Michael N. Block

Michael N. Block


Sullivan Papain Block McManus Coffinas & Cannavo P.C.

Recognized since 2013

New York, New York

Practice Areas

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

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Michael N. Block is a firm member and one of the most accomplished and influential attorneys in the area fire-related litigation, particularly in defending the rights of firefighters who have been injured on the job.

For more than three decades, he has been general counsel to the Uniformed Firefighters Association, the 8,000-member labor union for New York City firefighters, and his expertise has helped firefighters recover hundreds of millions of dollars in personal injury claims. Mr. Block’s work extends from New York City to Albany and Washington, where he has been a forceful advocate with state and federal officials on behalf of firefighters and their families. In the wake of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, he successfully fought for passage of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, and he headed a pro bono team from Sullivan Papain that recovered more than $260 million from the fund on behalf of firefighters and their families. On a daily basis, New York firefighters and their union rely upon Mr. Block’s counsel. And he has helped shape a body of law to help compensate firefighters and their families for the harm they have suffered through the fault of others.

Location
  • 120 Broadway, 27th Floor
    New York, NY 10271
Education
  • Columbia University, J.D., graduated 1967
Affiliations
  • New Jersey State Bar Association - Member
  • New York City Bar Association - Member
  • New York County Lawyers Association - Member
  • New York State Bar Association - Member
  • New York State Trial Lawyers Association - Member

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Awards:
  • Lifetime Achievement, Uniformed Firefighters Association, 2013
  • Named in Super Lawyers magazine as one of the top lawyers in New York
  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • Highest Rating (AV®) from Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings

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