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Lawrence
B. Saftler
Mr. Saftler was born on April
30, 1952. He is married, with two children. Mr. Saftler received
his degree in 1977 from the Western New England School of Law. He was admitted to
practice in 1978, practicing exclusively in plaintiff's personal
injury for approximately 20 years. Over that span of time, Mr.
Saftler has represented numerous individuals in obtaining
success in personal injury lawsuits. Mr. Saftler has brought to
trial numerous cases, including motor vehicle cases, product
liability lawsuits, medical malpractice lawsuits, elevator
accidents, falls, and construction accidents. |
| Mr.
Saftler has breached new theories of law on occasion in pursuit
of his client's interests, including exposing the black car
limousine companies to negligence claims for their drivers, and
setting a standard requiring the use of Ct Scans in the
detection of foreign bodies causing infection. In the year 2000,
he received the highest verdict in the state by over 7.6 million
dollars which when reduced by the Appellate Division, was still
the highest award in the state for a fall down by over
$800,000.00. The verdict was for $10,000,000.00. The Appellate
Division reduced it to $3,024,000.00. Mr.
Saftler has successfully negotiated
a substantial settlement for a victim of an Isuzu Trooper rollover accident where the injured party was over the legal drinking limit. Mr. Saftler has negotiated high six figure settlements on many construction accident cases.
Mr. Saftler has spoken on
behalf of the New York State Bar Association with regard to
construction site liability as a featured speaker. He has sat as
a moot court judge for the National Moot Court Competition. He
is a member of Strathmore's "Who's Who" commencing
this year.
Mr. Saftler is a member of the
New York State Trial Lawyers, American Trial Lawyers Association
and the Automobile Information Exchange Group.
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