Arvin Pearlman

As a young boy I was always solving problems for my friends. I grew up in a middle class family and was taught from a very early age that anything worthwhile was worth working hard to achieve. I always wanted to be an attorney and I really just fell into the Railroad practice. I think that my strengths as a trial attorney are that I relate to jurors and they relate to me. My highlights are many but every time I can help change a client's life and put them back on a positive course, that to me is a highlight.

Arvin Pearlman is nationally recognized for his work on behalf of railroad workers who were injured or killed in the course of their employment. Since concentrating his practice on Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) litigation in 1979, Arvin has tried countless personal injury cases before judges and juries across the United States, many resulting in multi-million-dollar awards for his clients. FELA claims are a unique type of federal case in which a railroad employee can hold an employer liable for injuries they sustain on the job. Often, these injuries are a result of unsafe work environments, exposure to harmful substances, occupational illness, faulty equipment, or off-site injuries.