Aaron Fishkin

New York, NY10 years experience

About Aaron Fishkin

Aaron Fishkin is an associate attorney at Block O'Toole & Murphy in New York City, where he represents victims of serious personal injury and wrongful death. In less than five years at the firm, he has generated over $50 million in client resolutions.

Before joining Block O'Toole & Murphy, Aaron served as a Senior Assistant District Attorney at the Kings County District Attorney's Office, where he prosecuted hundreds of cases and developed substantial trial experience.

He earned his Juris Doctor cum laude from SUNY Buffalo Law School in 2015, where he served as student commencement speaker. He earned his Bachelor's degree cum laude from SUNY Oneonta in 2012, with a major in Business Economics and a minor in Business Communications, and was named to the SUNY Athletic Conference All-Academic Team. Aaron is admitted to practice in New York and in the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers and received the Avvo Clients' Choice Award in 2024.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Block O'Toole & Murphy

These results are credited to Block O'Toole & Murphy. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

A Brooklyn jury found the NYC Transit Authority fully at fault after a track crew dropped a railroad tie onto cyclist Robert Liciaga, severing his spine, and returned $110,174,972.38.

Kings County Supreme Court, Brooklyn, NY · 2019Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
$53.5 millionVerdict

A Brooklyn jury found general contractor Mecca Contracting failed to protect Alan Moonsammy from a fall that left him paralyzed and awarded him $53.5 million.

Kings County Supreme Court, Brooklyn, NY · 2023Workplace InjuryRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

SUNY Buffalo Law School
JD, 2015
SUNY Oneonta
Undergraduate, 2012

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of NY
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

Awards & recognition

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