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About Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf

Founded in 1919 by trial attorney Harry A. Gair, Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf is a New York City personal injury and medical malpractice law firm. The firm represents victims of catastrophic injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, construction accidents, and motor vehicle accidents throughout New York. Over its more than a century of practice, the firm has recovered more than $5 billion for its clients, including over 600 settlements and 60 jury verdicts exceeding $1 million.

Proven verdicts and settlements won by Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf

$272.5 millionSettlement

A 565-foot crawler crane toppled across a Tribeca street in 2016, killing a young mathematician; the case settled for $272.5 million.

New York County (Manhattan), NY · 2025Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$182 millionSettlement

After a Westchester jury found Metro-North 71% at fault for the 2015 Valhalla grade-crossing disaster, a settlement exceeding $182 million resolved the claims of roughly 30 victims and their families.

Westchester County, NY · 2026Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$120 millionVerdict

After on-call residents missed a stroke on a CT scan and delayed lifesaving treatment for hours, Gair Gair Conason won a $120 million verdict against Westchester Medical Center for William Lee, the largest medical-malpractice award in the county's history.

Westchester County, NY · 2023Medical MalpracticeRead the full story →
$85 millionVerdict

A Manhattan jury awarded $85 million to a writer and former New York Times columnist who was severely injured by a double-decker sightseeing bus while lawfully crossing the street.

New York County (Manhattan), NY · 2018Car AccidentsRead the full story →
$60 millionVerdict

After a routine lumbar epidural steroid injection left a Long Island man permanently paralyzed, Gair Gair Conason won a $60 million verdict for the client of attorney Marijo C. Adimey. It is believed to be the largest medical-malpractice award in Nassau County history.

Nassau County, NY · 2025Medical MalpracticeRead the full story →
$59.17 millionVerdict

After a methanol "rainbow" demonstration erupted into a fireball and burned 16-year-old Alonzo Yanes over more than 30 percent of his body, Gair Gair Conason won a $59.17 million verdict against the New York City Department of Education and his chemistry teacher.

New York County (Manhattan), NY · 2019Read the full story →
$41.5 millionVerdict

A Queens jury awarded $41.5 million to the widow and four children of Steven Frosch, a 43-year-old New York City sanitation worker crushed between two street sweepers inside a Maspeth garage.

Queens County, NY · 2017Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$27.5 millionVerdict

After a New York City Transit Authority bus struck and dragged Gloria Aguilar in Manhattan, costing her a leg, Gair Gair Conason won her a $27.5 million verdict, later cut to roughly $18 million on appeal.

New York County (Manhattan), NY · 2009Car AccidentsRead the full story →
$27.5 millionSettlement

Gair Gair Conason secured a $27.5 million settlement from the Diocese of Brooklyn for four boys abused by a parish religion teacher, reported as the largest individual Catholic Church sexual-abuse payout on record at the time.

Kings County (Brooklyn), NY · 2018Read the full story →
Settlement

Gair Gair Conason represented the family of comedian Joan Rivers in a wrongful-death and medical-malpractice case against the Manhattan clinic where she died after a 2014 throat procedure, resolved in 2016 on confidential terms.

New York County (Manhattan), NY · 2016Medical MalpracticeRead the full story →
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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

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Attorneys at Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf

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Litigation record

The firm has been counsel of record in 50+ published New York appellate decisions, including 7 before the New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest court. Each is part of the official court record, verifiable and not self-reported.

New York Court of Appeals · 2021
For appellants: Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf, New York City (Ben B. Rubinowitz and Richard M. Steigman of counsel). For respondent Esplanade Venture Partnership: Shaub, Ahmuty, Citrin & Spratt, LLP, New York City (Jonathan P. Shaub, Timothy R. Capowski, Christopher Simone, Jennifer A. Graw and Sarah M. Ziolkowski of counsel). For respondents Blue Prints Engineering, P.C., and another: Mauro Lilling Naparty LLP, Woodbury (Katherine Herr Solomon and Caryn L. Lilling of counsel), and Goldstein Law, P.C.
New York Court of Appeals · 2003
Gair, Gair, Conason, Steigman & Mackauf, New York City (Ben B. Rubinowitz, Rhonda E. Kay and Richard M. Steigman of counsel), for appellant.
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · 2000
Jeffrey B. Bloom, Gair, Gair, Conason, Steigman & Mackauf, New York, New York, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Matthew J. Ross, Belair & Evans LLP, (John T. Evans and Diana C. Silverman, on the brief), New York, New York, for Defendants-Appellees.
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department · 2018
Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf, New York, NY (Richard M. Steigman, Howard S. Hershenhorn, and D. Allen Zachary of counsel), for appellants.
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department · 2018
Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf, New York (Howard S. Hershenhorn of counsel), for Adolf Radeljic and Donna Ann Spadafino-Radeljic, appellants-respondents.
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department · 2015
Gair, Gair, Conason, Steigman, MacKauf, Bloom & Rubinowitz, New York City (Ben Rubinowitz and Richard M. Steigman of counsel), for Gregware respondents.
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department · 2011
Gair, Gair, Conason, Steigman, Mackauf, Bloom & Rubinowitz, New York City (Rhonda E. Kay and Richard M. Steigman of counsel), for respondent.
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Awards & recognition

U.S. News - Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms": New York City Tier 1 in Personal Injury Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law, and Product Liability Litigation (Plaintiffs), recognized for 16+ consecutive years
U.S. News - Best Lawyers 2013 "Law Firm of the Year": Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs (New York City)
The Best Lawyers in America 2026: eight firm attorneys recognized
Named a 2026 Top Firm for Personal Injury in New York by Super Lawyers
Serving New York City since 1919 - over a century of personal-injury and medical-malpractice trial practice
Recovered more than $5 billion for clients, including 600+ settlements and 60+ jury verdicts exceeding $1 million