Bruce J. Gitlin Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny

Bruce has dedicated most of his professional life to the representation of victims who have sustained serious personal injury as a result of the carelessness of individuals or the negligence of companies that have manufactured defective products or have devoted insufficient attention to safety on the job site.As a young attorney, Bruce prosecuted lawsuits in behalf of victims who suffered serious personal injuries due to defective products. Bruce has been involved in litigation against, for example, manufacturers of defective power presses, table saws and defective tractors. Those actions have been litigated both in the federal and state court systems.Bruce has prosecuted, moreover, cases in which he has represented clients who have been seriously injured due to unsafe construction site conditions. Some of those matters include, for example, significant personal injuries arising out of collapsing scaffolds; failing hoists; defective platforms; or dangerous construction equipment and unsafe ladders.Where injuries have arisen out of employment, Bruce has advised clients, furthermore, concerning worker’s compensation and social security disability benefits in those instances where supplemental sources of income are available to workers.Throughout his career, Bruce has recovered millions of dollars in money damages for victims who have experienced pain and suffering as well as lost wages and lost income arising out of serious accidents. Bruce has recovered substantial money damages for clients who have suffered serious bodily injuries and for the estates of families whose family members have suffered wrongful death.Bruce's practice spans a range of personal injury matters that include construction accidents, premises liability, automobile accidents, and defective products.

The New York Center for Law & Justice is a legal services organization that provides direct representation to deaf New Yorkers who are indigent and of modest means. The law center fills a vacuum in the legal services field by focusing its practice on a particular cross section of the metropolitan population - deaf and hard of hearing New Yorkers - who are referred to the law center by social service agencies or otherwise learn about the New York Center as a result of its general reputation in the community. We are the only public interest law firm focused primarily upon representing the deaf and hard of hearing community in New York City.

J.D., Law

B.S., Industrial And Labor Relations