Leitner Varughese PLLC

Leitner Varughese PLLC is a cutting-edge litigation and trial law firm uniquely experienced in handling high-profile, complex lawsuits involving serious injuries and wrongful death. The Firm has specific interest in handling cases of neglect and abuse involving nursing home residents.

Awards and Honors:
National Top 100 Trial Lawyers
Super Lawyers
American Academy of Trial Attorneys Premier 100
Rue Ratings Best Attorneys in America
America’s Top 100 Attorneys
National Academy of Jurisprudence Premier 100 Trial Attorneys

In just the past few years, the Firm's Partners have facilitated in the recovery of over $100 million on behalf of clients that were injured as a result of car and truck accidents, construction accidents (involving New York State Labor Law violations), slip/trip and falls, and defective pharmaceuticals, including the recovery of over $50 million alone in verdicts and settlements on behalf of the victims of nursing home neglect and abuse.

Prior to forming Leitner Varughese, the Firm's partners, Brett Leitner and Justin Varughese, were the senior trial attorneys in the Nursing Home Litigation Unit at a renowned national law firm where they dedicated their practice to advocating for elderly nursing home residents who were neglected, abused, or mistreated while living in a nursing home facility. These cases are gravely serious and involve claims of injuries including assaults, extensive bed sores (also known as pressure ulcers) which often require surgeries, falls with serious fractures or head injuries, dehydration, malnutrition, medication errors, violations of residents' rights, as well as claims of untimely and wrongful death.

Attorneys Leitner and Varughese are recognized by defense attorneys and insurance companies as pioneers and innovators in the field of nursing home negligence litigation. They have recovered millions of dollars on behalf of injured nursing home residents and their families in recent years. Many personal injury attorneys do not wish to litigate nursing home negligence lawsuits because they can be protracted, expensive, difficult to prosecute, and vigorously defended. It is well known that many attorneys instead choose to refer these cases to Leitner Varughese PLLC, as the firm has distinguished themselves in this field for successfully handling complex, sensitive, time-consuming cases with optimal results. Attorneys Leitner and Varughese possess the sophistication, passion and sensitivity necessary to represent clients whose loved ones have been severely injured or killed due to the neglect or abuse of a nursing home.

Attorneys Brett Leitner and Justin Varughese are often called upon to handle high-profile and newsworthy cases, many of which have been featured in news and media outlets such as New York Law Journal, New York Post, Newsday, News 12, LI Herald, Fios 1, and more, while recognized among esteemed associations such as Super Lawyers, and New York's TOP Verdicts and Settlements.