Lefkowicz & Gottfried, LLP has a cumulative total of over forty years of experience in the legal profession. We have offices centrally located in lower Manhattan, East Harlem New York as well as New Jersey.

In February 2001 Lefkowicz & Gottfried, LLP joined forces with both a former New York State Assemblyman and the founder of Bronx Defenders to open our newest office in East Harlem, New York. In addition to our original practice areas, our uptown office handles criminal defense and civil rights litigation. We also have a New Jersey office location to service our clients in the greater metropolitan area.

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Our litigation practice is focused on the following areas:

• Automobile Accidents
• Slip/Trip and Fall Accidents
• Medical Malpractice Claims
• Construction Accidents
• Brain Damaged Infants/Children
• Other Complex and Severe Injury Personal Injury Litigation
• Medical Malpractice Litigation
• Real Estate Purchases, Sales and Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Bankruptcy
• Estate Planning and Probate
• Matrimonial and Family Law Matters including Child Support
• Internet Litigation.
• Criminal Defense
• Civil Rights Litigation

Our real estate department has grown significantly since its inception. The outstanding proficiency of closing attorneys have been recognized by several companies. Approved Closing Attorney for the following lenders:

• ABN Amro Mortgage Corporation
• Ameriquest Mortgage Corporation
• Argent Mortgage
• Bank of America Home Mortgage
• Chase Home Equity
• Community Home Mortgage
• Citibank
• CitiMortgage
• First Union Mortgage Corporation
• Flagstar Bank
• Fremont Investment & Loan
• Greenpoint Mortgage
• Homeside Lending, Inc.
• HSBC Mortgage Corporation
• Mortgage IT
• National City Mortgage
• New Century Mortgage Corp.
• Option One Mortgage Corp.
• Principal Residential Mortgage
• Wachovia Mortgage Corporation
• Washington Mutual Bank
• Wells Fargo Bank, NA.

In addition to our general legal work, our negligence department has had many significant successes on behalf of our clients. Some of the local, national and multinational entities against whom our attorneys have obtained successful verdicts and settlements include:

• Federal Express Corporation
• Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum
• Enterprise Rent-A-Car
• Aqueduct Racetrack
• The City of New York
• New York City Transit Authority
• Consolidated Edison
• United States of America
• Nynex/Bell Atlantic
• Hunter Mountain Ski Resort
• Hampton Bays Elementary School
• Brooklyn Union Gas
• New York Cruise Line
• New York City Housing Authority
• Lexus of Manhattan
• American Airlines

Our aggregate verdicts and settlements reach into the tens of millions of dollars.

National Media Features
Cases and consultations prominently featured in the following local and national media:

• New York Times
• New York Post
• New York Daily News
• 1010 WINS Radio

Firm Infrastructure

Our main office is located in the heart of New York's downtown. Lefkowicz & Gottfried, LLP attorneys have easy access to both the State, Federal and Local Courts. We use only the latest computer hardware, on-line computer legal research, high speed internet connections and electronic mail all of which enable us to respond quickly and efficiently to any situation that may arise during the course of litigation.
  
Every desk in the office is equipped with a workstation that is linked to the firm's master server that allows our attorneys and support staff to instantly access important court, client and administrative information. We utilize leading edge file and case management software to keep continuous tabs on all of our cases and track their development.