About Adam Orlow
Adam Moses Orlow is a Senior Trial Partner at The Orlow Firm. He earned a B.A. in Economics from Yeshiva University and his J.D. from Yeshiva University's Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 1998, then joined the firm shortly after graduation. Adam handles a wide range of personal injury cases with particular focus on construction accidents and workplace injuries, including claims under New York Labor Law Sections 240 and 241(6). He was admitted to the New York State Bar in January 1998, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and to the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York.
A recognized leader in the Queens legal community, Adam served as President of the Queens County Bar Association in 2022-2023 and as President of the Brandeis Association. He remains active in the New York State Bar Association and the New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Following in his father Steven's footsteps, Adam has dedicated his career to representing injured individuals and families throughout New York City.
Proven verdicts and settlements
A foster care agency placed a one-year-old child in a Brooklyn home with documented lead paint, left him there through a full home renovation while his blood lead level climbed to nearly eleven times the CDC danger threshold, and a $5 million settlement followed.
A Bronx boy suffered severe, lasting cognitive damage from lead poisoning after his landlord repeatedly sent an uncertified maintenance worker to cover chipping lead paint; the firm exposed the paperwork fraud and recovered $3.75 million.
A 42-year-old union painting foreman fell roughly 12 feet after being directed to climb the top half of a broken extension ladder at a 56-story Manhattan construction site, suffering spinal fractures and ultimately two surgeries.
A Manhattan building porter fell 14 feet through an unguarded third-floor hole after a general contractor's superintendent removed the only cover and left without any warning, resulting in three spinal surgeries and a $2.75 million settlement.
After eight years of litigation, the firm defeated NYCHA's summary judgment motion and secured a $2.7 million structured settlement for a child whose blood lead level reached nearly ten times the CDC reference level.
A 40-year-old HVAC subcontractor was struck in the back of the head by an unsecured decorative ceiling panel on the 24th floor of a Lower Manhattan high-rise during a renovation, resulting in a $2.6 million settlement after the firm won summary judgment under New York Labor Law Section 240(1).
A 43-year-old construction worker suffered nerve damage and two lumbar surgeries after his drill struck a live conduit in a parking garage where his foreman had assured the crew the power was off.
A young child in a pre-war Manhattan apartment developed a blood lead level the CDC classifies as a medical emergency after his landlord repeatedly failed to complete lawful abatement work; the firm recovered $2 million.
A Manhattan carpenter was directed by a general contractor's superintendent to carry bundles of heavy metal studs up six flights of stairs after no one reserved the building's freight elevator, causing a fall and three surgeries; the firm built its case on four consistent witness accounts and recovered $1.75 million.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
