Eva Pearlman

Eva Brindisi Pearlman is the managing partner at Brindisi, Murad, Brindisi & Pearlman, LLP, a civil litigation firm founded by her father, Louis T. Brindisi. Born and raised in Utica, New York, Ms. Pearlman developed an early appreciation for the legal profession, spending time in both criminal and civil courtrooms as a young child while observing her father, with admiration, advocate for clients in notable cases. Those formative experiences inspired her lifelong ambition to practice law.

Education

Ms. Pearlman earned her Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York, in 1986. She received her Juris Doctor from the University of Richmond School of Law in 1989 and later earned a post graduate Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation from the University of Baltimore Graduate Tax Program, reflecting her commitment to advanced legal training.

Early Legal Career

Ms. Pearlman began her legal career in Washington, D.C., as a tax consultant with Coopers & Lybrand (1989–1991). She subsequently practiced commercial real estate and corporate law with Andrew Naden & Associates, P.A. in Towson, Maryland (1991 – 1992), and later with Fedder and Garten, P.A. in Baltimore, Maryland, where she practiced from 1993 to 1997.

Return to Central New York & Current Practice

In 1997, Ms. Pearlman returned to Central New York to join her family’s law firm, Brindisi, Murad, Brindisi & Pearlman, LLP, where she has practiced law ever since while raising her family. She focuses her practice on civil litigation, with an emphasis on personal injury law.

Over the course of her career, Ms. Pearlman has handled thousands of civil matters and has secured multi million and millions of dollars in recoveries for her clients. She is highly experienced in alternative dispute resolution, frequently achieving favorable outcomes through mediation and arbitration, while remaining a skilled and effective trial advocate.

Honors & Professional Recognition

Ms. Pearlman has earned the prestigious AV Preeminent® Rating from Martindale-Hubbell® for five consecutive years (2020–2025), recognizing the highest level of legal ability and ethical standards. Peer reviewers consistently describe her as exceptionally prepared, professional, and a zealous yet courteous advocate, including several as follows:

• Eva Pearlman displays and models the epitome of professionalism. She is always extremely well prepared. She is a prime example that you can be courteous and respectful to opposing witness and counsel and yet be an aggressive advocate for your client. It is a pleasure going up against Eva Pearlman because you know you will be challenged throughout the litigation which in turn, makes you a better lawyer.
• Pearlman is an outstanding attorney and an example to her peers, in addition to being an incredible advocate for her clients.
• Excellent legal knowledge, professional and a first-class trial lawyer. Any client is lucky to have Eva Pearlman in their corner.
• Eva Pearlman has been representing clients successfully in the Utica area for the last few decades. She is warm, personable and very practical in the way she handles cases. She is well liked by clients and other attorneys in the field.

Ms. Pearlman is also a member of the National Trial Lawyers Top 100, an invitation-only organization composed of elite civil plaintiff trial attorneys, and the Mass Tort Trial Lawyers Association, limited to the top 25 attorneys from each state or region. In 2022, she was re-selected as one of America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators® for Upstate New York, an honor awarded to fewer than 0.5% of litigators nationwide. 

Ms. Pearlman has also been named a Super Lawyers® Upstate New York honoree since 2011 and consecutively from 2017 through 2025 and has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® every year from 2016 through 2025 for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs.

Publications & Thought Leadership

Ms. Pearlman has authored articles for the New York State Women’s Bar Association, including “Alternative Dispute Resolution vs. Litigation” (2015) and “How Social Media Accounts Affect Your Client’s Personal Injury Claim” (2016).

In 2015, she was featured in Fortune Magazine’s Women Leaders in the Law, recognizing her as an elite female attorney distinguished by professionalism and leadership.

In 2016, Ms. Pearlman was honored and received the “Friend of New York Association for Pupil Transportation (NYAPT)” award in Albany, New York, for the work she did on the #ShameOnYouNissan campaign to remove a national commercial from the airways depicting a dad racing a school bus that sent a bad message to the public about school bus safety.

Community Involvement and Mentorship

From 2016 through 2026, Ms. Pearlman has served as an attorney coach and advisor to the New Hartford High School Varsity Mock Trial Team, guiding the team to multiple undefeated seasons and county championships, allowing them to advance and compete in the New York State Bar Association’s Regional competitions. Most recently, in 2025, the team, after winning the title of Oneida-Herkimer-Madison County Champions, competed in regionals at the Binghamton Federal Courthouse.

Bar Admissions and Personal

Ms. Pearlman is admitted to practice law in New York, Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.

She resides in New Hartford, New York, with her husband of 34 years, Victor, and they have three children, one of whom is a graduate of Albany Law School and a member of the New York State Bar.