Larry Bendesky

“My clients are not big companies,I represent regular people and my work has always been motivated by a need to help them.” Larry Bendesky is one of Pennsylvania’s most respected and accomplished trial lawyers. Despite his decades of complex litigation practice, his workstyle remains very hands-on. Larry Bendesky is the Managing Shareholder of Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky. He has handled more than 250 catastrophic injury and accident cases resulting in verdicts or settlements that have exceeded $1 million, and numerous cases over $10 million, including a $101 million settlement for the collapse of the Tropicana Hotel’s parking garage in Atlantic City. The Tropicana case was the largest settlement of a construction case in U.S. history. Larry’s cases have focused primarily on construction accidents and product liability claims, but his experience spans a wide range of incidents, including building collapses, elevator and escalator failures, industrial equipment design defects, roadway design cases, motor vehicle accidents, and consumer product defects. Catastrophic accident cases are complicated, involve tens of thousands of documents, and dozens of fact and expert witnesses. Over his 30-year legal career, Larry has brought a relentless approach to his cases and has made a significant difference in the lives of thousands of clients.