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We have a long-standing referral practice and have made our referring attorneys millions of dollars in fees. Our referring attorneys find that they and their clients make more money by partnering up with us.

With a superior skill set, scholarship, serious work ethic and resources to handle complicated and protracted cases, we have the back office that you need to get top dollar on your cases.

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    • 360 Advocacy, Auto Crash 8.0, How to turn every adverse witness into a Free Expert, Las Vegas, NV

    • NYSTLI, Elevators to Win – Chair, NYC

    • NYSTLA, Evidence to Win- Chair, NYC

    • NYSTLA, Decisions

    • NJ-AJ, Winter Seminar, Initial Steps in a Catastrophic Case, NJ

    • NYSTLI, Evidence to Win - Chair

    • NYSTLI, Decisions

    • Bronx County Bar Association, the ABCs of EBTs, Bronx, NY November 24, 2021

    • NACLE, How to turn every adverse witness into a Free Expert, National

    • NJ-AJ, Meadowlands Convention, NJ

    • NJ-AJ, Boardwalk Convention, Masters of Advocacy

    • NYSTLI, Remote Depositions to Win: The New Reality

    • NYSTLI, Decisions

    • ASSOCIATION OF THE BAR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, HOW TO HANDLE A PERSONAL INJURY CASE, NYC, FEBRUARY 26, 2020

    • Bronx County Bar Association, REMOTE DEPOSITIONS TO WIN: THE NEW REALITY, Bronx, NY

    • NYSTLI, Decisions, NYC, LI, Westchester, Buffalo, Albany, Staten Island

    • Evidence to Win - Chair

    • Bronx County Bar Association, Defeating Trial by Smear, Bronx, NY

    • NYSTLI, Depositions to Win- Chair, Buffalo, NY

    • NJ-AJ Cross-Examination of Negative IME

    • Nassau County Bar Association, Depositions to Win, Minneola, NY, January 16, 2019

    • NYSTLI, Decisions, NYC, LI, Westchester, Buffalo, Albany, Staten Island

    • NYSTLI, Trying Your First Case, NYC

    • NYSTLI, Evidence to Win – Chair, NYC

    • NYSTLI, Depositions to Win – Chair, NYC

    • NACLE, Depositions to Win, National, Ocotber 8, 2018

    • NJ-AJ, Winter Convention, Cross Examination of the Negative IME Doctor

    • Bronx County Bar Association, “You Can’t Handle the Truth”: Power Cross-Examination, Bronx, NY March 14, 2018

    • NYCLA, Depositions to Win, NYC, December 14, 2018

    • NYSTLI, Evidence to Win – Chair, NYC

    • NYSTLI, Decisions, NYC, LI, Westchester, Buffalo, Albany, Staten Island

    • NYSTLI, Depositions to Win – Chair, NYC, March 8, 2016

    • Keenan-Ball Trial Institute, Masters in Advocacy, Atlanta, GA, October 16, 2016

    • NYSTLI, Decisions, NYC, LI, Westchester, Buffalo, Albany, Staten Island

    • NYSTLI, Elevators to Win, NYC, December , 2016

    • Nassau County Bar Association, Cross Examination of Negative IME Doctor, Mineola, NY, December 10, 2016

    • Bronx County Bar Association, Examination & Cross Examination of Medical Experts, Bronx, NY December 15, 2015

    • NYSTLI, Decisions, NYC, LI, Westchester, Buffalo, Albany, Staten Island

    • Bronx County Bar Association, Defendant as Free Expert Witness, Bronx, NY June 14, 2015

    • NYSTLI, Municipal Liability, NYC

    • NACLE, How to Win Trip, Slip & Fall Cases, National, April 28, 2015

    • American Association for Justice National Convention on Motor Vehicles, Trucks & Buses, E-Discovery & Litigation, New Orleans, LA, April 24-26 2014

    • NYSTLI, Decisions, NYC, LI, Westchester, Buffalo, Albany, Staten Island

    • NYCLA, Cross-Examination of the Negative Medical Defense Expert Witness, NYC July 8, 2014

