Marc Rothenberg

Top rated Personal Injury attorney in New York, New York

The Rothenberg Law Firm LLP
Marc Rothenberg
The Rothenberg Law Firm LLP

Practice areas: Personal Injury, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice; view more

Licensed in New York since: 1998

Education: Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2013 - 2025 Selected to Rising Stars: 2011
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With more than 40 cases resulting in million-dollar recoveries for catastrophically injured clients, Marc Rothenberg has achieved a distinguished record of exceptional results. In 2022, he secured a record-setting $25 Million settlement arising from a truck crash—the largest reported motorcyclist settlement in New York State history. He also obtained the largest known recovery against a major automotive manufacturer in 2018 for a victim of a defective Takata airbag, part of the largest automotive recall in history. 

Marc's multi-million dollar recoveries include: $25 million for a motorcyclist struck by truck crash causing traumatic brain injury and quadriplegia; $18 million for auto product defect causing traumatic brain injury; $15 Million auto product defect wrongful death case; $12.2 Million settlement against major auto manufacturer; $11.5 million for traumatic brain injury suffered in construction accident; $10 million in complex products liability case against major auto manufacturers; $8.6 million award for psychiatric injuries against major auto manufacturer; $8.25 million against major auto manufacturer in products defect case; $7.5 Million for injuries to bicyclist; $7.3 million recovery for injuries in a trucking accident case; $6.5 million verdict against major auto manufacturer in SUV rollover roof crush wrongful death case; $6 million in medical malpractice case; $5.5 Million recovery in truck accident crash; $5 million in complex products liability case against major auto manufacturer; $4.2 million for pedestrian's death from construction debris; $3.5 million for spinal injuries in trucking accident; $3.1 Million recovery in truck accident crash; $3 million settlement during trial for back injury suffered in construction accident; $2.85 Million for femur injury to pedestrian in truck crash;$2.375 million for hip injury sustained in fall from scaffold; $2.26 million for ankle injuries in truck crash; $2.25 million for back injuries in construction accident; $1.85 million for head injury in commercial vehicle crash; $1.7 million for hip & knee injuries in motor vehicle crash; $1.65 Million for spinal injuries in commercial trucking case; $1.5 million for inadequate hotel security causing death; $1.5 million for facial fractures in bus accident; $1.5 million for knee injuries in trip and fall incident; $1.4 million in wrongful death case against major automobile manufacturer; $1.3 million for hand injuries in motor vehicle accident; $1.3 Million for spinal injury in truck crash; $1.25 Million for spinal injury in auto crash; $1.21 million for neck injury in motor vehicle accident; $1.2 million for head injury to pedestrian struck by car; $1.18 million in trip and fall case; $1.13 million recovery for passengers in a motor vehicle accident; 1.12 million arbitration award for pedestrian struck by bicyclist; $1.1 million recovery for hip injury from fall on ice; $1 million arbitration award for pedestrian struck by car of underinsured motorist; $1 million for head injury to infant at a Day Care Center; $925,000 recovery for head injury at a construction site;  $898,000 recovery for head injury in auto accident; $850,000 for medical malpractice; $800,000 recovery on behalf of 72 year-old struck by a bus; $800,00 for nursing home abuse; $775,000 recovery for ankle injury for failure to properly secure patient in wheelchair; $750,000 recovery for leg fracture for pedestrian struck by SUV; $725,000 recovery for orbital fracture in trip & fall incident; $700,000 for head injury to 87 year old at nursing home; $695,000 for brain injury to 92 year old in fall from stretcher; $690,000 recovery for pelvic injury from trip & fall accident; $575,000 for wrist injury to pedestrian in auto accident; $510,000 recovery for pelvic injury to 80 year-old from fall in a museum; $500,000 verdict for shoulder injury in auto accident; $500,000 verdict for wrist injury as a result of slip & fall at a bar.

 

Practice areas

Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff

Focus areas

Assault, Birth Injury, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Delayed or Incorrect Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Defects, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death

  • 60% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
  • 30% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
  • 10% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff

First Admitted: 1998, New York

Professional Webpage: https://www.injurylawyer.com/attorneys/marc-rothenberg-esq/

Bar / Professional Activity

  • New York
  • Pennsylvania
  • Member, American Association for Justice
  • Brain Injury Litigation Network
  • U.S. District Court of New Jersey
  • District of Columbia
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
  • Member, New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers
  • Member, Attorneys Information Exchange Group
  • New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
  • Member, New York State Trial Lawyers Association
  • National Trial Lawyers Association, 2012 - Present

