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About Christopher Donadio

Mr. Donadio has taken over 40 verdicts as lead trial counsel in various State and Federal courts of New York and New Jersey. He has represented clients in appellate courts, drafting and arguing appeals in New York state and federal courts. His practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury and medical malpractice cases. He holds admission to practice in both New York and New Jersey.

Recognition includes SuperLawyers Rising Star designation in the New York Metro area from 2013 to present, Best Lawyer in New York since 2018, and selection to the National Trial Lawyers' Top 40 Under 40 list for New York. Due to his trial success, he lectures for organizations including the American Association for Justice, New York State Trial Lawyers' Association, New Jersey Association for Justice, and American Board of Trial Advocates.

Mr. Donadio attended Duke Law School, where he served on the Duke Journal of Constitutional Law and Public Policy and the Moot Court Team. His oral advocacy skills earned him selection to represent his law school at the National Moot Court Competition. During law school, he worked at legal clinics providing free representation to those unable to afford counsel, developing a passion for assisting individuals who suffered significant harm.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Donadio worked for a corporate litigation firm representing large corporations. After several years, he transitioned to personal injury and medical malpractice to assist those requiring justice. He spent approximately seven years at a New York plaintiff's personal injury firm before joining Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf.

Practice areas

Education

Duke Law School
J.D., 2007
Boston College
Undergraduate, 2004

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of New York, admitted 2008
State Bar of New Jersey, admitted 2007

Litigation record

Christopher Donadio is counsel of record on the firm's appellate matters, including the published decisions below — official court records, verifiable and not self-reported.

Appellate Division, First Department · 2020
Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Blom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf, New York (Christopher J. Donadio of counsel), for appellant.
Appellate Division, Second Department · 2020
Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf, New York, NY (Christopher J. Donadio of counsel), for respondents.
Appellate Division, First Department · 2025
Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf, New York (Christopher J. Donadio of counsel), for Louis Grandelli and others, respondents.
Appellate Division, First Department · 2021
Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf, New York (Christopher J. Donadio of counsel), for appellants-respondents.
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department · 2019
Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf, New York (Christopher J. Donadio of counsel), for appellants.
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Awards & recognition

Super Lawyers Rising Star (New York Metro), 2013–present
Best Lawyers (New York), 2018–present
National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 (New York)

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other New York firms

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$172 million · $172 Million Bronx Verdict After EMTs Arrived Without Oxygen or Defibrillator and Told Family to Wait
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$14.1 million · $14.1 Million Jury Verdict for New York Pedestrian With Traumatic Brain Injury
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$10.9 billion · Weitz and Luxenberg Helps Win $10.9 Billion Roundup Settlement for 125,000 Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Claimants
The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.
The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.
$9.9 million · Union Laborer's Ten-Foot Fall From a Rolling Scaffold Settles for $9.9 Million
Hill & Moin LLP
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$5.5 million · $5.5 Million Childbirth Malpractice Verdict Against Lenox Hill Hospital, Later Reversed on Appeal