Premier NY Personal Injury Lawyers
The dedication to our clients has once more earned 12 Block O’Toole & Murphy attorneys the honor of being recognized by Super Lawyers magazine. In 2022, eight Block O’Toole & Murphy attorneys were named 2022 New York Metro Super Lawyers, and four of our...
Founding Partner Jeffrey A. Block was recently named the 2023 Lawyer of the Year in Personal Injury - Plaintiffs in New York City, a distinction that is awarded to just one lawyer in each region per practice area. Each year, Best Lawyers® evaluates New York State...
Steps of a Personal Injury Lawsuit: Timeline Explained If you’ve been injured in an accident that was not your fault and are planning to file a personal injury lawsuit, you may be wondering what happens during the process. The first thing to do is take a deep breath...
Negligence Resulting in Injury: Case Examples Negligence serves as the basis of liability for the majority of personal injury lawsuits. Negligence occurs when an individual owes another a duty of care but either acts carelessly, or fails to act, and ultimately causes...
The firm is proud to announce that Partner Stephen Murphy has been selected as “Lawyer of the Year” in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers®, for the category Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs in New York City. The awards are bestowed annually to one distinguished...
David B. Lever is Of Counsel to Block O’Toole & Murphy and Senior Partner at the law firm of Lever & Ecker, PLLC. As part of the Block O’Toole & Murphy team, he leverages his 30-plus years of personal injury experience as a plaintiff’s lawyer.
Michael J. Hurwitz joined the firm in January 2013 and handles catastrophic construction accidents and serious personal injury cases on behalf of Block O’Toole & Murphy.
Scott Occhiogrosso is a partner at Block O’Toole & Murphy, having handled many very significant construction accident cases as well as other catastrophic injury matters that have resulted in multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for our clients.
S. Joseph Donahue joined Block O’Toole & Murphy in 2005 and was named a Partner of the firm in 2012. Since joining the firm,
Stephen J. Murphy joined the firm in early 2005 after a successful and rewarding career as a homicide prosecutor working in the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office.
