About Howard Raphaelson

Howard Raphaelson is the founding partner of Raphaelson & Levine Law Firm, P.C., a boutique New York City personal injury firm he established in 1992 shortly after graduating from law school. Over more than three decades, his work has helped recover hundreds of millions of dollars for injury victims, contributing to the firm's reported aggregate recoveries of over $1 billion.

Mr. Raphaelson handles catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death matters, including cases involving burn injuries, toxic exposure, amputations, spinal cord injuries, construction and tractor-trailer accidents, medical malpractice, premises liability, and serious motor vehicle accidents. He has earned recognition from peers and judges as one of New York's leading personal injury advocates.

Mr. Raphaelson earned his undergraduate degree from Lafayette College and his law degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York. He is admitted to practice in New York and before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Proficient in Spanish, he is able to serve a diverse clientele directly in their preferred language.

His honors include selection as a New York Super Lawyer (2014-present), recognition by New York Magazine as one of New York's Best Lawyers and as a New York Top Litigator, and inclusion among the New York Law Journal's Top Personal Injury Litigators (2012). He has also been recognized by Best Lawyers in America, Avvo, and Martindale-Hubbell.

Practice areas

Education

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
JD
Lafayette College
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of NY

Awards & recognition

New York Super Lawyers (2014-present)
New York's Best Lawyers - New York Magazine
New York Top Litigator - New York Magazine
Top Personal Injury Litigator - New York Law Journal (2012)
Best Lawyers in America
Avvo recognition
Martindale-Hubbell recognition

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other New York firms

Weitz & Luxenberg
Weitz & Luxenberg
$10.9 billion · Weitz and Luxenberg Helps Win $10.9 Billion Roundup Settlement for 125,000 Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Claimants
Levy Konigsberg LLP
Levy Konigsberg LLP
$43.1 Million Verdict Against R.J. Reynolds for Brake Mechanic's Lung Cancer From Menthol and Asbestos
Kramer Dillof Livingston & Moore
Kramer Dillof Livingston & Moore
$265 million · The Amtrak 188 Derailment and the $265 Million Fund for Its Victims
Jacoby & Meyers, LLP
Jacoby & Meyers, LLP
$34 million · Jury Awards $34 Million After Prempro Hormone Therapy Causes Breast Cancer and Double Mastectomy

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