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Biography Overview
Edward comes to Morgan & Morgan from a prominent New York plaintiff’s personal injury firm, where he established himself as a premier trial attorney.
Edward strives to give each client the attention they and their case deserve, recognizing that for most people the injuries that led them to seek representation are the most difficult thing they have gone through. With caring and compassion he has helped hundreds of clients navigate through the legal system to successful resolutions.
He graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2004, and obtained his law degree from New York Law School in 2008. While in law school, Edward interned in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. After graduating law school, Edward practiced law in Miami, Florida, before returning to New York to practice personal injury law in New York City. Edward has successfully represented clients in State and Federal Courts. His experience includes trials, alternative dispute resolution, motion practice, court appearances, drafting pleadings and handling discovery. He has successfully resolved cases by negotiating settlements and advocating on behalf of his clients. He has vast experience working with insurance companies to settle cases for his clients. In addition to being admitted to practice law in the state Courts of New York and Florida, Edward is admitted to practice law in the United States District Court – Eastern District of New York, United States District Court – Southern District of New York, and United States District Court – Southern District of Florida.
Recent Wins
Practice Areas
Education
- University of Connecticut
- New York Law School
- University of Miami School of Law
Memberships
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association
- American Association for Justice
Awards and Recognitions
- $1,750,000 award for a client who sustained an ankle fracture which required open reduction internal fixation as well as lower back injuries.
- $1,050,000 verdict for a client who sustained a shoulder tear and underwent one arthroscopic shoulder surgery in Supreme Court, New York County.
- $1,000,000 award for a client who sustained a shoulder tear necessitating two surgeries.
- $675,000 award for a client who sustained a fractured hip on ice in Supreme Court, Westchester County.
- $750,000 verdict for a client who sustained a wrist fracture which required surgical placement of a titanium plate in Supreme Court, New York County.
- $400,000 settlement for a teen who fractured his femur while playing an unsupervised game during school recess.
- $398,614.33 verdict for a client who was hit by a United States Postal Service vehicle and sustained a Morel-Lavallée lesion, a fractured coccyx and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in the United Stated District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- $350,000 settlement for a client who sustained an ankle fracture with surgery.
- $335,000 award for a teenager who sustained a fractured eye orbital.
- $275,000 settlement for a client who sustained a shoulder tear with two surgeries.
- $265,000 settlement for an elderly woman who was dropped from a wheelchair in a nursing home.
- $250,000 verdict for a client who sustained one herniated disc at the L4-L5 level in Supreme Court, Kings County.
- $245,000 settlement for a client who sustained a fractured jaw and nose with surgery.
- $245,000 settlement for client who sustained an ankle fracture with open reduction internal fixation.
- $225,000 settlement for a client who sustained a shoulder tear with surgery.
- $205,000 settlement for 10 year old victim of a dog bite to his lower leg.
