David M. Godosky
About
David Godosky is a former judge and prosecutor, along with being a graduate of Cornell Law School. David has had many verdicts and settlements totaling in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Many of the cases he handles and has taken to trial involve police misconduct and civil rights violations.
David is actively engaged in the firm's appellate practice and has argued several cases in the Court of Appeals. After being appointed to the bench by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and serving as a judge, David returned to the firm's practice as a lead trial attorney.
David obtained a $25.2 million verdict on behalf of a 34-year-old Brooklyn man who was shot by an NYPD officer, rendering our client a paraplegic. A Brooklyn jury unanimously found in favor of our client. The verdict was recognized as one of the ''Top Ten" verdicts in New York State by the National Law Journal (Sims v. City of New York). David also achieved a settlement on behalf of an injured ironworker that was recognized by the New York Law Journal as a "Top Ten" settlement ($7 million in Labatto v. Genting).
David has also obtained numerous multimillion-dollar awards on behalf of pedestrians struck by cars and buses, including a $4 million verdict for a 63-year-old woman struck and killed by an NYPD squad car.
David has lectured on trial practice for bar organizations and has been listed in New York Magazine and Super Lawyers as one of the top lawyers in New York. David has received Martindale-Hubbell's highest ratings for legal ability (A) and ethical standards (V). He is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America. David is a past President of the New York City Trial Lawyers Alliance (2019-2021) and was inducted into the prestigious International Academy of Trial Lawyers in 2016.
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury - Plaintiff
- Professional Malpractice Law
- Products Liability Law
- Ethics & Professional Responsibility
- Litigation & Appeals
Education
- Cornell Law School, Ithaca, New York J.D. - 1992
- Hamilton College, Clinton, New York B.A. - 1988
Bar Admissions
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1996
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1996
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1998
Honors and Awards
- Listed in New York Magazine and Super Lawyers as one of the top lawyers in New York
- Highest rating (AV®) from Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings
- The Best Lawyers in America
- New York Law Journal as a “Top Ten” settlement ($7 million in Labatto v. Genting)
- “Top Ten” verdicts in New York State by the National Law Journal (Sims v. City of New York)
Published Works
- "Pitfalls in Retainer Agreements", Co-Author with Robert L. Conason, New York Law Journal, April 1986
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Member
- The New York City Trial Lawyers Alliance (NYCTLA), President
- Jewish Lawyers Guild, Member
- New York State Bar Association, Member
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Fellow