Slawomir Platta

Proven Verdicts
Founding Partner at The Platta Law Firm
New York, NY21 years experienceAdmitted 2004

About Slawomir Platta

Slawomir Platta is the founding partner of The Platta Law Firm, PLLC in New York City, with nearly 20 years of experience in personal injury law. The firm advocates for those who suffer catastrophic personal injuries due to the wrongful acts of others, practicing in construction accidents, labor law, motor vehicle accidents, premises accidents, and workers' compensation law. He has emerged as a leader and ethical standard-bearer within the New York personal injury bar.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$32.46 millionVerdict

A Kings County jury awarded about $48 million to a Polish immigrant carpenter who was rendered quadriplegic when a temporary wooden staircase gave way at a Brooklyn renovation site, finding the building owner and general contractor liable under New York Labor Law. In March 2024 the trial court cut the $35 million pain and suffering award to about $19.5 million unless the plaintiff chose a new damages trial, bringing the award to about $32.46 million.

Kings County Supreme Court, Brooklyn, NY · 2022Workplace 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

University of Florida, Frederic G. Levin College of Law (LL.M., 2000)
LL.M., 2000
University of Warsaw
Undergraduate, 1999

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of New York, admitted 2004
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
State Bar of U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

Awards & recognition

Super Lawyers (2015-2021)
America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators
National Association of Distinguished Counsel

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