Mr. Finkelstein’s career reflects a rare blend of legal excellence, educational leadership, and unwavering dedication to justice and public safety.
Andrew Finkelstein is the Managing Partner of Finkelstein & Partners, LLP, where he has built a distinguished career advocating for injured individuals and holding corporate wrongdoers accountable. A nationally recognized consumer advocate and accomplished trial attorney, Mr. Finkelstein has successfully litigated numerous wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases, securing multiple multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. Notably, he achieved a record $50 million confidential settlement for a single injury claim, $31 million jury verdict in Ulster County, NY, and a $13.5 million settlement in a motor vehicle accident case, as well as dozens of other multi-million dollar results.
Mr. Finkelstein’s leadership extends beyond the courtroom. He served as the 58th President of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA) and is a dedicated faculty member and Executive Chairman at Trial School, a nationwide nonprofit organization committed to training trial lawyers. A quote from Andrew, as NYSTLA president, lives in this most recent article on Law.com, discussing the implications of a lawsuit if these three New York bills are signed into law.
He is an accomplished author whose book, I Hope We Never Meet, reached #1 on New York Times best seller list.
He has also taught at Keenan Trial Institute, Trial Lawyers University, and lectured at prestigious institutions including Harvard Law School and Brooklyn Law School. His continuing legal education (CLE) presentations span multiple state trial lawyer associations, including Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, and Maryland, as well as national conferences such as Mass Torts Made Perfect, and National Trial Lawyer Academy.
A passionate educator, Mr. Finkelstein frequently lectures at the Finkelstein & Partners Center for Continuing Legal Education. His topics include:
- Building the Case Using Experts and Lay Witnesses
- Science in the Courtroom
- Technology in the Courtroom
- Prosecution of a Pharmaceutical Case
- The Ethics of Online Advertising
- Structured Settlements and Personal Injury Settlements
Mr. Finkelstein is also deeply committed to community service. He led the firm’s pro bono efforts as Captain of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund through “Trial Lawyers Care,” securing over $10 million for victims while waiving all legal fees. His leadership in this initiative earned him recognition from the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
In the realm of pharmaceutical litigation, Mr. Finkelstein has played a pivotal role in national cases involving dangerous drugs. He chairs the Plaintiff Personal Injury Steering Committee for the Neurontin Multi-District Litigation (MDL) in Boston and has worked closely with the FDA, filing a Citizen Petition to enhance suicide risk warnings. He also serves on the Executive Steering Committee for the Hormone Replacement Therapy MDL and is a key member of the Plaintiff Steering Committees for the Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch and Viagra MDLs.
For 11 consecutive years (2014-2025) Mr. Finkelstein has been voted one of the nation’s top 50 most influential civil plaintiff’s trial lawyers by National Trial Lawyers, as published by The Trial Lawyer Magazine.
Recent Case Highlights:
- $50,000,000 – Confidential Settlement.
- $34,000,000 – Verdict against Pfizer. Read more.
- $31,000,000 – Jury Verdict for Rear-End Collision Victim. Read more.
- $28,750,000 – Motorcyclist Recovers – 2 Years After Crash. Read more.
- $28,300,000 – Settlement – Roofer Injured on Job Site. Read more.
- $27,385,000 Confidential Settlement Exceeding $35,000,000 in Payments. Read more.
- $19,000,000 – Confidential Settlement.
- $16,500,000 – Settlement – Product Liability. Read more.
- $13,500,000 – Awarded – Unanimous Jury Vote. Read More.
- $13,500,000 – Settlement – Minor Injured in Motor Vehicle Crash. Read more.
- Premises Liability Verdict $13 Million. Read more.
- $12,700,000 – Settlement – Unsafe Working Conditions. Read more.
- $11,100,000 – Settlement Against Town Police. Read more.
- $10,000,000 – Confidential Settlement. Read More.
- $9,250,000 – Settlement – Client Injured by Distracted Driver. Read more.
- $8,500,000 – Pedestrian Killed by Confused Driver. Read more.
- $8,500,000 – College Students Recover. Read more.
- $8,323,000 – Settlement – Birth Medical Malpractice Causes Cerebral Palsy in Baby.
- $7,500,000 – Settlement During Trial. Read more.
- $6,500,000 – Albany Hospital Pays $6,500,000 For Medical Malpractice. Read more
- $5,700,000 – Jury Verdict – Runaway School Bus Results in Tragic Death
- $5.5 Million – Settlement – Distracted Driver Hits Pedestrian. Read more.
- $5,315,000 – Settlement – Trucking Company Hires Known, Reckless Driver. Read more.
- $4,219,500 – Settlement – NJ Transit Bus Driver Causes Crash Due to Heart Attack. Read more.
- $4,087,077 – Settlement – Child Injured by Negligence / Product Liability. Read more.
- $4,000,000 – Recovered for Box Truck Driver Who Hits Disabled Truck In Rear. Read more.
- $4,000,000 – Settlement – Defective Toilet Seat. Read more.
- $4,000,000 – Verdict – Medical Malpractice.
