpage: http://www.als-lawyers.com/Attorneys/D-C-Lustig-Iii.shtml
Honors/Awards:
- Rated AV (Top Rating) by Martindale-Hubbell
- Recognized as Lawyer of the Year by the Institute of Jewish Humanities
Bar/Professional Activity:
- New York City Trial Lawyers Association - President, 2017
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1993
- New York State Bar, 1979
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1979
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1979
- Member of the Tort Advisory Committee for Supreme Court, New York County
- Member of the Board of Directors of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association
- New York County Lawyers Association, 1979 - Present
- American Association for Justice, 1983 - Present
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 1981 - Present
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Author: Chapter 9 - "Opening Statements: Plaintiff's Perspective", Medical Malpractice in New York, 4th Edition, New York State Bar Association, 2017
- Lectured by invitation for the New York City Bar in their Continuing Legal Education program on Civil Trial Practice. Topics lectured on: Opening Statements, Direct Examinaions, and Summations., Lecturer/Speaker, Civil Trial Practice, 2012
- Lectured for the Continuing Legal Education program on civil trial practice. Topics: Opening Statements, Direct Examination and Summations., Speaker, Civil Trial Practice, New York City Bar, 2011
- Lectured for the St. John's University School of Law on Alternative Dispute Resolution/Mediation in Personal Injury cases
- Speaker at the New York State Judicial Conference
- Lectured for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy program at Hofstra University School of Law on Trial Techniques
Representative Clients:
- Smith v. Spinoccia, 501 N.Y.S.2d 99 (N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept. 1986)
- Costello by Hines v. Marchese, 524 N.Y.S.2d 232 (N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept. 1988)
- Guillory v. Nautilus Real Estate, Inc., 208 A.D.2d 336 (1st Dept. 1995)
- Yu Xiu Deng v. A.J. Contracting Co., Inc., 255 A.D.2d 202 (1st Dept. 1998)
- Arce v. 1133 Bldg. Corp., 257 A.D.2d 515 (1st Dept. 1999)
- Brandl v. Ram Builders, Inc., 7 A.D.3d 655 (2nd Dept. 2004)
- Urbina v. 26 Court Street Assocs., LLC., 46 A.D. 3d 268 (1st Dept. 2007)
- Callan Structure Tone, Inc., 52 A.D. 3d. 334 (1st Dept. 2008)
Educational Background:
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, Bachelor of Science, Honors: Magna Cum Laude
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Last Updated: 12/28/2020