Jeffrey A. Block
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in New York, New York
Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP
Practice Areas: Personal Injury; view more
Licensed in New York since: 1988
Education: Brooklyn Law School
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2008 - 2024 Call today:
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Talented trial lawyer Jeffrey A. Block founded the New York, New York, personal injury firm now known as Block O'Toole & Murphy in 1989 after graduating from Brooklyn Law School. His practice is focused on all types of personal injury cases, including construction accidents, car and tractor-trailer accidents and medical malpractice. His diligence and focused preparation have yielded a substantial number of superb results on a number of cases abandoned by other lawyers, such as an appellate court case involving a non-surgical herniated disk, for which Mr. Block secured a $4.1 million jury verdict on behalf of his client.
Mr. Block has developed a considerable presence locally and nationally as a skilled trial lawyer as well as a negotiator. Many of his clients are referred to him by judges and other attorneys who respect his acumen in the courtroom and commitment to his clients. Over the course of his 24-year career, Mr. Block has amassed over 150 verdicts and settlements each worth over $1 million.
Mr. Block's greatest satisfaction comes from helping those who most need assistance. He treasures cases like a recent one in Nassau County in which he was able to obtain $14 million for a motorcyclist who suffered a below-the-knee amputation after an accident; it has been reported as the highest verdict of its kind in the county. Another satisfying outcome was a $12 million settlement Mr. Block obtained from an insurance company on behalf of a young boy. His successes have not gone unnoticed; The National Trial Lawyers organization has ranked him among the 100 best trial lawyers in the state.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: PlaintiffFocus areas
Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 100% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1988, New York
Professional Webpage: https://www.blockotoole.com/attorneys/jeffrey-a-block/
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- $6,800,000 verdict for an injured laborer that fell on top of an uncapped rebar
- $4,100,000 verdict for a passenger in a 2 car automobile accident
- $2,800,000 settlement against the City for a pedestrian after a collision involving a marked police car. The plaintiff sustained a fractured femur, ribs and hand
- $2,000,000 settlement for a woman that suffered back injuries following a car accident
- $1,400,000 settlement for a 65 year old woman that sustained a compression fracture in her lumbar spine
- $2,700,000 settlement for a concrete laborer that sustained ankle injuries
- $3,750,000 settlement for Laborer hit by falling beam
- $2,700,000 settlement for a Union Laborer that sustained ankle injuries
- $1,995,000 settlement for a Queens man that stepped into a hole
- $1,250,000 settlement for a man hit by a car
- $12,000,000 settlement for an 8 year old involved in a motor vehicle accident with a structured payout in excess of $70 Million
- $3,550,000 settlement for a woman that injured her low back in an automobile accident
- $2,500,000 settlement for a Nassau County man injured in a one car collision
- $1,800,000 settlement of a Bad Faith action against an insurance carrier
- $1,125,000 settlement for a woman that fractured her hip in a ferry accident
- $5,500,000 in court settlement for a deliveryman that injured his back in an elevator accident
- $3,125,000 settlement during trial for a hotel supervisor that slipped down stairs and injured her back
- $2,500,000 settlement for a woman that sustained back injuries when her car was hit by a cement truck
- $1,700,000 settlement during jury selection for a Kings County man that required a lumbar surgery following a minimal impact car accident
- $1,065,000 settlement for a Queens woman involved in a sideswipe motor vehicle accident
- $5,000,000 verdict for a laborer that fell from a scaffold sustaining back and knee injuries
- $3,000,000 settlement after trial for a Brooklyn man that suffered back and knee injuries following a motor vehicle accident
- $2,250,000 settlement for a woman that sued her doctor in a medical malpractice action
- $1,600,000 settlement for a Staten Island man involved in a car accident
- $1,025,000 settlement for motorcycle driver
- $4,250,000 settlement for victim in auto collision that required back surgery
- $2,850,000 settlement of bad faith action in a seminal case that received coverage in the New York Law Journal, New York Daily News and New York Post.
