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Charles Wisell

Charles Wisell

Managing Partner at Lipsig, Freund & Wisell
New York, NYAdmitted 1996
Car AccidentsWorkplace InjurySlip & FallWrongful Death

About Charles Wisell

Charles E. Wisell is the Managing Partner of Lipsig, Freund & Wisell, PLLC. He joined the firm in early 2014 and brings more than 30 years of experience in plaintiff-side personal injury practice. Mr. Wisell focuses on construction accidents, motor vehicle accidents, and premises liability. Throughout his career, he has secured more than $347 million in verdicts and settlements on behalf of injured clients. Most recently, he obtained a $97 million jury verdict in a roadway defect case. He has been selected to Super Lawyers for nine consecutive years and holds an Excellent rating from Avvo. He earned his J.D. from Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center in 1995 and his B.S. in Psychology from Baruch College. Fluent in Spanish, Mr. Wisell has appeared as a legal commentator on CNN en Espanol, CNN, NBC, and Radio House.

Notable case results

$97 millionVerdict

Jury verdict in a roadway defect case resulting in catastrophic injuries

Reported by the firm
$14.82 millionVerdict

Jury verdict for a 60-year-old handyman who fell from a scaffold with ankle and knee fractures

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$12.17 millionVerdict

Jury verdict for a 24-year-old struck and dragged by a NYC Transit Authority bus

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$6.12 millionVerdict

Jury verdict for a 48-year-old rear-ended by a construction vehicle aggravating a pre-existing spinal injury

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

Practice areas

Car Accidents
Workplace Injury
Slip & Fall
Wrongful Death

Education

Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
J.D., 1995
Baruch College
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of New York, admitted 1996

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