Slawomir Platta

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New York, NY21 years experienceAdmitted 2004

Car AccidentsWrongful Death

About Slawomir Platta

Slawomir Platta is the founding partner of The Platta Law Firm, PLLC in New York City, with nearly 20 years of experience in personal injury law. The firm advocates for those who suffer catastrophic personal injuries due to the wrongful acts of others, practicing in construction accidents, labor law, motor vehicle accidents, premises accidents, and workers' compensation law. He has emerged as a leader and ethical standard-bearer within the New York personal injury bar.

Notable case results

$48 millionVerdict

A Kings County jury awarded about $48 million to a Polish immigrant carpenter who was rendered quadriplegic when a temporary wooden staircase gave way at a Brooklyn renovation site, finding the building owner and general contractor liable under New York Labor Law. The trial court later conditioned the pain and suffering portion on a reduction.

Kings County Supreme Court, Brooklyn, NY · 2022Read the full story →

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

Practice areas

Car Accidents

Wrongful Death

Education

University of Florida, Frederic G. Levin College of Law (LL.M., 2000)

LL.M., 2000

University of Warsaw

Undergraduate, 1999

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of New York, admitted 2004

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

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

State Bar of U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

Awards & recognition

Super Lawyers (2015-2021)

America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators

National Association of Distinguished Counsel

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