Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf is a New York Plaintiff's personal injury law firm specializing in automobile accidents, construction accidents, medical malpractice, products liability, police misconduct and all types of New York personal injury litigation.

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Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf is recognized in the 2027 edition of Best Law Firms® with Regional Tier 1 rankings in New York City for: • Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs • Product Liability Litigation – PlaintiffsGair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf is proud to announce that the firm has earned three Regional Tier 1 rankings in New York City in the 2027 edition of Best Law Firms®.

The recognition reflects the firm’s longstanding commitment to representing individuals and families in complex personal injury, medical malpractice, and product liability cases throughout New York.

Three Regional Tier 1 Rankings in New York City

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Marijo C. Adimey at the Medical Malpractice Conference 2026Our personal injury law firm was proud to sponsor the New York City Bar Association’s Medical Malpractice Conference, held on October 26, 2026, supporting an important opportunity for members of the legal community to share their knowledge, experience, and insights into medical malpractice litigation.

On October 26, 2026, Marijo C. Adimey, partner at Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf, participated as a featured speaker at the New York City Bar Association‘s Medical Malpractice Conference, sharing her perspective on presenting damages in medical malpractice litigation.

The conference brought together members of the judiciary, experienced trial attorneys, and legal professionals to discuss important issues in medical malpractice litigation and courtroom advocacy.

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bridging-the-gapJeffrey B. Bloom, a partner at Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf, will be a featured speaker at the New York State Bar Association’s (NYSBA) Bridging the Gap continuing legal education program, taking place October 22–23, 2026.

On Friday, October 23, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., Bloom will present “Medical Malpractice | Key Skills in Client Counseling”. His presentation will provide newly admitted attorneys with practical guidance on client counseling in medical malpractice litigation.

Sharing Decades of Medical Malpractice Litigation Experience

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Marijo Adimey will be a speaker at the New York Bar Association Medical Malpractice ConferenceGair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf is pleased to remind colleagues that partner Marijo C. Adimey will serve as faculty at the New York City Bar Association Medical Malpractice Conference on Monday, October 26, 2026.

Marijo will participate in the session “Trial Practice – Presenting and Defending Damages,” scheduled from 3:40 to 4:45 p.m., alongside Hon. Suzanne Adams, Hon. Lewis J. Lubell, Jonathan Erman, Lisa Haniff, and Meryl Schwartz.

The presentation will address one of the most important and challenging aspects of medical malpractice litigation: how damages are effectively presented, evaluated, and defended at trial. For attorneys handling serious injury and medical negligence cases, the way damages are developed and communicated can play a critical role in helping a jury understand the full impact of an injury on a patient’s life.

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Five star Client testimonial about our personal injury law firmSome cases require more than legal representation. They require a team that takes the case personally, digs into every detail, stays fully engaged, and makes the client feel that everyone involved is fighting toward the same goal.

That is the kind of team Ben B. Rubinowitz, Peter J. Saghir, Adam J. Tynan, Arshaluis Matinian, and others at Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf strive to provide.

For a client facing a serious legal matter, there is an enormous difference between simply having lawyers assigned to a case and feeling that an entire team has truly taken up the fight.

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TLU Webinar on trial practice Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf Managing Partner Ben Rubinowitz will be featured in Trial Lawyers University’s TLU Beach 2026 REPLAY – Jury Selection on Friday, September 4, 2026, at 1:30 PM ET.

On Friday, September 4, 2026, at 1:30 PM Eastern Time (10:30 AM Pacific Time), Trial Lawyers University will present “TLU Beach 2026 REPLAY – Jury Selection,” featuring Ben Rubinowitz and Michael Kelly.

Ben Rubinowitz, Managing Partner of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf, will share strategies and techniques for one of the most consequential stages of a civil jury trial: jury selection.

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Medical Malpractice Lawyer Marijo Adimey returns to the Medical Malpractice ConferenceGair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf is proud to announce that Marijo C. Adimey has once again been selected to serve as a faculty member for the New York City Bar Association’s Medical Malpractice Conference, taking place on Monday, October 26, 2026.

A respected medical malpractice trial lawyer and frequent lecturer, Marijo has been invited back to share her experience with attorneys from across New York at one of the legal profession’s premier continuing legal education programs.

Marijo will participate in the session “Trial Practice – Presenting and Defending Damages”, from 3:40 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., alongside:

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Personal Injury Lawyer Ben Rubinowitz will be a Faculty Member at the Trial School Symposium in September 2026Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf is proud to announce that Managing Partner Ben B. Rubinowitz will serve on the distinguished faculty for the 2026 Trial School Symposium, taking place November 6–7, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois.

The two-day symposium brings together many of the nation’s most accomplished trial lawyers for an intensive educational program focused on courtroom advocacy, jury selection, case strategy, and trial presentation. Designed for attorneys who want practical skills they can immediately apply in the courtroom, the program emphasizes hands-on learning rather than traditional lecture-style presentations.

A National Faculty of Leading Trial Lawyers

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Medical malpractice Lawyer Ben Rubinowitz is teaching jusdgesThis summer, our managing partner Ben B. Rubinowitz will join Hon. Lewis Lubell (Moderator), Olympia Rubino, Esq., and Jason Hoffman, M.D., in presenting a program to judges of the New York State court system on the evaluation of medical evidence in personal injury and medical malpractice litigation.

The program, titled “Medical Evidence in Personal Injury and Malpractice Litigation,” is designed to provide judges with practical tools for analyzing the complex medical issues that frequently arise in these cases.

Medical records, diagnostic imaging studies, and expert testimony often form the foundation of personal injury and medical malpractice lawsuits. The volume and complexity of this evidence can present significant challenges for trial judges. Through real-world examples and demonstrations involving medical specialists, the faculty will explore practical approaches to evaluating medical proof and managing these cases from pretrial motions through trial.

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Howard Hershenhorn top 10 all lawyers and top 5 all personal injury lawyers in New YorkGair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf is proud to announce that partner Howard S. Hershenhorn has once again been recognized among the most accomplished attorneys in New York, earning a place among the Top 10 attorneys across all practice areas in the New York Metro area in the 2026 edition of Super Lawyers.

In addition to this prestigious distinction, Hershenhorn was ranked among the Top 5 Personal Injury attorneys in the New York Metro area, reflecting his exceptional reputation and decades of success representing victims and families in some of New York’s most complex and catastrophic cases.

The 2026 rankings are particularly noteworthy because they mark the first year that Super Lawyers introduced separate rankings by practice area. Hershenhorn’s placement among the elite attorneys in personal injury highlights the breadth of his experience and the respect he has earned throughout the legal profession.