Michael E. Jaffe
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in New York, New York
Pazer Epstein Jaffe Fein & Gozenput, P.C.
Practice areas: Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice; view more
Licensed in New York since: 1995
Education: Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Languages spoken: English, French
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2010 - 2026 Call today:
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Handling fatal and traumatic accident cases, Michael E. Jaffe represents the people of Long Island and the metropolitan area of New York City. A personal injury attorney and partner at Pazer Epstein Jaffe Fein & Gozenput, P.C., he takes cases related to premises liability, brain injuries, slip-and-fall accidents, wrongful death, construction accidents, truck accidents, car accidents and medical malpractice. Fluent in both French and English, he has over 25 years of experience advocating for the injured and their families.
Mr. Jaffe is admitted to practice in both New Jersey and New York. He is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Clients are treated as if they are members of his family, and he uses a variety of strategies to obtain favorable outcomes for every case.
A former president of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Mr. Jaffe is currently on the board of directors and the executive committee for the organization. He is also co-chair of the Labor Law Committee of the organization and a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Avvo has named him a top personal injury attorney.
Mr. Jaffe graduated from Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1991. He then attended law school at Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he graduated in 1994 with his Juris Doctor
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: PlaintiffFocus areas
Animal Bites, Birth Injury, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Delayed or Incorrect Diagnosis, Dram Shop Laws, Informed Consent, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 90% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 10% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1994
Professional Webpage: https://pazerandepstein.com/michael-jaffe/
Bar / Professional Activity
- New Jersey, 1994
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1994
- Past Chair , New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Automobile / No-Fault Committee
- Co-Chair, Labor Law Committee, New York State Trial Lawyers Association
- New York, 1995
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1995
- Board of Directors, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Executive Committee
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1995
- President, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 2012
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Verdict - Kelly v. Peterson - Supreme Court / Bronx County - Index No 18607/04 - $7 million, 2008
Educational Background
- Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, New York, J.D. – 1994
- Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America, B.A., 1991
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2010 - 2026
