Adam D. Cahn

New York, NY Directions

Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021

Awarded Practice Areas

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

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Works at

Sakkas Cahn & Weiss LLP

1 Best Lawyers award

Biography

Adam D. Cahn is a litigator with decades of experience representing individuals and families in personal injury litigation and Legal malpractice matters throughout New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. 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 general negligence stemming from automobile accidents and premises liability, catastrophic injuries and wrongful death, legal malpractice, products liability, medical malpractice, construction accidents, traumatic brain injuries, CRPS/RSD injuries, lead paint exposure, and sexual assault. 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.

Locations

New York, New York

212-571-7171

110 East 42nd Street, Suite 1508
New York, NY 10017

Elizabeth, New Jersey

973-482-2122

609 Morris Avenue
Elizabeth, NJ 07208

Garden City, New York

516-747-7472

1461 Franklin Avenue
Suite 2SE
Garden City, NY 11530

Stamford, Connecticut

203-862-8699

1010 Washington Boulevard
Stamford, CT 06901

Education

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

Bar Admissions

New York, New York State Bar Association, 1995

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 2024
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

Touro College: Environmental Law Journal - Founder
Touro College: Law Review - Member
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

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Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^® 2027 for work in:

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Additional Areas of Practice:

Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
Legal Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs

Awards:

New York Law Journals’ Verdicts Hall of Fame Honoree
New York Super Lawyers list, 2010 — 2017 – Top 100 in 2013 and 2016
National Trial Lawyers Organization Top 100 Trial Lawyers in New York State, 2012 — Present
Avvo Rating of Superb & listed as a 10 out of 10 by Legal Consumers
Recognized in Best Lawyers 2021 – present
America’s Top 100 Attorneys Lifetime Achievement Award
Attorney and Practice Magazine — one of New York’s Top 10 Attorneys, 2021
Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year by Attorney at Law Magazine, 2018
Top Attorney by Attorney.com
Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2015-Present
17th highest verdict in New York State for an automobile case, 2012
National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys Top 10 Attorney Award
Multiple appearances in the New York Law Journal’s Top New York Verdicts
Selected to the American Law Society – Official Home of America’s Top Lawyers
Selected as a member of Lawyers of Distinction, recognizing Excellence in Personal Injury
One of America’s Top 100 Medical Malpractice Litigators® for New York City
Life Member, Multi-Million-Dollar Advocates Forum
Life Member, Litigation Elite’s Top 100 Litigators in New York in the field of personal injury
Touro College: Recipient of the Gary Schwartz Fellowship
Touro College: American Jurisprudence Award in Alternate Dispute Resolution and Trial Advocacy

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Significant Cases

Mr. Cahn has recovered more than $700 million for clients through verdicts, mediations, arbitrations, and settlements. Representative matters include:

$19.5 million medical malpractice verdict, for a woman who developed hypovolemia following surgery that resulted in severe brain damage, requiring permanent care.
$11 million settlement during products liability trial against a major automobile manufacturer.
$9 million verdict for a woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury in an automobile accident.
$7.4 million verdict, for a woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury, cognitive and emotional issues, after her building flooded due to a roof leak causing her to slip and fall.
$6.8 million settlement for a hospital worker that suffered severe neurological damage due to lead poisoning caused by poor ventilation and faulty equipment.
$5.5 million settlement for this wrongful death action, where a tourist was tragically struck and killed by a dump truck
$4.9 million settled for a man who wasn’t discovered for 12 hours after collapsing in a bus bathroom, which resulting in compartment syndrome in his legs, and amputation.
$4.8 million obtained for NYC resident who suffered multiple leg, pelvic and abdominal injuries after being struck and dragged by an out of control car exiting an underground garage.
$4.8 million settlement for a sexual abuse by his doctor under the Adult Survivor’s Act
$3.2 million against an upstate law firm in a legal malpractice action, for a client that developed chronic pain syndrome
$2.9 million verdict for a woman whose doctor failed to diagnose colon cancer
$2.7 million settlement during trial for an infant caused to suffer a severe shoulder injury during birth due to improper delivery techniques.
$2.5 million at mediation for a woman who required neck and back surgeries after slipping on an unsalted icy sidewalk abutting a major retail drugstore chain
$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
Multiple undisclosed multimillion-dollar verdicts against local churches and hospitals for sexual assaults

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