Richard M. Steigman

Practice areas

Personal Injury – General: Plaintiff, Appellate, Personal Injury – Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff

Focus areas

Animal Bites, Appeals, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Delayed or Incorrect Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury – Plaintiff, Premises Liability – Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Toxic Mold, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death

Richard M. Steigman, Esq., is a partner at the esteemed law firm Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf, with offices in New York, New York, and Newark, New Jersey. With over 23 years of legal expertise, Mr. Steigman is a nationally recognized trial attorney who exclusively specializes in personal injury law. He is renowned for providing unparalleled guidance and assistance to clients throughout the expansive New York City metropolitan area and its surroundings, who have suffered injuries or losses due to the negligence of others.

Among his notable accomplishments, Mr. Steigman secured a settlement exceeding $26 million for the estate of a pedestrian tragically struck and killed by a truck, as well as a $5.5 million settlement for a cyclist injured by a pursuing New York City police car. He has also achieved numerous multimillion-dollar awards on behalf of victims of medical malpractice, premises liability, and other preventable tragedies. Additionally, he has successfully advocated for plaintiffs whose fundamental civil rights as workers were violated.

Recognized for his impeccable professionalism and dedication to his clients, Mr. Steigman has earned an AV Preeminent peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He consistently receives acclaim from The Best Lawyers in America and has garnered various other top rankings and endorsements from his legal peers. In 2017, Leaders in the Law recognized him as one of New York’s Leading Personal Injury Lawyers.

Mr. Steigman graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in 1989 and earned his Juris Doctor with distinction from Hofstra University’s Maurice A. Deane School of Law in 1997, where he was a member of the Hofstra Law Review. He is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit.

Active in the legal community, Mr. Steigman holds membership in the New York State Bar Association, the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, and the American Association for Justice. He has authored numerous articles and conducted lectures and continuing legal education seminars in his region on various legal subjects.