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Gregory S. Newman
Personal Injury
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Insurance Companies Count on Gaps—Gregory Scott Newman Builds Cases Without Them
When a catastrophic accident upends your life, the legal system can feel like an indifferent machine designed to wear you down. Medical bills mount, insurance adjusters begin calling, and the future suddenly feels uncertain. Surviving that machine requires an advocate who knows the local terrain and has the trial experience to push back against powerful insurance companies. Gregory Scott Newman, a partner at The Newman Firm, LLP, has spent nearly two decades doing exactly that for injured New Yorkers. Since beginning his practice in 2007, Newman has focused exclusively on complex personal injury litigation, building a reputation for refusing to let insurance carriers shortchange everyday people.
What sets Newman apart is not just his experience, but the way he prepares every case. Whether handling catastrophic trucking collisions or navigating the unique protections of New York Labor Law for injured construction workers, his strategy is built on meticulous preparation and attention to detail. For clients suffering traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord damage, or other life-changing injuries, Newman works alongside respected medical specialists to fully document the long-term impact of an accident. He treats every worksite violation, dangerous property condition, and negligence claim as a case that must be built from the ground up, giving insurance companies every reason to take his clients seriously.
That commitment to preparation has earned the respect of both clients and fellow attorneys. Newman has been selected to the New York Super Lawyers list from 2022 through 2025, an honor reserved for only a small percentage of attorneys in the state. More importantly for consumers, his firm has earned an outstanding 4.8-star Google rating across 158 reviews, with clients consistently praising the team’s communication, professionalism, and ability to provide calm, confident guidance during some of the most stressful moments of their lives. Those reviews reflect a lawyer who not only fights hard, but also makes clients feel informed and supported throughout the process.
Accessibility is another hallmark of the practice. Recognizing that legal emergencies do not stop for language barriers, Newman and his team provide representation in both English and Spanish, ensuring more families throughout Queens and the greater New York metropolitan area have direct access to experienced legal counsel. From the first consultation through the resolution of a case, clients work with a seasoned trial attorney who understands that a personal injury claim is about far more than a settlement. It is about restoring stability, protecting a family’s future, and helping people move forward after one of the most difficult chapters of their lives.
That combination of experience, reputation, verified professional standing, and public credibility is why Gregory Scott Newman was included on FreddieFender.com.
Credentials
- Juris Doctor, Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, 2006
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, 2003
- Member, Queens County Bar Association
- Member, New York State Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, New York State Trial Lawyers Association
Career Highlights / Proven Experience
Career Highlights
- Firm Partner: Serves as a partner of The Newman Firm, the Queens personal-injury practice formerly known as Newman, Anzalone & Newman. Established in 1978, the firm reports recovering millions of dollars for injured clients.
- Focused Two-Attorney Practice: The firm’s current roster lists two attorneys, a structure that can keep case strategy and important decisions close to the lawyers responsible for each client’s claim.
- Nearly Two Decades in Practice: Has represented injury plaintiffs since joining the New York bar in 2007, handling matters involving motor-vehicle collisions, construction accidents, unsafe properties, catastrophic injuries, and wrongful death.
- Sustained Professional Recognition: Selected to New York Metro Rising Stars every year from 2016 through 2021 and to Super Lawyers every year from 2022 through 2025.
- Consumer Legal Education: Publishes practical explanations of accident claims, insurance negotiations, and settlement payments to help injured New Yorkers understand the legal process.
Proven Experience
- Dismissed Supermarket-Injury Case Reinstated: Served on the appellate team for a shopper whose case had been dismissed after she slipped on plastic wrapping in a supermarket aisle. The Appellate Division reversed the dismissal after finding unresolved questions about whether the store created the dangerous condition, allowing the shopper to continue pursuing compensation.
- Commercial Transportation & Trucking Claims: Successfully litigated high-stakes motor vehicle collisions involving heavy commercial carriers, holding logistics corporations liable for catastrophic injury and driver fatigue.
- Complex Construction Site Accidents: Successfully pursued multi-party liability under New York Labor Law for construction workers suffering severe trauma due to scaffold collapses, falling objects, and structural site violations.
- Catastrophic Premises Liability Actions: Spearheaded high-recovery claims against negligent commercial property management firms, municipal entities, and landlords for severe trip-and-fall incidents caused by code violations and hidden structural defects.
- Traumatic Brain & Spinal Cord Injury Litigation: Partnered with top-tier medical and neurological experts to aggressively build airtight damage frameworks, forcing insurance cartels to pay maximum value for permanent, life-altering trauma.
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