- $2,000,000 settlement for a Nassau County woman injured in a bus accident
- $1,475,000 settlement for a Brooklyn woman injured in a car accident
- $5,000,000 verdict for a injured worker that sustained back and ear drum injuries
- $4,000,000 settlement for an infant suffering from Erb's Palsey
- $2,750,000 settlement for a Queens man involved in a motor vehicle accident requiring back surgery
- $2,000,000 settlement for a New York City employee that fell off an "A" frame ladder while working for the city
- $1,250,000 settlement for a woman involved in an automobile accident
- $14,000,000 verdict in Nassau County for a motorcycle rider that suffered a below the knee amputation
- $3,369,000 verdict for a Brooklyn Court clerk for neck injuries she sustained following a car accident
- $2,600,000 settlement for a construction laborer that required back surgery after falling from a scaffold
- $1,850,000 settlement during trial for a construction worker that injured his fingers during a hoisting accident
- $1,200,000 settlement for a man involved in an automobile accident involving back injuries
- $6,793,000 verdict for a Union Laborer impaled by Re-Bar
- $3,250,000 settlement in a wrongful death and negligence action for an 86 year old man that passed and his surviving 82 year old wife who sustained orthopedic injuries
- $2,500,000 settlement during trial for a building superintendent that injured his neck and back at work
- $1,750,000 settlement for a Union carpenter involved in an automobile accident
- $1,075,000 settlement for a Nassau county woman that claimed her doctor was guilty of malpractice
- $5,000,000 settlement for a Nassau County woman diagnosed with an aggravation of her preexisting Chiari I malformation
- $3,000,000 settlement during trial for a Brooklyn man that suffered back injuries after his vehicle was struck by a snow plow
- $2,300,000 settlement, with a structured payout of more than $16,000,000, for an infant in a failure to diagnose case
- $1,600,000 settlement for a Bronx man involved in an automobile accident
- $1,050,000 settlement for a livery driver that required a cervical discectomy
- $4,250,000 mediated settlement for a 46 year old that activated a preexisting back injury resulting in spinal fusion
- $3,000,000 settlement in a wrongful death action on behalf of a 48 year old Plaintiff
- $2,200,000 settlement for an undocumented construction laborer in Queens
- $1,500,000 settlement for a Westchester County woman involved in a car accident
- $1,000,000 for a Brooklyn woman in a failure to diagnose breast cancer medical malpractice action cancer medical malpractice action
- $5,000,000 verdict for a injured laborer that sustained a heel injury after falling from a soffit
- $4,000,000 settlement for an infant suffering from Erb's Palsey
- $2,800,000 verdict for a Brooklyn woman that injured her back in a collision
- $2,000,000 settlement after trial for a man that injured his knee and back in an automobile accident
- $1,400,000 settlement for a Nassau County woman alleging medical malpractice
- $4,100,000 verdict on a non-surgical herniated disc case
- $3,700,000 settlement for a construction asbestos laborer that fell off a scaffold
- $2,650,000 settlement during trial for a Suffolk County man that injured his back in a traffic accident
- $1,975,000 settlement at mediation for a 52 year old man that required a one level lumbar fusion following a traffic accident
- $1,250,000 settlement for a woman diagnosed with breast cancer that her radiologist failed to diagnose
- $9,300,000 verdict for a 58 year old man involved in a car accident with knee and low back injuries
- $3,500,000 verdict for a building maintenance man that sustained head, neck and back injuries after being struck by falling debris
- $2,500,000 settlement for a motorcycle rider struck by a car
- $1,800,000 settlement for a female police officer with the New York City Police Department hit by a refuse truck
- $1,100,000 settlement after a trial verdict for a man that fractured his hip
- $5,500,000 settlement for a Suffolk County contractor involved in a sideswipe collision
- $3,000,000 settlement after trial for a laborer/painter that fell off a scaffold
- $2,450,000 settlement for a motorcycle rider that sustained head injuries when riding with a toy helmet on his head
- $1,700,000 settlement for a Brooklyn man involved in a minimal impact automobile accident
- $1,050,000 settlement for a wood worker injured in a traffic accident
- $4,995,000 mediated settlement for a construction laborer that fell off a beam and fractured his heel
- $3,000,000 settlement after trial for a Verizon cable worker injured in an automobile accident
- $2,250,000 settlement for a woman that slipped on stairs leaving her health club
- $1,500,000 settlement for a Nassau County woman that required a cervical discectomy following a motor vehicle collision.
- $1,000,000 settlement for an orthopedic surgeon involved in an automobile accident
Honors/Awards:
- "Top 100 Trial Lawyers in New York State" by The National Trial Lawyer
Selections
17 Years Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers: 2008 - 2024
