Stanley A. Tomkiel, Attorney

From offices in New York City and Yonkers, NY, Stanley A. Tomkiel, III, Esq. has been practicing personal injury law since 1979, as one of Tomkiel & Tomkiel's co-founders. He is admitted to practice law in New York and Florida, and before U.S. District Courts in the Southern District of New York and the Middle District of Florida.

He handles complex serious injury cases. Many of his settlements and verdicts have been reported in state and national professional publications, including the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (now the American Association of Justice) Law Reporter, the New York Jury Verdict Reporter and the New York Law Journal.

Mr. Tomkiel has achieved the highest rating—AV—by Martindale-Hubbell’s Peer Review Ratings. This indicates very high to preeminent legal ability and very high ethical standards as established by confidential opinions from members of the bar. He lectures at continuing legal education seminars, and is a member of numerous professional associations, including the American Association for Justice, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Injured Workers Bar Association, Yonkers Lawyers Association, Westchester County Bar Association, Bronx County Bar Association, Eastchester Bar Association, New York City Bar Association and the Florida Justice Association.

Mr. Tomkiel oversees a practice that is devoted exclusively to personal injury and wrongful death cases, including construction and worksite accidents and injuries caused by medical malpractice, nursing home neglect, defective products, unsafe premises, and motor vehicle accidents.

American Association for Justice
New York State Trial Lawyers Association
Injured Workers Bar Association
Bronx County Bar Association
Westchester County Bar Association
Yonkers Lawyers Association
Eastchester Bar Association
Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
Catholic Coalition of Westchester, president
Yonkers Lawyers Association, 1995–1996, past president
Westchester Bar Association,Workers Compensation Committee, 1983–1987, past chairperson
Town of Somers, New York Zoning Board of Appeals, 1983–1987, member
Civil Justice Foundation, founding sponsor

Social Security Benefits Handbook (Sourcebooks)
The Social Security Answer Book (Sphinx Publishing)

Nieves v. Five Boro Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Corp., 93 N.Y. 2d 914, 712 N.E. 2d 1219, 690 N.Y.S.2d 852 (N.Y. 1999)
Beers v. Jump Start Advanced Academics, 57 A.D.3d 1026, 868 N.Y.S.2d 390 (N.Y.A.D. 3 Dept. 2008)
Mendez v. Bhattacharya, 15 Misc.3d 974, 838 N.Y.S.2d 378, (N.Y.Sup. Ct. Bronx Cty., 2007)
Liquore v. Tri-Arc Mfg. Co., 32 A.D.3d 905, 821 N.Y.S.2d 246 (N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept. 2006)
Gallello v. McCall, 247 A.D. 2d 693, 668 N.Y.S. 2d 728 (N.Y.A.D. 3 Dept. 1998)
Berry v. New York City Bd. of Educ., 239 A.D. 2d 637, 657 N.Y.S.2d 786 (N.Y.A.D. 3 Dept. 1997)
Nieves v. Five Boro Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Corp., 256 A.D. 2d 106, 683 N.Y.S. 2d 204 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept. 1998)
Gentile v. New York City Housing Authority, 228 A.D. 2d 296, 643 N.Y.S. 2d 588 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept. 1996)
Arbusto v. Fordham University, 160 A.D. 2d 191, 554 N.Y.S. 2d 2 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept. 1990)

Service Award, County of Westchester in Recognition of Service to the Cause of Religious and Civil Liberties, 1997
Pro Bono Award, Fire Fighters Burn Foundation of Westchester-Putnam, NY, 1991

Westchester
670 White Plains Road
Scarsdale, NY 10583

Monday–Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and at other times by appointment.