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The Perecman Firm: A New York Labor Law Practice Where the Founder’s Name Is on a $9.9 Million Construction Verdict

David Perecman secured a $9.9 million payout for an injured construction worker in 2014 — one entry in a career of multi-million-dollar plaintiff recoveries at a firm built substantially around New York Labor Law construction cases.

Origin and Background

The Perecman Firm, PLLC practices in New York City, confirmed through the firm’s own site and independent editorial directory coverage, offering representation to people injured in accidents across the five boroughs and nearby areas. Founder David Perecman leads a team of plaintiff-side litigators including attorneys with more than two decades of construction-accident experience.

Practice Concentration

The firm concentrates on construction accidents under New York Labor Law — scaffold falls, ladder accidents, falling objects, crush injuries, and unsafe worksite conditions — alongside premises liability, motor vehicle accidents, and serious negligence claims. Firm attorneys represent both union and non-union construction workers across New York City against property owners, contractors, and insurance carriers. See this New York Personal Injury directory for how this Labor Law-weighted practice compares to general plaintiff firms serving the five boroughs.

Notable Work / Track Record

Beyond the founder’s $9.9 million construction recovery, the firm’s reported results include a settlement of more than $5.6 million for a claimant injured by workers at a nightclub. These figures are drawn from editorial directory coverage of the firm’s reported outcomes. Past results do not guarantee similar outcomes.

Client Voice

The firm’s attorney rosters emphasize direct advocacy for injured construction workers, including multilingual representation; attorney Mariusz “Mario” Śniarowski, with more than 23 years of experience, is noted for representing Polish-speaking union and non-union workers. Awesome Attorneys did not identify a pattern of negative public reviews warranting disclosure.

Beyond the Courtroom

Awesome Attorneys did not identify separate documented non-legal civic or nonprofit board service for the firm’s principals, and discloses this as a data gap rather than a negative signal.

Recognition for This New York Personal Injury Firm

The firm and its attorneys appear in editorial directory selections including Expertise.com’s New York personal injury rankings and Justia’s attorney listings. 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

New York Labor Law Section 240(1) imposes near-strict liability on owners and general contractors for elevation-related construction injuries — scaffold and ladder falls, falling objects — and Section 241(6) reaches violations of specific Industrial Code safety rules, making New York one of the most protective states in the country for injured construction workers. Most other injury claims carry a three-year limitations period under CPLR 214(5), with pure comparative negligence under CPLR 1411. None of this is legal advice; a specific construction-accident claim should be evaluated by a licensed New York attorney based on the actual facts involved.

Awesome Attorneys Assessment

The Perecman Firm’s clearest differentiator is concentration: a practice organized specifically around New York Labor Law construction litigation, with attorneys whose careers and language capabilities map directly onto the city’s construction workforce. The honest trade-off is that its publicly documented verdict figures, while substantial, sit below the nine-figure landmarks of the city’s largest severity firms, and Awesome Attorneys relied partly on editorial directory coverage rather than a comprehensive firm-published results table. For an injured construction worker — union or non-union, and particularly one more comfortable in Polish or Spanish than English — this firm’s focus is a genuine, practical advantage worth a place on a shortlist.

Methodology and Sourcing

This profile was researched from The Perecman Firm’s own site, Expertise.com’s editorial profile of the firm, and Justia’s listings for the firm’s attorneys.

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 The Perecman Firm, PLLC 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.