Nicholas Timko | New York Personal Injury Lawyer

Nicholas I. Timko is the managing partner of the firm of Kahn, Gordon, Timko & Rodriques, P.C. having joined the firm of Kahn & Gordon in 1998 to create the current firm.

Mr. Timko has been practicing law since 1983. and is licensed to practice in New York and Pennsylvania.

He is dedicated to promoting public safety through the civil justice system by holding corporations, businesses, government agencies, hospitals, doctors, manufacturers, and individuals accountable when their conduct causes harm and loss to members of the public.

Mr. Timko has spent his entire career representing clients injured in all types of accidents resulting from unsafe conditions of sidewalks, roadways, subways, buildings, construction sites, defective products, vehicle accidents and those injured by medical malpractice. He has earned a reputation for fighting on behalf of his clients and always putting the clients' interests first. He is a highly skilled trial lawyer having tried many cases to verdict and resulting in multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients. He has also lead the fight to hold the City of New York accountable for unsafe sidewalks and roadways and its failure to comply with the prior written notice “pothole” law.

Mr. Timko is past President of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA) and currently serves on the Board of Governors of the American Association for Justice and is the Dean of the New York State Trial Lawyers Institute, which is the educational arm of NYSTLA. He has received the highest professional and ethical rating, AV, from Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings, and has been named to New York Super Lawyers®. Mr. Timko writes and lectures on various legal topics, working to educate other trial lawyers on how to better represent their clients.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Managing Partner	Kahn, Gordon, Timko & Rodriques, P.C.	New York, NY	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
New York Law School	J.D.	Law School	1982
Duquesne University	Bachelors		1979

State / Court	Date
New York	1983
Pennsylvania	1983

• American Association for Justice | Board of Governors and Sustaining Member | 1983 - Present
  New York State Bar Association | Member
  Pennsylvania Association for Justice | Member
  Brooklyn Bar Association | Member
  Bronx County Bar Association | Member
  New York State Trial Lawyers Association | President | 2010 - 2011

• Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 | Martindale-Hubbell | 2018
  Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2007-2010 | 2012 | 2015-2018
  AV Peer Review Rating | Martindale-Hubbell | 2015
  Super Lawyer | New York Super Lawyers | 2011

• Walton-HIcks v Yongers General Hospital
  Verdict for plaintiff of $13.9 million.

• Diouf v New York City Transit Authority
  Jury found the NYCTA negligent and awarded $1 million compensation.

• Doomes v Best Transit
  Bus Company, driver and manufacturer found responsible with compensation of $10,000,000 reduced by trial court to $3,000,000.

• Bailey v Conway's Stores
  After a trial on liability Conway's was found 100% responsible for the harm and the matter settled for $925,000.

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1983) Licensed as Attorney in Pennsylvania. Verified with Pennsylvania Bar Association.	December 10, 2019
(1983) Licensed as Attorney in New York. Verified with New York State Unified Court System.	December 10, 2019

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