About
Adam D. Cahn is a seasoned litigator, who began his legal career in 1994. His primary focus is representing individuals in personal injury and medical malpractice matters at all levels of state and federal practice. He lectures in the field of trial advocacy and is regularly sought by local newspapers, television and radio stations for his expertise on matters in the legal field.
Mr. Cahn has obtained numerous verdicts and settlements throughout New York state on cases involving CRPS/RSD injuries; construction accidents, brain injury litigation, products liability, medical malpractice, lead paint exposure, sexual harassment and general negligence. His litigation background has included criminal defense, corporate and commercial representation.
A Reputation For Results
Mr. Cahn has successfully recovered more than $250 million on behalf of his clients through verdicts, mediations, arbitrations and settlements. His many successful recoveries for clients include:
$11 million settlement during trial against a major automobile manufacturer
$9 million verdict for a woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury in an automobile accident
$4.8 million settlement for an individual run over by an out-of-control car
$2.9 million verdict for a woman whose doctor failed to diagnose colon cancer
$2.7 million settlement during trial for an infant caused to suffer a severe shoulder injury during birth due to improper delivery techniques
$1.24 million verdict for lead poisoning to an infant
$1 million verdict for a warehouse manager who fell from a defective roof
$1 million verdict involving the malpositioning of a patients arm during hernia surgery
Several undisclosed multimillion-dollar verdicts against local churches for sexual assaults by clergy
Professional Associations and Memberships
New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Member
Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Member
New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers
New York City Bar Association
Education
J.D., Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Touro College
American Jurisprudence Awards for Trial Practice & ADR
Recipient, Gary M. Schwartz Fellowship
Co-Founder, Touro College Environmental Law Journal
Tulane University
Business Management, A. B. Freeman School of Business
Areas of Practice
Personal Injury — Plaintiff
Motor Vehicle Accidents — Plaintiff
Premises Liability
Medical and Legal Malpractice
Construction Accidents
CRPS/RSD
Traumatic Brain Injuries
Bar Admissions
New York, 1995
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1995
U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1995
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 2006
U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 2006
U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2006
Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2006
Honors and Awards
National Trial Lawyers Organization Top 100 Trial Lawyers in New York State, 2012 — Present
New York’s Super LawyersTM, 2010 — Present
Life Member, Litigation Elite’s Top 100 Litigators in New York in the field of personal injury
Life Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
America’s Top 100 Attorneys Lifetime Achievement Award
“Best Lawyers 2022” per the Wall Street Journal
One of America’s Top 100 Medical Malpractice Litigators® for New York City, 2021
Attorney and Practice Magazine — one of New York’s Top 10 Attorneys, 2021
Named to New York’s Best Lawyers, 2021
America’s Best Attorneys — Top-Ranking Attorney for New York, 2021
Selected to Best Lawyers in America, 2021
Selected to Top 50 Lawyers in America list by Top Lawyers in America, 2021
Top Attorney by Attorney.com, 2020
Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year by Attorney at Law Magazine, 2018
Selected as a member of Lawyers of Distinction, recognizing Excellence in Personal Injury
Avvo Rating of Superb & listed as a 10 out of 10 by Legal Consumers
Selected to the American Law Society – Official Home of America’s Top Lawyers
Selected as a member of the Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2015-Present
Multiple appearances in the New York Law Journal’s Top New York Verdicts
Recognized on New York Metro Super Lawyers list, 2010 — 2017
Top 100 Lawyers in the Field of Personal Injury; 2013, 2016
New York Law Journals’ Verdicts Hall of Fame Honoree, 2015
National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys Top 10 Attorney Award, 2013
17th highest verdict in New York State for an automobile case, 2012