The Monier Law Firm was founded by Philip as a boutique law firm dedicated to provide personalized, individualized and aggressive representation to those seriously injured through the fault of another’s carelessness or negligence with five basic principles that have guided him throughout his legal career:
• The Clients’ needs come first
• The Client has one case, so treat it as your most importan
t case
• Work tirelessly and aggressively with dedication and perseverance
• Keep the client informed of the process every step of the way
• Be sincere in your desire to truly make an improvement
It is these five principles that have led to the results he has obtained for hundreds of clients in New York and New Jersey over the years. Some representative examples follow:
$5.6 million judgment (lead poisoning), Super.Ct., Newark, New Jersey
$3 million verdict (lead poisoning), Sup.Ct., Bronx, New York
$3 million settlement (lead poisoning), Sup.Ct., Bronx, New York
$2.7 million settlement (lead poisoning), Sup.Ct., Bronx, New York
$2.5 million settlement (lead poisoning), Sup.Ct., Bronx, New York
$2.5 million settlement (product liability), Sup.Ct., Brooklyn, New York
$2.3 million settlement (lead poisoning), Sup.Ct., Manhattan, New York
$2 million settlement (medical malpractice), Sup.Ct., Manhattan, New York
$1.9 million settlement (lead poisoning), Sup.Ct., Brooklyn, New York
$1.75 million settlement (lead poisoning), Sup.Ct., Brooklyn, New York
$1.5 million settlement (head injury car accident), Sup.Ct., Bronx, New York
$1.5 million settlement (lead poisoning), Sup.Ct., Manhattan, New York
$1.5 million verdict (lead poisoning), Sup.Ct., Bronx, New York
$1.45 million settlement (lead poisoning), Sup.Ct., Brooklyn, New York
$1.3 million settlement (lead poisoning), Sup.Ct., Bronx, New York
$1.2 million verdict (lead poisoning), Sup.Ct., Brooklyn, New York
$1.2 million settlement (lead poisoning), Sup.Ct., Bronx, New York
$1.1 million verdict (pedestrian car accident), Sup.Ct., Staten Island, New York
$1.1 million settlement (lead poisoning), Sup.Ct., Bronx, New York
$1 million settlement (car accident), U.S.Dist.Ct., Newark, New Jersey
$1 million settlement (police brutality), U.S., E.D.N.Y., Brooklyn, New York
$1 million settlement (lead poisoning), Super.Ct., Hackensack, New Jersey
$950,000 settlement (elevator accident), Sup.Ct., Manhattan, New York
$900,000 settlement (lead poisoning), Sup.Ct., Manahattan, New York
$900,000 settlement (lead poisoning), Sup.Ct., Bronx, New York
$700,000 settlement (product liability), Sup.Ct., Westchester, New York
$300,000 verdict (lead poisoning), Sup.Ct., Brooklyn, New York
$240,000 settlement (back injury from fall), U.S., S.D.N.Y., Manhattan, New York
Philip is an active member of the American Bar Association, the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and the New Jersey Association for Justice. He is admitted to practice law in the before the courts in the States of New York and New Jersey, as well as the Federal Courts, and Second Department Court of Appeals. He has been specially admitted to practice in matters in many states when the circumstances of the case have called upon his expertise, such as Delaware, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Vermont. In 1988, he received a Bachelor of Science degree from the College of Business Administration at St. John’s University. In 1991, Philip graduated from St. John’s University School of Law with Honors, cm Laude. While there, he was a member of the St. John’s Law Review, the Faculty Research Assistance Program and a recipient of the St. Thomas Moore Scholarship. While in law school, Philip interned and clerked for distinguished Judges from the United States Federal District Court in Manhattan, the United States Court of International Trade, and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. His results at trials and in settlements have set records in both New York and in New Jersey and he has represented clients nationally and internationally. Many of the appeals that Philip has been involved in have resulted in published decisions that have since been relied upon by other courts in deciding cases. Over the last 23 years, Philip has been focused his efforts on helping those seriously injured as a result of automobile accidents, slip and trip accidents, medical malpractice, lead poisoning, construction site accidents, exposure to toxic chemical, negligent elevator maintenance, defectively manufactured products, wrongful death, and other accidents caused by the negligence of others. In addition, he has successfully brought actions against insurance companies to obtain payment for clients in cases that those insurance companies denied they had an obligation to provide coverage.
