Cunningham, Thomas W.

Sherri L. Plotkin, a partner of the firm, has exclusively represented victims of medical malpractice and serious personal injuries for over 35 years. She is widely acknowledged to be one of the leading attorneys practicing in these areas of the law. Ms. Plotkin is a tenacious litigator who is an aggressive advocate on behalf of her clients. She is a dedicated, passionate and knowledgeable trial attorney who takes great pride and satisfaction in being able to help people who have been injured. Ms. Plotkin prides herself on providing her clients with close personal attention and involving them throughout the process of their lawsuit. Ms. Plotkin's advocacy skills have led to verdicts and settlements on behalf of her clients in excess of Two Hundred and Fifty Million Dollars over the course of her illustrious career.

Ms. Plotkin has been named on multiple occasions as a "Super Lawyer" in the New York Times-only five percent of all attorneys in NYS are selected for inclusion in this prestigious publication. Ms. Plotkin was recently honored by being elected in 2011 to the National Trial Lawyers as one of the top 100 trial lawyers in New York and among the best plaintiff's attorneys in the United States.

Ms. Plotkin serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association. In recognition of her vast knowledge of the court system, she has been appointed on multiple occasions to the Supreme Court Judicial Screening Panel which evaluates the credentials and capabilities of both sitting judges and candidates for judgeship positions in New York County. Her talent has also led to her appointment to the Highest Panel of the Legal Referral Service of the New York City Bar Association. Ms. Plotkin has received multiple awards and accolades including an award for Excellence in Civil Trial advocacy, being formally recognized as an Advocate by the National College of Trial Advocacy and being named as a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. One of Ms. Plotkin's proudest accomplishments was her work with the Volunteer Committee of Attorneys Representing Victims of the 9/11 World Trade Center Disaster, where she successfully represented victims and their families free of charge.

Ms. Plotkin has lectured to other attorneys at the New York City Bar and New York State Trial Lawyers Association on the topics of medical malpractice and wrongful death issues in both personal injury and medical malpractice cases. Ms. Plotkin is also civic minded and serves as a Director of the East Midtown Coalition for Sensible Development, a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to ensuring reasonable development of property in New York City.

Sampling of Recent Cases

$12 Million settlement in a medical malpractice action for a child who suffered brain damage at birth;

$2.5 Million settlement in a medical malpractice action for a young man whose leg was amputated due to a surgeon's negligence;

$2.5 Million settlement for the wrongful death of a 58 year old woman in a medical malpractice action for failure to timely diagnose and treat breast cancer;

$2.5 Million settlement in a medical malpractice action for the failure to timely diagnose the presence of a blood clot in a 50 year old woman necessitating the amputation of her right arm;

$2.1 Million settlement in a medical malpractice action involving a doctor who failed to properly monitor a premature infant resulting in mild brain damage;

$1.9 Million settlement for the wrongful death of a 9 year old girl following the transfusion of AIDS tainted blood;

$1.45 Million settlement for the failure to timely diagnose glaucoma in a child resulting in diminished vision in one eye;

$1.1 Million settlement for a 46 year old male who suffered a fractured ankle in a trip and fall accident;

$1 Million settlement for an infant who suffered limitation of use of her right arm due to an improperly handled birth resulting in the development of an Erb's Palsy;

$1 Million settlement (full policy amount) for a man who was accidentally pricked by an improperly discarded medical needle causing the development of Stevens Johnson Syndrome