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Queller, Fisher, Washor, Fuchs & Kool: A 50-Year Financial District Firm With Six AV Preeminent Attorneys and a $46.6 Million Verdict

When a 24-year-old college student suffered hypoxic brain injury from a failure of timely intubation, his family called Queller, Fisher, Washor, Fuchs & Kool — and the firm obtained a $46.6 million verdict, one entry in a results history exceeding $1 billion.

Origin and Background

Queller, Fisher, Washor, Fuchs & Kool, LLP practices in New York City’s Financial District, confirmed through the firm’s own site and Best Lawyers directory coverage. Established more than 50 years ago, the firm has represented seriously injured clients in personal injury and medical malpractice cases throughout New York State, with a deliberately selective intake limited to the most seriously injured claimants.

Practice Concentration

The firm concentrates on catastrophic personal injury and medical malpractice: construction accidents, premises liability, motor vehicle accidents, municipal liability, and products liability. A substantial share of its docket arrives as referrals from other attorneys, and the firm frequently acts as trial counsel for other firms — a peer-referral pattern that functions as an independent signal of courtroom reputation. See this New York Personal Injury directory for how this referral-driven trial practice compares to consumer-facing volume firms serving the five boroughs.

Notable Work / Track Record

Beyond the $46.6 million medical malpractice verdict, reported results include a $14.5 million jury verdict for the families of two Queens police detectives shot and killed as a result of municipal negligence, and a $13.2 million verdict with an $8 million settlement for the family of a mother who died during childbirth. Total verdicts and settlements exceed $1 billion. Past results do not guarantee similar outcomes.

Client Voice

Consistent with a selective, severity-focused practice, the firm’s public reputation runs primarily through peer referral and professional recognition rather than volume review platforms; Awesome Attorneys did not identify a pattern of negative reviews warranting disclosure.

Beyond the Courtroom

Partner Christopher Sallay has been selected by Super Lawyers as a Top 100 Lawyer in the New York Metropolitan Area, among the firm’s broader roster of peer recognitions.

Recognition for This New York Personal Injury Firm

Six of the firm’s attorneys hold Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent ratings — the service’s highest peer-review standard — and five have been featured as New York Metro Super Lawyers; the firm is also ranked among Best Law Firms in the New York metro area for medical malpractice. These are peer-reviewed credentials distinct from paid marketing placements. New York State does not operate a state-run attorney specialization certification program, so Awesome Attorneys does not apply “specialist” language to any New York profile on a state-certification basis.

New York Legal Backdrop

Medical malpractice claims in New York carry a two-and-a-half-year limitations period under CPLR 214-a, shorter than the three years afforded most negligence claims under CPLR 214(5). Claims against New York City — like the firm’s verdict for the families of the two slain detectives — generally require a notice of claim within 90 days under General Municipal Law Section 50-e and suit within one year and 90 days under Section 50-i. New York applies pure comparative negligence under CPLR 1411. None of this is legal advice; a specific malpractice or injury claim should be evaluated by a licensed New York attorney based on the actual facts involved.

Awesome Attorneys Assessment

Queller Fisher’s clearest differentiator is the shape of its reputation: a firm other lawyers hire as trial counsel, with six AV Preeminent attorneys and a half-century record capped by nine-figure cumulative results. The honest trade-off is selectivity by design — the firm limits intake to the most seriously injured claimants, so a person with a moderate injury may not clear its threshold and should expect candid triage at consultation. For a catastrophic injury or medical malpractice claim in New York, particularly one referred out by another attorney, this firm’s peer standing is among the strongest signals available in the category.

Methodology and Sourcing

This profile was researched from Queller, Fisher, Washor, Fuchs & Kool’s own site and published results, its Best Lawyers and Best Law Firms profiles, and its Martindale-Hubbell attorney ratings.

Publisher Disclosure and Independence Notice

Awesome Attorneys is an independent legal directory and editorial publication. This profile was not paid for, commissioned, or reviewed by Queller, Fisher, Washor, Fuchs & Kool, LLP prior to publication. Awesome Attorneys may in the future offer sponsored placement products to attorneys and firms, including this one, but sponsorship has no bearing on the editorial content, inclusion, or findings of this profile.