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

  • $25 Million for a motorcyclist in a truck crash;, 2022
  • $18 Million for automobile product defect causing traumatic brain injury , 2018
  •  $15 Million auto product defect wrongful death case, 2026
  • $12.2 Million settlement against major auto manufacturer, 2025
  • $11.5 Million Settlement for Traumatic Brain injury Suffered in Construction Accident
  • $10 Million Settlement in Complex Products Liability Case Against Major Auto Manufacturers
  • $8.6 Million Award for Psychiatric injuries Against Major Auto Manufacturer in Suv Rollover
  • $8.25 million recovery against major auto manufacturer in products defect case, 2024
  • $7.5 Million for injuries to bicyclist, 2025
  • $7.3 million recovery against trucking company for injuries to pedestrian, 2018
  • $6.5 Million Verdict Against Major Auto Manufacturer in Suv Rollover Roof Crush Wrongful Death Case
  • $6 million recovery in medical malpractice case, 2024
  • $5.5 Million recovery in truck accident crash
  • $5 Million Settlement in Complex Products Liability Case Against Major Auto Manufacturer
  • $4.2 Million recovery for wrongful death of pedestrian from construction debris  
  • $3.5 Million for Spinal injuries in Trucking Accident
  • $3.1 Million recovery in truck accident crash
  • $3 Million Settlement During Trial for Back injury Suffered in Construction Accident
  • $2.85 Million for femur injury to pedestrian in truck crash, 2025
  • $2.37 million for hip injury sustained in fall from scaffold, 2022
  • $2.26 Million for ankle injuries in truck crash, 2022
  • $2.25 Million for Back injuries in Construction Accident
  • $1.85 million for head injury in commercial vehicle crash, 2023
  • $1.7 million for hip & knee injuries in motor vehicle crash, 2022
  • $1.65 million for spinal injuries in commercial trucking case, 2023
  • $1.5 Million recovery for child struck by motor vehicle
  • $1.5 Million for inadequate hotel security causing death; 
  • $1.5 Million recovery for knee injury in trip and fall case 
  • $1.5 Million Settlement for Facial Fractures in Bus Accident
  • $1.4 Million Settlement in Wrongful Death Case Against Major Automobile Manufacturer
  • $1.3 Million Settlement for Hand injuries in Motor Vehicle Accident
  • S1.3 Million for spinal injuries in truck crash, 2025
  • $1.25 Million for spinal injury in auto crash
  • $1.21 million for neck injury in motor vehicle crash
  • $1.2 million settlement for head injury to pedestrian struck by car
  • $1.18 Million Arbitration Award in Trip And Fall Case
  • $1.13 Million recovery for passengers in a motor vehicle crash;
  • $1.12 Million Arbitration Award for Pedestrian Struck By Bicyclist
  • $1.1 million recovery for hip injury from fall on ice, 2024
  • $1 million for head injury to infant at a Day Care Center, 2019
  • $1 Million Arbitration Award for Pedestrian Struck By Car Of Underinsured Motorist
  • $975,000 for head injury in auto crash, 2025
  • $925,000 recovery for head injury at a construction site
  • $898,000 recovery for head injury in auto accident
  • $850,000 for medical malpractice, 2023
  • $800,000 recovery on behalf of 72 year-old struck by a bus
  • $800,00 for nursing home abuse, 2022
  • $775,000 recovery for ankle injury for failure to properly secure patient in wheelchair
  • $750,000 recovery for leg fracture for pedestrian struck by SUV
  • $725,000 recovery for orbital fracture in trip & fall incident
  • $700,000 for head injury at nursing home, 2022
  • $695,000 for brain injury to 92 year old in fall from stretcher, 2022
  • $690,000 recovery for pelvic injury from trip & fall accident
  • $575,000 recovery for wrist injury to pedestrian in auto accident
  • $550,000 for ankle injury in slip & fall on ice, 2020
  • $510,000 recovery for pelvic injury to 80 year-old from fall in a museum
  • $500,000 verdict for wrist injury as a result of slip & fall at a bar
  • $500,000 verdict for shoulder injury in auto accident

Representative Clients

  • Gomez v. Leewood Bridgeview Construction Corp., 2007 Jury Verdicts LEXIS 40046, S.Ct, Bronx Cty, 2007
  • Brown v. Interstate Concrete Co., 2010 Jury Verdicts LEXIS 41171, S.Ct, Kings Cty, 2010
  • Motelson v. Ford Motor Company, 2008 Jury Verdicts LEXIS 34689, S.Ct, Richmond Cty, 2008
  • Mermelstein v. Abel Bus, Inc., 2010 Jury Verdicts LEXIS 43546, S.Ct, Kings Cty, 2010
  • Alpirez v. WBB Construction, et al, 2012 Jury Verdicts LEXIS 17766, S.Ct, NY Cty, 2012
  • Alpirez v. WBB Construction, et al, 2012 NY Slip Op 31595U, S.Ct, NY Cty, 2012
  • Cordeiro v. T.S. Midtown Holdings, LLC, 931 N.Y.S.2d 41, 1st Dept., 2011
  • Siegel v. New Monsey Square Trails Corp., 2007 Jury Verdicts LEXIS 40795, S.Ct, Kings Cty, 2007
  • Griffiths v. St. Paul Travelers Insurance Company, 2007 Jury Verdicts LEXIS 42048, 2007
  • Wilson v. Galicia Contracting & Restoration Corp., 10 N.Y.3d 827, NY Court of Appeals, 2009
  • Cordeiro v. T.S. Midtown Holdings, LLC, 2012 Jury Verdicts LEXIS 18061, S.Ct, NY Cty, 2012
  • Rodriguez v. Ford Motor Company, 879 N.Y.S.2d 129, 1st Dept., 2009
  • Johanson v. J.B. Hunt Transport, 790 N.Y.S.2d 17, 1st Dept., 2005

Educational Background

  • Yeshiva University, 1993

Honors

  • The National Trial Lawyers - Top 100 Trial Lawyers - 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
  • The National Trial Lawyers - Top 10 Trucking Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers - Top 10 Trucking Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers
  • National Association of Distinguished Counsel - Nation's Top One Percent , 2015, 2016
  • Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum - Lifetime Member, 2010 - Present
  • #3 NY State Personal Injury Settlement, New York Law Journal, 2013
  • Million Dollar Advocates Forum- Lifetime Member, 2010 - Present
  • NY's Top 30 Verdicts & Settlements, New York Magazine, 2014

Industry Groups

  • & Products Liability Litigation
  • NJ
  • NY
  • PA
  • Personal Injury
  • Wrongful Death

Office location for Marc Rothenberg

450 7th Avenue
44th Floor
New York, NY 10123

Phone: 800-624-8888

Selections

13 Years Super Lawyers
1 Year Rising Stars
  • Super Lawyers: 2013 - 2025
  • Rising Stars: 2011

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