About Edward Guldi

Edward Guldi is an attorney at The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C. in New York City, where he heads the firm's workers' compensation and social security disability law departments. A dedicated advocate for injured workers, he is committed to securing the rights, treatment, and compensation that workers and their families deserve.

Mr. Guldi has earned national recognition for his aptitude in helping clients navigate the fast-paced New York workers' compensation system. He has successfully resolved thousands of claims before the New York Workers' Compensation Board and has handled complex matters involving construction accidents, serious workplace injuries, and occupational exposure, including extensive work on September 11th cancer litigation.

Originally trained as a music teacher, Mr. Guldi was inspired to enter law by a desire for justice and a motivation to make a meaningful difference in people's lives. Having grown up in a working-class family, he understands firsthand the challenges his clients face. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Music with honors from Clark University and his Juris Doctor from St. John's University School of Law. He is an active member of the New York State Bar Association.

Proven verdicts and settlements at The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.

These results are credited to The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$9.9 millionSettlement

A union laborer fell about ten feet from a scaffold to the sidewalk after the owner and general contractor failed to give him a safe way to climb on and off it, and his back and heel injuries produced a $9.9 million settlement that VerdictSearch and the New York Law Journal ranked as the state's second-largest of 2014.

New York, NY · 2014Workplace InjuryRead the full story →
$6 millionSettlement

David H. Perecman of The Perecman Firm secured a $6 million settlement for a 45-year-old union operating engineer who slipped descending a tower crane's ladder, fell about 14 feet, and tore his left rotator cuff.

New York County (Manhattan) Supreme Court, NY · 2013Workplace InjuryRead the full story →
$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 →

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

Practice areas

Education

St. John's University School of Law
J.D.
Clark University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of New York
New York State Bar Association

Awards & recognition

Super Lawyers (2022)
Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2018-2020)
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (2021-2023)

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other New York firms

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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.