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Wingate, Russotti, Shapiro, Moses & Halperin: The Lexington Avenue Firm Listed Six Times in the Law Journal’s Premises Liability Hall of Fame

When the New York Law Journal compiled its Verdicts & Settlements Hall of Fame for premises liability — covering the reported awards of a five-year span — Wingate, Russotti, Shapiro, Moses & Halperin appeared six times, five of them for verdicts rather than settlements.

Origin and Background

Wingate, Russotti, Shapiro, Moses & Halperin, LLP practices from 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2700, in Midtown Manhattan, confirmed through the firm’s own site and independent listings. Senior partner Phil Russotti has tried virtually every type of civil case in a career exceeding 40 years across nearly every state and federal court in the New York metropolitan area, and sits on the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association. The firm deliberately limits the number of cases it accepts to preserve individual attention.

Practice Concentration

The firm concentrates on medical malpractice, construction accidents, motor vehicle accidents, products liability, premises liability, general negligence, and wrongful death across the five boroughs, with a substantial docket of referred cases — including, by the firm’s account, referrals from judges and jurors before whom its attorneys have appeared. See this New York Personal Injury directory for how this trial-first practice compares to settlement-oriented firms serving the five boroughs.

Notable Work / Track Record

Reported results include an $18 million verdict for a construction worker who fell from a defective scaffold, a $10 million recovery for a non-union laborer struck by falling debris, an $8.3 million verdict the firm reports as a New York State record for a single-level cervical discectomy in a car accident case, and an $8.2 million recovery for a construction worker paralyzed in a fall. Third-party coverage credits the firm with over $2 billion recovered. Past results do not guarantee similar outcomes.

Client Voice

The firm’s stated model — intentionally limiting caseload for personalized attention — is reflected in its client-facing materials; Awesome Attorneys did not identify a pattern of negative reviews warranting disclosure.

Beyond the Courtroom

Russotti’s leadership roles at the New York State Trial Lawyers Association place a firm partner inside the state plaintiffs’ bar’s principal institution.

Recognition for This New York Personal Injury Firm

The firm holds U.S. News Best Law Firms recognition and multiple Super Lawyers selections, with Phil Russotti rated a Super Lawyer every year since 2007 — 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

Construction workers injured in elevation-related accidents — the fact pattern behind several of this firm’s largest verdicts — benefit from the near-strict liability of Labor Law Section 240(1), while Section 241(6) reaches violations of specific Industrial Code safety rules. Most other New York injury claims run three years under CPLR 214(5), with medical malpractice at two and a half years under CPLR 214-a, 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

WRSMH’s clearest differentiator is verdict frequency in open court: six Law Journal Hall of Fame listings in premises liability alone, five as tried verdicts, from a firm whose senior partner has spent four decades in New York courtrooms. The honest trade-off is that its widely cited $2 billion recovery figure comes from third-party directory coverage rather than an audited compilation, and the firm’s deliberately limited intake means not every prospective client will be accepted. For a construction accident, premises case, or medical malpractice claim where trial willingness drives settlement leverage, this firm’s courtroom record is a strong basis for a shortlist.

Methodology and Sourcing

This profile was researched from the firm’s own site and published results, Best Lawyers editorial coverage including the New York Law Journal Hall of Fame listings, and its Super Lawyers and directory profiles.

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 Wingate, Russotti, Shapiro, Moses & Halperin, 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.