A New York trial firm built for high-stakes cases.
When a serious injury upends your life—or a family member is harmed by the very people entrusted with their care—you need attorneys who will not back down. You need a firm that has stood in front of New York juries, taken on powerful defendants, and delivered results that changed the course of their clients’ lives.
Serious harm. Powerful defendants. We take them on.
Our cases are often brought against nursing home chains, hospital systems, major contractors and the insurance companies behind them: defendants with large legal teams and deep pockets, who expect injured people to give up or settle cheap. We answer with thorough investigation, independent medical and engineering experts, and cases prepared for trial from the first day, so the people responsible are held accountable.
Every case receives the same preparation: thorough investigation, expert consultation, and a litigation strategy designed to maximize accountability and compensation.
That is what Leitner Warywoda does. We are a New York trial firm built for high-stakes personal injury and wrongful death litigation. Our attorneys have recovered more than $250 million for clients across New York City and Long Island (firm-reported), including some of the largest verdicts and settlements in the state.
Trial-tested. Recognized nationally.
Results in serious injury cases are not won by reputation alone—they are won in the courtroom, at depositions, and during negotiations backed by genuine trial readiness. Our attorneys prepare every case as though it is going before a jury. Defense attorneys and insurance carriers know this, and it directly impacts how they value our clients’ cases.
That approach has earned recognition from The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, Super Lawyers, and Best Lawyers in America. Our attorneys have been named among the Top 25 Medical Malpractice Trial Lawyers and are members of the Verdicts and Settlements Hall of Fame. The firm’s landmark cases have been covered by The New York Times, CBS News, NBC News, Newsweek, Good Morning America, Newsday, and other major outlets.
We do not list these credentials to impress—we list them because when you are facing a hospital system, a nursing home chain, or a billion-dollar contractor, you need attorneys whose record commands the room.
Founded by senior trial attorneys
Leitner Warywoda was founded by Brett Leitner and Nick Warywoda, two senior trial lawyers who have spent their careers inside New York courtrooms handling catastrophic injury, nursing home, medical malpractice, and construction accident cases. They built this firm on a straightforward idea: clients facing the worst moments of their lives deserve attorneys who combine aggressive, detail-driven litigation with the kind of personal attention that large firms often cannot provide.
That philosophy shapes everything about the practice—from the size of our caseload (deliberately limited, so every client gets real attention) to our willingness to take cases to verdict when the other side will not offer a fair resolution.
Our commitment
We represent clients throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island, Nassau County, and Suffolk County. Every consultation is free and confidential, and we handle cases on a contingency basis—meaning you pay nothing unless we recover for you.
If you or someone in your family has been seriously injured—or if you have lost a loved one because of someone else’s negligence—we are here to help you understand your options and take the next step.
