Adam D. Cahn 5YEARSAWARDED

Adam D. Cahn

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Awarded Practice Areas
Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Adam D. Cahn
Adam D. Cahn
New York, NY
Works at
Sakkas Cahn & Weiss LLP

1 Best Lawyers award

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Biography

Adam D. Cahn is a litigator with decades of experience representing individuals and families in personal injury litigation and medical malpractice matters throughout New York. Since beginning his legal career in 1994, he has handled complex cases in both state and federal courts, advocating for clients in matters involving catastrophic injuries, negligence claims, and wrongful conduct.

Mr. Cahn’s practice includes Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, with experience handling cases involving CRPS/RSD injuries, construction accidents, traumatic brain injuries, products liability, medical malpractice, lead paint exposure, sexual harassment, and general negligence claims. He has secured significant verdicts and settlements for clients across New York and is known for his thorough approach to trial preparation and courtroom advocacy.

In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Cahn lectures on trial advocacy and legal issues affecting personal injury litigation. He has also been interviewed by newspapers, television outlets, and radio programs regarding legal developments and litigation matters. Prior to focusing on plaintiff-side litigation, his legal background included criminal defense as well as corporate and commercial representation.

Based in New York, New York, Adam D. Cahn serves clients through Sakkas Cahn & Weiss LLP.

Works at
Sakkas Cahn & Weiss LLP

1 Best Lawyers award

Sakkas Cahn & Weiss LLP logo

Locations

Education

  • Tulane University, A.B.
  • Touro College, J.D., graduated 1995

Bar Admissions

  • New York, New York State Bar Association, 1995

Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2006
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2006
  • U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 2006
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 2006
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1995
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1995

Affiliations

  • New York City Bar Association - Member
  • New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers - Member
  • Association of the Bar of the City of New York - Member
  • New York State Trial Lawyers Association - Member

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
  • Legal Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
Awards:
  • 17th highest verdict in New York State for an automobile case, 2012

  • National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys Top 10 Attorney Award, 2013

  • New York Law Journals’ Verdicts Hall of Fame Honoree, 2015

  • Top 100 Lawyers in the Field of Personal Injury; 2013, 2016

  • Recognized on New York Metro Super Lawyers list, 2010 — 2017

  • Multiple appearances in the New York Law Journal’s Top New York Verdicts

  • Selected as a member of the Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2015-Present

  • Selected to the American Law Society – Official Home of America’s Top Lawyers

  • Avvo Rating of Superb & listed as a 10 out of 10 by Legal Consumers

  • Selected as a member of Lawyers of Distinction, recognizing Excellence in Personal Injury

  • Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year by Attorney at Law Magazine, 2018

  • Top Attorney by Attorney.com, 2020

  • Attorney and Practice Magazine — one of New York’s Top 10 Attorneys, 2021

  • One of America’s Top 100 Medical Malpractice Litigators® for New York City, 2021

  • America’s Top 100 Attorneys Lifetime Achievement Award

  • Life Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum

  • Life Member, Litigation Elite’s Top 100 Litigators in New York in the field of personal injury

  • New York’s Super LawyersTM, 2010 — Present

  • National Trial Lawyers Organization Top 100 Trial Lawyers in New York State, 2012 — Present

Additional Information

  • Significant Cases

Mr. Cahn has recovered more than $250 million for clients through verdicts, mediations, arbitrations, and settlements. Representative matters include:

  • $11 million settlement during trial against a major automobile manufacturer
  • $9 million verdict for a woman who sustained a traumatic brain injury in an automobile accident
  • $4.8 million settlement for an individual struck by an out-of-control vehicle
  • $2.9 million verdict for a woman whose doctor failed to diagnose colon cancer
  • $2.7 million settlement during trial for an infant who suffered a severe shoulder injury during birth due to improper delivery techniques
  • $1.24 million verdict involving lead poisoning injuries to an infant
  • $1 million verdict for a warehouse manager injured in a fall from a defective roof
  • $1 million verdict involving the improper positioning of a patient’s arm during hernia surgery
  • Several undisclosed multimillion-dollar verdicts against local churches involving claims of sexual abuse by clergy

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