- $3,768,087 – Verdict – Construction Worker Awarded after Fall. Read more.
- $3,500,000 – Settlement – Drowsy Driving By Group Home Driver – Catastrophic Injuries. Read more.
- $3,500,000 – Settlement – Construction Worker Receives Settlement in Addition to Workers’ Compensation Benefits.
- $3,250,000 – Settlement – Failure to Treat Acute Asthma Timely. Read more.
- $3,000,000 – Confidential Settlement. Read more.
- $3,000,000 – Settlement – New Mom Dies 6 Days After Birth.
- $2,800,000 – Settlement – Wrongful Death. Read more.
- $2,650,000 – Settlement – Birth Malpractice Settles During Trial
- $2,500,000 – Settlement – Distracted Driver Crosses Over Causing Broken Back. Read more.
- $2,500,000 – Settlement – Forklift Operator Ignores Dangers. Read more.
- $2,300,000 – Settlement – Surgical Mistake. Read more.
- $2,300,000 – Settlement – Distracted Driver Hits Pedestrian In Intersection. Read More.
- $2,300,000 – Settlement – Workplace Accident. Read more.
- $2,250,000 – Settlement – Nursing Home Abuse. Read more.
- $2,200,000 – Settlement – Dutchess County Woman Rear Ended. Read more.
- $2 Million Settlement – Pedestrian Injury. Read more.
- $2,000,000 – General Contractor Pays for Violating Labor Law 240. Read More.
- $2,000,000 – Settlement – Manhattan Lawyer Hires Finkelstein & Partners for Bronx Trial. Read more.
- $2,000,000 – Settlement – Contractor and Owner Fail To Provide Safety Device, Worker Injured in Ceiling Collapse.
- $2,000,000 – Settlement – School District held Accountable. Read more.
- $1,950,000 – Settlement – Client Hit in Rear. Read more.
- $1,950,000 – Settlement – Telephone Company Settles. Read More.
- $1,800,000 Settlement – Failure to Diagnose Breast Cancer.
- $1,800,000 – Settlement – Construction Injury. Read more.
- $1,750,000 – Settlement – Union Worker Suffers Brain Injury. Read more.
- $1,698,525 – Award – 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund.
- $1,625,000 – Settlement – Fall down at Train Station. Read more.
- $1,600,000 – Jury Verdict – Dog Bite. Read More.
- $1,500,000 – Settlement – Teaching Hospital Pays For Burn Caused During Surgery. Read More.
- $1,500,000 – Settlement – Pennsylvania Warehouse. Read more.
- $1,500,000 – Distracted Driver in Supermarket Parking Lot Held Accountable for Hitting Shopper. Read more.
- $1,500,000 – Settlement – Communication Specialist Injury. Read more.
- $1,500,000 – Settlement – Garbage Company Held Accountable for Motorcyclist Injured Due to No Reflectors on Dumpster. Read more.
- $1,350,000 Settlement – Hospital Pays For Negligent Post-Surgical Care Read more.
- $1,300,000 – Settlement – Failure to Monitor Post Delivery.
- $1,250,000 – Settlement – Wrongful Death. Read more.
- $1,200,000 Settlement For Client After Motorcycle Crash. Read More.
- $1,150,000 Settlement Following Car Crash By Exiting Car. Read more.
- $1,000,000 – Settlement – Failure To Diagnose Breast Cancer Read More.
- $1,000,000 – Settlement – Distracted Driver With Dog In School Zone Injures Teachers Assistant. Read More.
- $1,000,000 – Settlement – War Hero’s PTSD Triggered From Crash Read more.
- $1,000,000 – Settlement – Family Holds Bronx Hospital Accountable. Read more
- $1,000,000 – Settlement Before Trial – Pedestrian Hit. Read more.
- $979,000 – Settlement, Balance of $1,000,000 Insurance Policy – Motorcycle Crash. Read more.
- $894,000 – Settlement – Case Too Big For Family Lawyer, Trucking Company. Read more.
- $765,000 Awarded – Police told to Pay for Hitting Pedestrian. Read more.
- $500,000 Policy Recovered After Crash In Maine. Read more
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Memberships:
- Top Attorneys In America – 2023
- Top Attorneys In Upstate New York – 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Faces Of The Hudson Valley – 2023
- Top Attorneys In Upstate New York – 2011, 2013
- Top Attorneys In Hudson Valley – 2016, 2018, 2019
- Top 25 Attorneys In Hudson Valley – 2017, 2018, 2019
- 2013 Executive Committee Member of The National Trial Lawyers
- New York State Bar Association
- Orange County Bar Association
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
- American Trial Lawyers Association
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Executive Board Member of National Trial Lawyers of America
- Executive Board Member of New York State Trial Lawyers Association
- The Round Table 2014: America’s 100 Most Influential Trial Lawyers by The Trial Lawyer magazine
- The Round Table 2015: America’s 100 Most Influential Trial Lawyers by The Trial Lawyer magazine
- The National Safety Council
- Trialschool.org – Andrew Finkelstein
