History

Founded in 1983, the Firm now known as Bottar Law, PLLC, enjoys a hard-earned reputation as one of New York's preeminent personal injury law firms with a history of record recoveries for thousands of seriously injured clients and their families, including one of the largest plaintiff's personal injury verdicts in New York State history ($47,700,000.00).

For more than four decades, the Firm's legal team has pioneered cutting-edge legal theories to maximize results for its clients, such as the creation of new law in 2003, when the Firm persuaded the New York State Court of Appeals - the State's highest court - to allow expert testimony in support of the res ipsa loquitur doctrine in medical malpractice cases (see States v. Lourdes Hospital, 100 N.Y.2d 208 (2003)).

Every day, the Firm's accomplished and civic-minded attorneys apply more than 175 years of combined legal experience to medical malpractice and complex personal injury cases.  The Firm's attorneys also hold leadership positions in bar associations, proudly support community organizations, and lecture, teach and publish annual on practice-related topics.

In recognition of its efforts on behalf of clients throughout New York and the northeast, Bottar Law, PLLC, has earned a first tier rank in the prestigious U.S. News & World Report - Best Lawyers Best Law Firms publication for 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.  In addition to the honor of repeated listing in U.S. News & World Report, as well as national recognition in Newsweek and TIME, the firm's attorneys have received a number of individual honors, awards and accolades.

Contact us to learn more about our unwavering commitment to securing just compensation for injured patients, workers, motorists and consumers.