De Caro & Kaplen, LLP

New York Personal Injury Lawyers

De Caro & Kaplen, LLP is a New York personal injury law firm based in Manhattan. With demonstrated success both in and out of the courtroom, our attorneys have the passion and persistence to take on any personal injury, brain injury, or malpractice case in New York—and win. Contact us today for a free consultation.

$3,900,000 jury verdict for medical malpractice leading to the death of a mother following the delivery of her child, as a result of uncontrolled bleeding

Client Focused Personal Injury Attorneys, In The Heart of New York City

For over 40 years, De Caro & Kaplen, LLP partners Shana De Caro and Michael V. Kaplen have been helping victims of personal injury in New York receive the justice and compensation they deserve. We’re known as “The Brain Injury Law Firm” due to our particular expertise in brain injury cases, but we have successfully represented victims of all types of personal injury and wrongful death; from car accidents and truck accidents, to construction site accidents, slip and fall accidents, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, and more.

No matter the cause of your personal injury, we’re ready to represent you. We’re prepared to sue those responsible. And we’re fully prepared to go to court to make sure you receive every penny to which you’re entitled.

Our firm is based in Manhattan, but represents clients throughout New York City, including Queens, The Bronx and Brooklyn, and across the whole of New York State.

Why You Can Trust De Caro & Kaplen, LLP with Your New York Personal Injury Case

Our partners, Michael V. Kaplen and Shana De Caro are nationally recognized for their expertise in representing survivors in all personal injury and brain injury litigation. It’s why we’ve been trusted to represent them for over 40 years.

Shana De Caro

Selected as a New York Super Lawyer, and as a Top 25 Brain Injury Attorney by the National Trial Lawyers Association
Served two terms as Chairwoman of the board of directors of the Brain Injury Association of America
First female chair of the American Association for Justice, Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group
Member of the Board of Directors of the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers
First Vice-President of the American Academy of Brain Injury Attorneys
Preferred Attorney of the Brain Injury Association of America

Michael V. Kaplen

Selected as a New York Super Lawyer and Best Lawyers of America, New York
Preferred Attorney of the Brain Injury Association of America
Immediate past chair of the New York State Traumatic Brain Injury Services Coordinating Council
Professorial Lecturer in Law at the George Washington University Law School
Three term president of the Brain Injury Association of New York State
Served as Chair of the Motor Vehicle, Highway and Premises Liability Section of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Experience Matters

We Fight to Have Your Charges Withdrawn.

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