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Lipsig, Shapey, Manus & Moverman: The Firm Founded by the Trial Lawyer New York Called “The King of Torts”

Harry Lipsig was born in Warsaw in 1901, arrived in New York at six, and became one of the most prominent personal injury lawyers in American history — famed for creative arguments and emotional appeals that moved juries to award his clients extraordinary sums. The Manhattan firm bearing his name is still trying injury cases from 40 Fulton Street.

Origin and Background

Lipsig, Shapey, Manus & Moverman, P.C. practices from 40 Fulton Street in Lower Manhattan, confirmed through the firm’s own site and independent directory listings, with additional offices serving Brooklyn and Queens. The firm traces its lineage to founder Harry Lipsig (1901–1995), whose career was significant enough to earn an encyclopedia entry, and its partner ranks today include Alan M. Shapey, Thomas Moverman, Marc Eli Freund, and Charles E. Wisell.

Practice Concentration

The firm handles personal injury exclusively: construction accidents under New York Labor Law, motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, product liability, medical malpractice, birth injuries, lead poisoning, and wrongful death. See this New York Personal Injury directory for how this legacy trial practice compares to other plaintiff firms serving the five boroughs.

Notable Work / Track Record

Published recovery totals for the firm vary by source — its LinkedIn materials cite more than $250 million recovered while directory profiles cite figures up to $800 million — a discrepancy Awesome Attorneys notes directly rather than selecting the larger number; both are firm-attributed claims. Recent reported results include a $2.9 million recovery by partner Alan Shapey for a road-paving worker injured when a machine’s brake failed, litigated under the Labor Law. Past results do not guarantee similar outcomes.

Client Voice

The firm maintains multilingual client service, including a dedicated Spanish-language intake line, consistent with a practice serving all five boroughs. Awesome Attorneys did not identify a pattern of negative public reviews warranting disclosure.

Beyond the Courtroom

Firm associate Michael Marando has been named to a Top 40 Under 40 selection, and the firm’s founder’s career remains a reference point in the history of the American plaintiffs’ bar.

Recognition for This New York Personal Injury Firm

Eight of the firm’s attorneys, practicing under the current Lipsig, Shapey, Moverman, Freund & Wisell name, hold Super Lawyers or Rising Stars selections — peer-influenced, research-driven recognitions distinct from paid marketing placements. The firm has also been recognized in the New York Law Journal. 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

Most New York injury claims carry a three-year limitations period under CPLR 214(5), and construction workers injured in elevation-related accidents benefit from the near-strict liability of Labor Law Section 240(1) — the statute underlying the firm’s reported road-paving recovery. Lead-poisoning and toxic exposure claims can invoke CPLR 214-c’s discovery rule, which starts the clock when the injury is discovered rather than when exposure occurred. New York applies pure comparative negligence under CPLR 1411. None of this is legal advice; a specific injury claim should be evaluated by a licensed New York attorney based on the actual facts involved.

Awesome Attorneys Assessment

This firm’s clearest differentiator is lineage: a continuous Manhattan plaintiffs’ practice descended from one of the most storied injury trial lawyers in American history, still trying Labor Law and negligence cases from Lower Manhattan with eight Super Lawyers-recognized attorneys. The honest trade-off is that the firm’s own published recovery totals are inconsistent across its materials — $250 million in one place, $800 million in another — and prospective clients should ask the firm directly which figure reflects what, since Awesome Attorneys could not reconcile them from public sources. For a New Yorker with a construction, premises, or motor vehicle claim who values a long-established borough-spanning practice, the Lipsig firm’s history and bench depth earn it a place on a shortlist.

Methodology and Sourcing

This profile was researched from the Lipsig firm’s own site and LinkedIn materials, its Super Lawyers firm profile, independent directory listings confirming its 40 Fulton Street office, and the published biography of founder Harry Lipsig.

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 Lipsig, Shapey, Manus & Moverman, P.C. 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.