    • NYCLA, Discovery and Admissibility of Social Media Evidence: What Every Lawyer Needs to Know, NYC September 23, 2014

    • NYSTLA, Evidence to Win, Chair, Buffalo, NY June 6, 2014

    • Orange County Bar Association, Cross Examination of the Defense Doctor, Newburgh, NY April 30, 2014

    • NYSTLI, Depositions to Win, Chair, Albany, NY March 5, 2014

    • NYSBA, New York Rules of Evidence, NYC, April 16, 2013

    • NYCLA – Elevator & Escalator Accidents, NYC, April 19, 2013

    • NJ-AJ Boardwalk Convention, E-Discovery, Atlantic City, NJ April 2013

    • NYSTLI, Decisions, NYC, LI, Westchester, Buffalo, Albany, Staten Island

We have a long history of educating other lawyers on how to win.

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At SONIN & GENIS ATTORNEYS AT LAW, LLC we not only practice law, we make law! We will go the distance and have enjoyed notable successes in the appellate courts. Below are some of our more notable cases.

  • Ferreira v. City of Binghamton, 38 N.Y.3d 298 (2022) expanding "special duty rule" to cover "no-knock" warrant shooting, answering certified question from US Court of Appeals for the 2d Circuit [975 F.3d 255 (2020)]

  • Nassa v. 1512 LLC, 198 A.D.3d 600 (1st Dept. 2021) plaintiff verdict of 100 % liability for trip & fall on 1/8" defect affirmed

  • Silverio v. Ford Motor Company, 168 A.D.3d 608 (1st Dept. 2019) plaintiff awarded summary judgment in sideswipe motor vehicle crash

  • Rohan v. Kew Realty, LLC, 200 A.D.3d 1082 (2nd Dept. 2021) question of fact whether defendant landlord supplied working smoke detector

  • Stern v. Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc., 149 A.D.3d 496 (1st Dept. 2017) franchisor can be held liable for negligence of franchisee

  • Sassoonian v. City of New York, 261 A.D.2d 319 (1st Dept. 1999) 9 % interest is presumably reasonable rate against municipality

  • Stewart v. NYCTA, 82 A.D.3d 438 (1st Dept. 2011) affirming multi-million dollar verdict for slip and fall on pigeon poop

  • Stewart v. NYCTA, 56 Misc. 3d 611 (Sup Bronx 2015) accelerated judgment allowed due to failure of NYCTA to fund annuity

  • Wohlgemuth v. Lang Const., LLC, 18 A.D.3d 650 (2d Dept. 2005) claim permitted against abutting landowner for emissions from their property during renovation project

  • Margolis v. United Parcel Service, Inc., 57 A.D3d 371 (1st Dept. 2008) reversed lower court for changing venue of lawsuit

  • Matter of Prudential Property and Cas. Ins. Co. 198 A.D.2d 421 (2nd Dept. 1993)injured person can recover underinsurance insurance coverage based on dual residence

  • Lee v. City of New York, 50 Misc.3d 1210(A), 2015 NY Slip Op. 51951(U), 2015 WL 9876951 (Sup. Bronx 2015) affirming liability for reckless police hot pursuit and reducing $ 28 million verdict

  • Piluso v. Bell Atlantic Corp., 305 A.D.2d 68 (1st Dept. 2003) duty of owner to give proper warning of guide wire on utility pole.

  • Moorer v. City of New York 251 A.D.2d 119 (1st Dept. 1998) reduction of $ 2 million verdict was excessive and verdict partially restored.

  • Moorer v. City of New York, 272 A.D.2d 79 (1st Dept. 2000) structured judgment modified in accordance with plaintiff's submission

  • Trepel v. Greenman-Pedersen, Inc., 99 A.D.3d 789 (2nd Dept. 2012) trial court reversed for vacating default judgment and reinstated against defendant.

  • Slapo v. Winthrop University Hospital, 186 A.D.3d 1281 (2nd Dept. 2020) reversed lower court and permitted further deposition of a physician

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