Steven E. Pegalis

About Steven

Steven E. Pegalis, Esq. is one of the nation’s foremost plaintiffs’ medical malpractice trial lawyers and the founder of the Pegalis Law Group. In his 50-year career as an advocate for seriously injured victims of negligence, Mr. Pegalis has obtained some of the highest jury verdicts in New York State. Continuing his success over so many years, in 2019 he obtained a mediated settlement in the amount of $8.5 million dollars for a young woman who lost her mother as a result of medical negligence. That same year, he obtained a verdict in the amount of $4.7 million dollars, following his client’s treatment for a brain aneurysm. In 2018, he obtained a $10 million dollar court settlement for a client involving a complex spinal surgery case. Mr. Pegalis is most proud of providing peace of mind, a sense of justice, and financial security to clients. Stacks of photos and thank-you notes from clients’ families are among his most prized possessions. He believes his team’s personal investments in each case are without peer and have resulted in consistent success for clients year after year. He and his firm have worked tirelessly with over 2,000 injured individuals and their families. In 1998, he obtained a $116 million jury verdict for an infant who sustained brain damage due to negligence during breech birth, and in 2004 he obtained a $111.7 million verdict for a 6-year-old who sustained brain damage because of placental insufficiency.

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Colleagues at Pegalis Law Group, LLC

Gary M. Nielsen

Of Counsel

James B. Baydar

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Robert V. Fallarino

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Josh H. Kardisch

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Annamarie Bondi-Stoddard

Of Counsel

Isabel C. Mira

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