Mitchell Proner

Mitchell Proner is a nationally renowned personal injury attorney and trial lawyer. He fights for injured accident victims across the United States and worldwide. Through skilled, forceful representation, he has recovered tens of millions of dollars in compensation for his clients.

A passionate motorcycle rider for over 25 years, he owns and rides a 2018 Harley-Davidson Road Glide and a 1993 Harley Davidson Heritage Softail. Mitchell is active in the motorcycle community and fiercely advocates for riders’ rights.

Mitchell Proner is based in New York City and lives in Manhattan with his two sons and wife of twenty years.

Mitchell Proner and his team know what accident victims are going through – because Mitchell himself was one. In 1990, Mitchell was hit by a taxi that ran a red light while riding his ’88 Sportster. In the crash, Mitchell broke his wrist, ankle, and multiple bones in his back. Following several operations and hospital stays after the accident, he was riding again and continues to ride today. In fact, since the accident, Mitchell has covered over 120,000 miles on his bike.

Mitchell Proner is a nationally renowned trial lawyer and the owner of the Law Offices of Proner and Proner in Manhattan. Recognized as one of the most talented and experienced trial advocates in the country, he has dedicated his career to representing accident victims and fighting for clients in serious personal injury cases.

Throughout his career, Mitchell has represented clients in over 30 jurisdictions across five continents and has achieved multimillion-dollar results for his clients every year for more than 25 years. His work has extended across the globe, including serving as Lead Counsel for the victims of the Costa Concordia Shipwreck, the largest naval disaster since the Titanic.

He is also a frequent lecturer on accident victim representation and litigation trial strategies, speaking before Bar Associations and attorney groups throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe.

Within the legal community, Mitchell Proner has held important positions and received many prestigious honors:

• Elected by his peers as President of the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers, the largest state trial bar in the country.
• Lifetime member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
• Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the American Trial Lawyers Association for 17 consecutive years.
• Selected as one of the National Trial Lawyers “Top 100 Civil Plaintiffs Lawyers” for 10 consecutive years.
• Elected by his peers as a “Super Lawyer” for 23 consecutive years.
• Rated “AV,” the highest-possible peer review rating, for his ethics and skill in advocacy by Martindale-Hubbell.
• Director Emeritus of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association.
• Member of the Leadership Forum of the American Association for Justice.
• Chairman of the Motorcycle Negligence Litigation Group of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, an organization of over 60,000 trial lawyers.
• Chair of numerous prestigious legal committees and organizations.
• Lecturer and faculty member of the New York State Trial Lawyers Institute.

Mitchell Proner is admitted to practice law in New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Missouri, and Michigan. He is fluent in Spanish and Italian.

Outside of his legal practice, Mitchell enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, and motorcycling.