Daniel Flanzig - Partner
DFlanzig@NewYorkBikeLawyer.Com
Born: Huntington, NY
College: Rutgers University
Law School: City University of New York
Admissions:
- New York State Courts, 1995,
- United States District Courts for the Eastern District of New York, 1995,
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1995
Memberships:
- Transportation Alternatives
- League of American Bicyclists
- New York Bicycling Coalition
- New York State Bar Association,
- AAJ
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association,
- Nassau County Bar Association,
- Nassau Lawyers Association,
- Nassau-Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association,
- New York State Association of Fire Chiefs,
- Nassau County Police Reserves,
- Member- Million Dollar Advocate Forum
- Super Lawyers- NY Metropolitan Region, 2007, 2009-2012
Biography:
Daniel is the firm's lead trial attorney litigating cases in the five boroughs of New York City, Nassau, Suffolk counties, as well as in the Eastern and Southern Districts of the United States District Courts. He has obtained multiple Verdicts and Settlements in excess of a Million Dollars on behalf of the firm"s clients. Mr. Flanzig has been awarded and maintains a Martindale Hubbel AV rating by his peers, the highest rating an attorney can obtain. He has been granted membership in the Million Dollar Advocates forum for attorneys who have obtained trial verdicts in excess of One Million Dollars. He has been consistently named a New York Super Lawyer as seen in the New York Times since 2007 and has been listed as one of Long Island's "Top Legal Eagles" by Pulse Magazine. Mr. Flanzig has been quoted in the New York Post, The Daily News, Long Island's Newday, as well as The New York Law and National Law Journals offering his expert opinion on personal injury cases and has appeared on News 12 Long Island, Channel 11 News, CBS News and other news outlets with regard to high profile cases the firm has handled. He is a former member of the East Brunswick Rescue Squad and Rutgers University First Aid Squad. He served as a Civilian Intern in the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Coast Guard, Group New York as a legal intern with the Regional Counsel's Office for the United States Custom Service. He is an active Member of the Nassau County Police Reserves as well as a Member and contributing columnist to the New York State Association of Fire Chiefs authoring articles on the rights and protection of Fire Fighters in New York State.
He has also been a contributing writer for the New York Law Journal's "Outside Counsel" column writting on cycling and other legal issues. He is a member of Transportation Alternatives, League of American Bicyclists, New York Bicycling Coalition and remains an active cycling advocate in New York State by way of his focused practice on cycling cases.
Publications:
Published Decisions of Interest:
- Hodges v. City of New York, Appellate Division, 2nd Dept. 2005
- Dappio v. Port Authority of N.Y., Appellate Division, 2nd Dept.2002
- Phelps v. Legler, Appellate Division, 2nd Dept. 1999
- Commercial Union Ins. Co. v. Burr, Appellate Division 2nd Dept. 1996
- Kitchen v. Incorporated Village of Freeport, Appellate Division 2nd Dept. 1996.
- Mulvihill v. Brooklyn Law School, et al. Supreme Court, Kings County, 2009
- Pampillonia v. Burduea, Appellate Division, 2nd Dept. 2009
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Demacopoulos v. City of New York, 73 A.D.3d 842, 899, N.Y.S.2d 889 (2nd Dept. 2010).
