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Rothstein Law PLLC
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Your Case Is Important to Me

I will handle your case from start to finish; you will never
be passed from associate to associate.

Meet Attorney Eric Rothstein

Eric E. Rothstein

Former Assistant District Attorney and Former Special Assistant United States Attorney.

Eric E. Rothstein is former Assistant District Attorney for Queens County, New York, and a former Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. Practicing law since 1991, Mr. Rothstein specializes in personal injury/accident cases and criminal defense. ... Read More

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A Personal Injury & Criminal Defense Attorney

At Rothstein Law PLLC, I know that your case is very important to you. That’s why I treat every case I handle like it’s the most important case in the office.

I will handle your case from start to finish; it won’t be passed from associate to associate like at some larger firms. I handle only a manageable number of cases at any given time and I don’t accept every case that walks in the door. This gives me the time to treat each client like he or she is my most important client. Following this business model has allowed me to recover millions of dollars for my clients.

Appointments: If you cannot make it to my office, I am happy to visit you in your home or in the hospital.

Fees: I handle personal injury cases on a contingency basis so you pay no attorney fee unless you recover money to compensate you for your injury. In criminal cases, I generally can work out a reasonable payment plan. I accept credit cards, PayPal, Venmo, and Chase Quick Pay.

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April 10, 2025 – Forgery Case Dismissed

The police arrested the client for allegedly using someone else’s notary stamp to facilitate an uncontested divorce filing.  As the time passed and settlement negotiations were underway, Mr. Rothstein got the sense from the prosecutor’s acquiescence to various requests that he earlier said no to that he was bluffing and was not going to... Read More

April 3, 2025 – Judge Grants Renewal Motion and Reinstate Case

The Judge granted an insurance company’s motion to dismiss an oil spill case against it based on her earlier decision in a related case. When the Appellate Division reversed the earlier decision, Mr. Rothstein moved for renewal.  After reading the motion papers, the Judge restored the insurance company to the case.

February 26, 2025 – Judge Grants Motion To Resettle Prior Decision

In a trip and fall case, Mr. Rothstein previously won a motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of liability.  However, the decision did not indicate whether the Judge dismissed the defendant’s comparative negligence affirmative defense.  After being unable to get the court to correct the decision, Mr. Rothstein filed a motion to... Read More

February 14, 2025 – $1,000,000 Settlement In Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Case

The client suffered a traumatic brain injury, with Dystonia as the major manifestation, after being struck by a weighted bar in his head while stretching at a gym.

January 17, 2025 – $250,000 For Clients In Motor Vehicle Accident

The clients were passengers in a 4-car accident who both suffered facial fractures that did not require surgery.   Moments before jury selection, Mr. Rothstein finished negotiating a settlement that the insurance carriers for all four cars and the uninsured car service contributed to.

January 16, 2025 – High Stakes Commercial Case Discontinued

The plaintiff filed a lawsuit alleging that he was an equity owner of a successful crypto company.  After Mr. Rothstein filed an Answer denying all of the substantive allegations, plaintiff served a Notice To Admit that simply cut and pasted from his complaint and sought admissions on issues that went to the heart of... Read More

January 16, 2025 – Court Issues One and Same Order, Directs Issuance of Birth Certificate

Late in life, after moving States, the client needed his birth certificate to apply for a Real ID.  When he asked his father for a copy, he learned that the man who raised him was not his biological father.  The client then tried to get a copy of his birth certificate from the Health... Read More

January 9, 2025 – Judge Grants Motion To Dismiss Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Claim

In defending the client in a civil assault case, Mr. Rothstein made a pre-Answer motion to dismiss the intentional infliction of emotional distress claim as duplicative of the assault and battery claims.  After reading both sides’ motion papers, the Judge agreed with Mr. Rothstein and dismissed the claim.

January 7, 2025 – Judge Grants Motion To Seal Civil Court File

After negotiating a discontinuance of a lawsuit brought by a family member accusing the client of malicious prosecution in Family Court, Mr. Rothstein moved to seal the record so it would not harm the client’s employment and business prospects if seen on a background check.  The Judge agreed that Mr. Rothstein and the client... Read More

December 23, 2024 – ACD For Client Arrested At Airport With Weapon

The police arrested the client for having a folding baton in the knapsack that she was going to carry on the plane (PL 265.01)).  The client was a 65-year-old retiree who lives in Puerto Rico and traveled to NYC to see family.  Her brother feared for her safety, so he gave her the baton,... Read More

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