About Joseph Miklos
Joseph Miklos is a Senior Partner at Silberstein & Miklos, P.C., born in the Bronx, New York on June 25, 1949. He earned a B.S. in Chemistry and Pharmacy from Columbia University in 1973 and a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School in 1976. He was admitted to the New York bar in 1977.
Joseph has served as President of the Long Island Affiliate of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and as a member of the Board of Directors of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association. The firm and Joseph Miklos hold an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible rating for legal ability and ethical standards. His practice focuses on medical malpractice, hospital negligence, personal injury, premises liability, and construction accidents, with numerous reported appellate decisions to his credit.
Proven verdicts and settlements at Silberstein & Miklos
These results are credited to Silberstein & Miklos. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.
A Kings County jury found New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation liable for the delayed diagnosis and treatment of a subdural hematoma in Carlyle Roberts, a 67-year-old brought to Kings County Hospital Center in Brooklyn after a hit-and-run crash, leaving him cognitively impaired, weak on his left side and dependent on others. The jury awarded $29,361,000, including $21,500,000 for pain and suffering, before the trial judge set the verdict aside and ordered a new trial over alleged misconduct in plaintiff's counsel's summation. The Appellate Division, Second Department reversed that order on February 24, 2021, reinstated the verdict, and separately found the pain and suffering award excessive, cutting it to $9,000,000. With the $7,861,000 future expense award left undisturbed, $16,861,000 stood. Silberstein, Awad & Miklos, P.C. (Robert A. Miklos) appeared for the plaintiff on the appeal, with Pollack, Pollack, Isaac & DeCicco, LLP (Brian J. Isaac) of counsel.
A 72-year-old woman was thrown to the floor of a Queens city bus in April 2012 when the driver pulled away from the curb before she reached her seat, tearing the menisci in her knee and causing spinal and post-concussive injuries. A Supreme Court, Queens County jury found MTA Bus Co. negligent and awarded her $1,500,000 in past and future pain and suffering. The Appellate Division, Second Department affirmed both the liability finding and the damages award in full in 2018. Robert Miklos of Silberstein, Awad & Miklos, P.C. represented her at trial and on appeal.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
