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Steven Dorfman

Steven Dorfman

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Managing Attorney at The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.
New York, NY
Workplace InjuryWrongful Death

About Steven Dorfman

Steven Dorfman is the Managing Attorney at The Perecman Firm in New York City, a senior trial attorney with nearly three decades of experience representing victims of catastrophic construction accidents, wrongful death, traumatic brain injuries, and other serious negligence matters throughout New York. He concentrates on complex, high-exposure construction accident litigation involving scaffold falls, falling objects, structural collapses, crane accidents, and claims brought under New York Labor Law Sections 240(1), 241(6), and 200. He has been responsible for the resolution of tens of millions of dollars for his seriously injured clients and provided pro bono representation of victims before the September 11th Victim's Compensation Fund.

Notable case results

$3.325 millionSettlement

Steven B. Dorfman of The Perecman Firm secured a $3,325,000 settlement for a 54-year-old union cement worker who was seriously injured by a falling piece of plywood at a New York construction site.

New York, NY · 2020Read the full story →

2008 Manhattan Crane Collapse

Reported by the firm

2013 Spuyten Duyvil train derailment

Reported by the firm

2015 Metro-North Valhalla accident

Reported by the firm

September 11th Victim's Compensation Fund pro bono representation

Reported by the firm

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

Practice areas

Workplace Injury
Wrongful Death

Education

Brooklyn Law School
Juris Doctor
George Washington University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of New York
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
State Bar of U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey

Awards & recognition

Super Lawyers (annual recognition)
Best Lawyers in America
National Trial Lawyers Top 100

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