Adam Hurwitz

Adam Hurwitz

Proven Verdicts
New York, NY38 years experienceAdmitted 1986

About Adam Hurwitz

Adam Hurwitz is an attorney at The Perecman Firm with over 38 years of litigation experience focused on construction accidents, premises liability, vehicle accidents, and civil rights cases. He has obtained more than $100 million for clients in the past three years, including a $29.95 million settlement for the family of a construction worker who fell 44 stories. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America, New York Super Lawyers, and the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Civil Plaintiff list.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$1.5 millionSettlement

A Local 12A demolition worker crushed by collapsing scaffolding during the teardown at Queens' Aqueduct racetrack recovered $1.5 million in a mediated settlement, a result the New York Law Journal ranked among its top 2020 settlements.

Queens (Aqueduct Racetrack), NY · 2020Workplace InjuryRead 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.

Practice areas

Education

University of Miami School of Law
J.D., 1985
SUNY Albany
Undergraduate, 1982

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of NY, admitted 1986
State Bar of U.S. District Court SDNY, admitted 1988
State Bar of U.S. District Court EDNY, admitted 1990
New York State Trial Lawyers Association
New York State Bar Association (1995-2010)

Awards & recognition

Best Lawyers in America (2024)
New York Super Lawyers (2019-2023)
National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Civil Plaintiff
Lawyers of Distinction
TopVerdict (2020)
New York Law Journal Top Verdicts in New York

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$5.5 million · $5.5 Million Childbirth Malpractice Verdict Against Lenox Hill Hospital, Later Reversed on Appeal