Stanley A. Tomkiel, III

Bio

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.

Mr. Tomkiel is very generous with his time in giving back to the community as a member of the Board of the Elinor Martin Pregnancy Care Center of New Rochelle, NY, and advisor to Advocates for Life, of Yonkers, NY. He is an officer of the Yonkers Lawyers Association. He has served for ten years as president of the Catholic Coalition of Westchester, and has received a Service Award, County of Westchester in Recognition of Service to the Cause of Religious and Civil Liberties, and a Pro Bono Award, Fire Fighters Burn Foundation of Westchester-Putnam, NY.  He was a pro bono volunteer with Trial Lawyers Care which represented the victims of the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center for the Victims Compensation Fund.

Areas of practice

Litigation percentage

• 100% of practice devoted to litigation

Honors and awards

• 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

Admitted to practice

• New York, 1979
• Florida, 1987
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1981
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1988

Education

• Western New England College School of Law, Springfield, Massachusetts, Juris Doctor, 1978
• Manhattan College, Bronx, New York, Bachelor of Arts, 1972

Professional associations and memberships

• 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

Publications and presentations

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

 Representative cases

• 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)
• Czuchta v. Bribitzer, 111 A.D. 2d 145, 489 N.Y.S. 2d 697 (Mem) (N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept. 1985)
• Wirth v. DeVito, 89 A.D. 2d 603, 452 N.Y.S. 2d 463 (N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept. 1982)
• Meaney v. Regan, 88 A.D. 2d 1020, 451 N.Y.S. 2d 915 (N.Y.A.D. 3 Dept. 1982)
• Mead v. Regan, 84 A.D. 2d 620, 444 N.Y.S. 2d 255 (N.Y.A.D. 3 Dept. 1981)
• Licht v. Village of Hastings-On-Hudson, 78 A.D.2d 732, 432 N.Y.S.2d 549 (N.Y.A.D. 3 Dept. 1980)
• Wirth v. DeVito, 74 A.D.2d 827, 425 N.Y.S.2d 179 (N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept. 1980)
• Reynolds v. Heckler, 1986 WL 1812 (S.D.N.Y. 1986)
• Raimondi v. Heckler, 1985 WL 399 (S.D.N.Y. 1985)
• Bacon v. Metro North Commuter Railroad Corp., 592 F. Supp. 14 (S.D.N.Y. 1984)
• Keppler v. Heckler, 587 F. Supp. 1319, 6 Soc. Sec. Rep. Ser. 527 (S.D.N.Y. 1984)

Community activities

• Elinor Martin Pregnancy Care Center, Board Member
• Advocates For Life, Counsel
• Yonkers Lawyers Association, Officer

Representing injured individuals in the New York City metropolitan area

Tomkiel & Tomkiel, PC represents people in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, The Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island, as well as the surrounding cities of Yonkers, Mt. Vernon, New Rochelle, White Plains, and all towns in Westchester County, Long Island, Nassau County, and Suffolk County. We also have affiliated attorneys in New Jersey, Connecticut, and Florida. Call 1-800-456-6757 or contact us online for a consultation about your case.