Adam M. Hurwitz

Empathetic and Results-Driven Trial Counsel

With nearly four decades of experience, Adam M. Hurwitz is a senior trial attorney at The Perecman Firm, PLLC, representing injured clients throughout New York State. He is widely respected for his empathetic approach, strategic advocacy, and long-standing commitment to helping individuals and families navigate complex personal injury matters.

Mr. Hurwitz focuses his practice on serious construction accidents, premises liability, improper highway design cases, and civil rights claims. Over the course of his career with the firm, he has helped secure substantial recoveries for clients harmed by the negligence of others, including more than $100 million in verdicts and settlements over the past three years alone.

He is admitted to practice in the State of New York, as well as before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York and the Southern District of New York. In addition to his litigation work, Mr. Hurwitz has been actively involved with the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and the New York State Bar Association. He has also served as a lecturer and chairperson for seminars focused on civil litigation and practical trial skills.

Mr. Hurwitz has been recognized by his peers for his professional excellence and dedication to the practice of law. His honors include selection to the New York Super Lawyers list, inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (2024), recognition by The National Trial Lawyers as a Top 100 Civil Plaintiff attorney, and acknowledgment by Lawyers of Distinction.

Recent Case Results:

• $29,950,000 obtained for the family of a construction worker who lost his life after falling 44 stories.
• $1,100,000 settlement obtained for a laborer who suffered multiple burns from an electrical explosion while performing renovation work in Manhattan.
• $2,400,00 settlement obtained for a laborer who suffered multiple injuries while working on the Second Avenue Subway project.
• $4,000,000 settlement obtained for a 56-year-old electrician who suffered knee and back injuries after tripping over a mound of dirt at a Brooklyn construction site.
• $4,355,000 settlement obtained for a project manager who fell from a plank covering an elevator shaft on a construction site in Westchester County.
• $2,175,000 - settlement obtained for an HVAC mechanic who was blown off a cooling tower by a sudden wind gust while on the job.
• $850,000 settlement secured for a worker who was injured after falling on an unsafe stairway due to uneven steps and inadequate handrails.
• $325,000 settlement secured for a pedestrian who was injured after being struck by a vehicle that failed to obey a traffic signal.

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.