Richard Gershman | New Hyde Park Personal Injury Lawyer

Richard S. Gershman, the firm’s founder, has been practicing law for more than five decades. Over the past 50 years, Richard Gershman has won recoveries amounting in the millions of dollars for injured plaintiffs and their families. As most colleagues and clients already know, Richard Gershman is a tireless advocate for those injured through the negligence of others.

Richard S. Gershman, born in Far Rockaway, New York 1946, attended Oklahoma City University earning a BS in business, and continued his education at Suffolk University Law School earning a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree.

Professionally, Richard S. Gershman specializes in Personal Injury beginning his career with the Law Firm Queller & Fisher. He then went on to form his own firm Bernstein & Gershman which handled real estate transactions along with oil & gas transactions. He now is the sole owner of Richard S. Gershman & Associates PC.

Richard S. Gershman has formerly been a board member of Franklin General Hospital. He is the former president of the Woodmere Country Club. He has served as a board member of Fresh Meadow Country Club.

He is currently a Board Member of Northwell Health and was named the outstanding Associate Trustee of the hospital in 2019.

Over the past 35 years, he has headed up Golf tournaments for numerous charities including Northwell Health for Cohen’s Children’s Hospital, raising in excess of twenty-five million dollars.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Founder	Gershman Law Firm		Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Suffolk University Law School	J.D.	Law School	N/A

State / Court	Date
New York	1972

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1972) Licensed as Attorney in New York. Verified with New York State Unified Court System.	January 25, 2023

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