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Top 5 accident attorneys in the country

Top 5 accident attorneys in the country

When dealing with legal matters pertaining to accidents caused by personal or workplace carelessness, it is important to seek assistance from specialists in these fields. An accident attorney is a person who helps such plaintiffs that have sustained physical or psychological injuries due to an accident caused by someone else’s carelessness. Some of the most well-known accident lawyers in the country are mentioned below.

Ben B. Rubinowitz
Ben Rubinowitz, based in New York, has been in the accident litigation industry for over three decades. Throughout his career, Rubinowitz has worked on several accident cases, where he has represented severely injured plaintiffs. Before that, he worked as a prosecutor, where he mastered his courtroom and trial skills, for which he is still famous. Throughout his career so far, Rubinowitz has been recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year” three different times. Aside from working as an accident lawyer, he has also worked as a lecturer, chairperson and participated in several law seminars in top universities.

Brian Panish
Brian Panish, located in Los Angeles, is one of the best accident attorneys in the country. He has been victorious in several personal injury cases and has helped plaintiffs win cases worth millions of dollars. In fact, Panish has some of the highest numbers of 8-figure verdicts in the state of California. In addition to his million-dollar victories, Panish is also a part of the Inner Circle of Advocates that features the country’s top 100 lawyers. Panish also serves on the Best Lawyers Board of Advisors as well as the Plaintiffs’ Steering and Executive committees in several high-profile and major disaster cases.

Carol Forte
The list of awards and honors won by Carol Forte in her legal career is endless. Her name is included in the list of Top 50 Women Lawyers in New Jersey in 2010 and 2014. Moreover, in 2010, Forte was one of the Top 10 Lawyers of New Jersey, including male and female lawyers. Some of her most prominent and important accident litigation cases were those of breast cancer patients who were not diagnosed on time. Other cases include defending minor plaintiffs that have suffered from physical and psychological damage due to carelessness from parents and healthcare workers.

James Scime
James T. Scime is a well-established lawyer from New York who practices law in multiple different areas. He currently works with Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP and serves on the company’s Management Committee. Scime has worked on personal injury, medical malpractice, and other accidents.

John Phelps
John V. Phelps is an accident lawyer based in Arkansas. He graduated from Arkansas State University and is currently a principal at Womack Phelps Puryear Mayfield & McNeil, P.A. A majority of his cases have been of civil jury trial litigation, where he mostly chooses to represent defendants. He has a victory rate of 95% among his 150 cases that he believes he should have won. Over the course of 25 years, Phelps has established himself among the Top 50 Attorneys in Arkansas by Mid-South Super Lawyers 2006-2018 and 2019 Lawyer of the Year for personal injury litigation, defendants. Aside from accident litigation cases, Phelps also deals with litigations related to accidental injuries and mishaps, personal injury, products liability, tort law, construction law, and professional litigation.