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Pazer, Epstein, Jaffe, Fein & Gozenput: The Firm With Two Past Presidents of the State Trial Lawyers Association on Its Letterhead

Two of this firm’s attorneys — Perry Pazer and Michael Jaffe — have each served as President of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, and three have sat on its executive board, an institutional footprint in the state plaintiffs’ bar that few firms of any size can match.

Origin and Background

Pazer, Epstein, Jaffe, Fein & Gozenput, P.C. practices in Manhattan, confirmed through the firm’s own site, Martindale-Hubbell, and Best Lawyers listings, with an additional Long Island presence in Huntington. The firm has represented injured New Yorkers for more than 50 years — some of its materials say more than 60 — and frequently acts as trial counsel for other law firms, a peer-referral role that independently signals courtroom reputation. Partner Michael Jaffe, a Cardozo School of Law graduate admitted in 1995, joined as a summer clerk and made partner in 2000.

Practice Concentration

The firm handles all phases of plaintiff-side injury litigation: construction accidents, motor vehicle accidents, premises accidents, school and playground accidents, municipal and mass transit accidents, products liability, and wrongful death. See this New York Personal Injury directory for how this trial-counsel practice compares to consumer-facing volume firms serving the five boroughs.

Notable Work / Track Record

The firm reports obtaining millions of dollars for clients across five decades of practice; Awesome Attorneys did not identify an itemized public verdict table comparable to the verdict-listing firms in this category, and discloses this as a presentation difference rather than a negative signal — noting that the firm’s steady stream of referrals from other law firms functions as its own form of results evidence. Past results do not guarantee similar outcomes.

Client Voice

Published client reviews repeatedly name individual partners — particularly Eugene Gozenput and Michael Jaffe — for direct, sustained involvement, with one trip-and-fall client describing a settlement “far beyond anything I ever expected.” Awesome Attorneys did not identify a pattern of negative reviews warranting disclosure.

Beyond the Courtroom

The firm’s two NYSTLA past presidencies and three executive-board memberships embed its partners in the governance of New York’s plaintiffs’ bar across multiple decades.

Recognition for This New York Personal Injury Firm

Partners including Matthew Fein, Eugene Gozenput, and Michael Jaffe hold Best Lawyers recognition in plaintiff-side personal injury — peer-reviewed credentials distinct from paid marketing placements — alongside the elected NYSTLA leadership positions. 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

School and playground accident claims against public school districts — a listed concentration of this firm — follow the municipal-claim rules of General Municipal Law Section 50-e, requiring a notice of claim within 90 days, with suit within one year and 90 days under Section 50-i. Most other New York injury claims run three years under CPLR 214(5), and pure comparative negligence applies 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 standing within the profession itself: two past NYSTLA presidents, a trial-counsel docket referred by other lawyers, and Best Lawyers-recognized partners across a half-century of continuous Manhattan practice. The honest trade-off is public transparency of results — the firm does not publish the itemized verdict tables its verdict-driven competitors do, so prospective clients comparing firms on documented outcomes should ask for case-type-specific results at consultation. For an injured New Yorker who weighs peer reputation as the strongest signal of quality, this firm’s professional footprint is among the most substantial in the category.

Methodology and Sourcing

This profile was researched from Pazer, Epstein, Jaffe, Fein & Gozenput’s own site and firm-overview materials, its Martindale-Hubbell and Best Lawyers profiles, and its published client reviews.

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 Pazer, Epstein, Jaffe, Fein & Gozenput, 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.