Ira H. Goldfarb

Ira H. Goldfarb is the senior partner at Friedman, Levy, Goldfarb & Green, P.C., located in New York, New York, and serving clients throughout the 10107 zip code area. He focuses his practice on plaintiff's personal injury litigation, helping people who have been harmed in matters including products liability, medical malpractice, construction site accidents, motor vehicle collisions, premises liability and wrongful death. Some of his successes have included a $20 million jury verdict in a case in which a person's colon damage was not detected during a colonoscopy, a $4.98 million award in a motor vehicle accident and a $3.5 million jury verdict in a case involving dental malpractice.

As an undergraduate, Mr. Goldfarb attended what is now known as the University at Buffalo, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in economics in 1975. Staying on campus, he pursued his legal studies at SUNY Buffalo Law School and was awarded his Juris Doctor in 1978. Mr. Goldfarb started his legal career as a special assistant attorney general with the Office of the Special Prosecutor for New York State before entering private practice in 1982. Admitted to practice in New York, Mr. Goldfarb is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, and the United States Tax Court.

Highly regarded by his fellow professionals, as attested to his receipt of an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell, Mr. Goldfarb is an active participant in several legal organizations. His memberships include the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

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