Attorneys Serving New York City and Long Island
A first-rate personal injury attorney is one who has a large and wide-ranging portfolio of experience in successfully litigating complex personal injury cases. Ira S. Slavit and Leonard S. Slavit are personal injury lawyers who have served residents throughout Long Island and New York City, including Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Manhattan for more than more than 50 years in such areas as medical malpractice, auto accidents and product liability. These esteemed lawyers are equally as dedicated to the practice today as their predecessors were more than three generations ago. Leonard S. Slavit and Ira S. Slavit consider it an honor to defend and protect the rights of individuals who have suffered emotional and physical loss as a result of the action or inaction of another.
Our Personal Injury Lawyers
Leonard S. Slavit
lslavit@newyorkinjuries.com
Bar Admissions:
New York, 1957
U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1963
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1963
Education:
University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1956, J.D.
New York University, New York, New York, 1953, B.S.
Ira S. Slavit
islavit@newyorkinjuries.com
Bar Admissions:
New York, 1984
Florida, 1985
New Jersey, 1985
U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1985
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1985
Education:
Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1983, J.D.
Union College, Schenectady, New York, 1980, B.A.
Membership
Chair of the NCBA Community Relations and Public Education Committee
Past-Chair of the Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Committee, Nassau County Bar Association
Member of the Board of Directors, Nassau County Bar Association (2017-June 2020)
Delegate from the Nassau County Bar Association to the New York State Bar Association House of Delegates
Awards
Nassau County Bar Association 2017 Directors’ Award Honoree
Thomas Combs, Esq.
Bar Admission:
New York, 2011
Education:
St. John’s University School of Law, Queens, New York, 2010, J.D.
Stetson University, DeLand, Florida, 2001, B.M.
Mr. Combs has been an associate with the firm since 2015. He began his career at an internationally recognized large law firm representing defendants and insurance companies in litigation, before transferring to a boutique litigation firm representing the interests of hospitals and physicians in malpractice litigation and general liability cases before coming to our office. His vast experience representing defendants is invaluable to his effectiveness in obtaining highly favorable results for clients.
Mr. Combs has been repeatedly recognized by his peers by his inclusion into Super Lawyers, has been recognized as National Trial Lawyers Top 40 under 40, and has been selected to the New York Metro Rising Stars, a distinction bestowed upon just 2.5% of attorneys in the New York Metro area. Mr. Combs is also a member of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, and has published in their regular publication, Bill of Particulars. He is a 2010 graduate of St. John’s University School of Law, where he was a member of the St. John’s Law Review and Journal of Catholic Legal studies.
If you are looking for personal injury lawyers in the Long Island or New York metropolitan areas, contact the personal injury lawyers at Levine and Slavit.
