Ian Chaikin is the founding member of Chaikin Trial Group and a licensed attorney in New York, New Jersey, and Florida. He began his legal career at a prominent New York City personal injury firm, where he quickly distinguished himself as a formidable advocate. His rapid rise in the personal injury legal community reflects both his skill and his deep commitment to the clients he serves. As Ian often says: “You come in as a client, but you leave as a friend.” Dedicated to delivering exceptional results, Ian has secured numerous Million-Dollar and Multi-Million-Dollar recoveries for his clients. His relentless work ethic and unwavering dedication have earned him recognition as one of New York’s Super Lawyers in personal injury law. He is also a distinguished member of the Million-Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and has been featured in New York Magazine’s “Personal Injury Leaders.” Chaikin Trial Group has been praised as “one of New York’s preeminent boutique personal injury trial firms.” Ian’s success is built on a foundation of hard work, strategic thinking, and personal attention to every case. For over 20 years, he has fought tirelessly for the rights of innocent victims, ensuring they receive the justice and compensation they deserve. Ian earned his degree in Banking and Finance from Hofstra University in 2001 and his law degree from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University in 2004, with a concentration in civil litigation. While in law school, he won the school’s oral argument competition and earned a place in Hofstra’s prestigious Labor Law Journal. A proud Long Island resident, Ian is deeply involved in his family life and enjoys traveling, snowboarding, and weightlifting. He is fluent in English, Hebrew, and Spanish, allowing him to effectively serve a diverse clientele, including the Hispanic community, by ensuring clear communication and a strong attorney-client relationship.

Paul F. Oliveri proudly serves as Director Emeritus in the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, whose organizational mission is “to promote a safer and healthier society, to assure access to the civil justice system by those who are wrongfully injured and to advance representation of the public by ethical, well-trained lawyers. ”Mr. Oliveri has served on several of its committees, including the New York State Trial Lawyers Association’s Judicial Screening Committee. Mr. Oliveri has addressed legislators and lectured before citizen groups about issues facing accident victims, consumers, the civil justice system, and has actively fought to preserve the rights of the injured. He is also a member of the American Association for Justice, the National Crime Victims Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, the New York County Lawyers Association and several other Bar groups and associations. Mr. Oliveri has been honored on various occasions by being featured in Who’s Who in American Law and has been recognized by the respected legal services company of LexisNexis® in its Martindale- Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers™ with an “AV” rating in the practice areas of Motor Vehicle law, Premises Liability Law, Medical and Dental Malpractice law, Personal Injury Law. Less than 5% of all law firms qualify for this rating, making Oliveri & Schwartz, P.C. one of the most distinguished and respected law firms in the country.

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.