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Carmen "Jack" Giordano
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Award-Winning Personal Injury, Civil Rights & Employment Litigation Attorney
I am a licensed attorney in New York, including the Federal District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the Federal Court District of Connecticut, and Vermont. I hold an L.L.M. in Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence from New York University School of Law. I have been honored with the Super Lawyers Award for twelve consecutive years from 2013 to 2025 and am recognized as one of the Top 100 Trial Attorneys in New York State.
In 2000, I founded Giordano Law Offices Personal Injury & Employment Lawyers, driven by a passion to assist a diverse clientele across various practice areas. My legal career is extensive, beginning as a Rackets and Homicide Prosecutor where I led investigations and trials involving organized crime, white-collar crime, public corruption, and homicide cases. My experience also includes serving as Legislative Counsel for U.S. Senators, including Senator Joe Biden, and committees in the U.S. Senate. Prior to establishing my own practice, I was a Senior Trial Specialist for the NYC Corporation Counsel’s Special Litigation Unit, where I handled some of the city’s most significant lawsuits, including wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases. I also acted as lead counsel in federal and state litigation involving catastrophic tort and employment discrimination cases on the corporate law side.
At Giordano Law Offices, we have secured millions of dollars in settlements and trial victories for our valued clients. I am acknowledged by the National Trial Lawyers as one of the Top 100 Civil Trial Lawyers in New York, a highly prestigious accolade in the United States. Most recently, I was selected to be a 2025 New York Metro Super Lawyer, one of the highest honors in the legal profession. Our firm works tirelessly for our clients: With Us, It's Personal.
- Personal Injury
- Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Entertainment & Sports Law
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
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Free Consultation
We do not charge you anything for an initial consultation. - Credit Cards Accepted
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Contingent Fees
If you have been involved in an accident or if you know someone who has been injured, you pay nothing unless and until we recover money for your case, our fee being contingent on your recovery.
- Connecticut
- State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
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- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
- ID Number: 2030351
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- Vermont
- Vermont Supreme Court
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- 9th Circuit
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- Federal Circuit
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken, Written
- Principal Attorney
- Giordano Law Offices Personal Injury & Employment Lawyers
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- Co-Founder
- Video Extraction Inc
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- Lead Counsel
- Levy Phillips & Kongisberg
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- Senior Trial Specialist
- City of New York
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- Legislative Counsel
- UNITED STATES SENATE
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- Assistant District Attorney
- Kings County District Attorneys Office
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- New York University School of Law
- LL.M. (1989) | Constitutional Law & Jurisprudence
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- Honors: magna cum laude
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- New York Law School
- J.D. (1985)
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- Super Lawyers Award
- Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers
- Awarded from 2013-2025.
- Top 100 Trial Attorney
- National Trial Lawyers
- Awarded from 2020-2025.
- Top Rated New York Personal Injury Law Firms
- Top Locals
- 2018-2025
- Nation's Top One Percent
- National Association of Distinguished Council
- 2024-2025
- Top NYC Lawyers
- New York Magazine
- Recognized as one of the top attorneys in New York Magazine for multiple years.
- National Lawyers Guild
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- National Police Accountability Project
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- The New York Bar Association Tort Litigation Committee
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- The National Action Network
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- The American Bar Association
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- National Trial Lawyers
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- New York State Bar # 2030351
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- Civil Rights Litigation and Attorney Fees Annual Handbook
- Thomson Reuters
- 'Nobody Escaped This Nightmare': NYLJ Readers Recall 9/11
- New York Law Journal
- Silent Witness Authentication of Video Evidence
- New York Law Journal
- Defamation in Emails: The Judicial Privilege
- New York Law Journal
- Injuries, Death and Deprivation of Medical Care While in Custody, Michael Hardy Legal Night, The National Action Network
- The National Action Network
- Attorney Giordano speaks on Prisoners Rights at the National Action Network's Michael Hardy Legal Night.
- Free Speech: The Cornerstone of Our Democracy, Michael Hardy Legal Night, National Action Network
- The National Action Network
- Attorney Giordano will speak on free speech rights.
- Video Evidence: Legal Standards & Practical Consideration, Brooklyn Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, Brooklyn Bar Association
- Brooklyn Bar Association
- Attorney Carmen “Jack” Giordano will teach a Continuing Legal Education course at The Brooklyn Bar Association on January 18, 2017 at 6 PM. The course, entitled Video Evidence: Legal Standards & Practical Consideration, will cover legal issues regarding video evidence, authentication of videos into evidence and more. Legal Theory in addition to practical considerations in obtaining, using, and precluding video evidence will be discussed in the CLE.
- New York Bar Association, 16 Hour Bridge The Gap: Practical Skills, Ethics, and more, NYC Bar Association
- Video evidence will only increase in importance in the digital age that we all live in. The prevalence of cell phones and other mobile devices with cameras has drastically changed the legal landscape. Attorney Giordano will address the legal ramifications of the increased use of digital media and will detail specific case-law that relates to different areas of law.
- LL.M. in Constitutional Law & Jurisprudence
- New York University School of Law
- Juris Doctor (J.D.)
- New York Law School
What Are My Damages When Wrongfully Terminated? - Attorney Jack Giordano of Giordano Law Offices NYC
- Q. Pregnancy retaliation with contract pay decrease in NYC non-profit
- A: To answer this question properly, a lot more information is needed. One question I would have is whether other employees similarly situated were presented with reduced compensation packages. It is one thing to suspect you are being penalized with a salary reduction due to your pregnancy and another to prove it with evidence. If you have any concrete information of disparate treatment, information regarding bias toward women and/or pregnant women at the N-F-P historically, and particular information pertaining to your situation, that would obviously be helpful. Generally, an employer is obligated to provide a neutral/non-pretextual reason for an adverse employment action, such as a salary reduction. ... Read More
- Q. Laid off after announcing pregnancy, exploring wrongful termination options.
- A: You should speak with an attorney immediately about this situation. The excuse provided for your layoff sounds pretextual coming on the heals of your having informed your manager about your pregnancy. It is also significant that your employer brought in a junior designer not long before they announced your termination. Though you are remote, depending on what your onboarding agreements indicate, New York would be better jurisdictionally compared to Texas, based on the more beneficial aspects of NY law.
- Q. Denied necessary accommodation at work for disability.
- A: Given that your employer was aware of your disability and provided an accommodation for you, hopefully the failure to provide the chair at this particular NASCAR event was a one time anomalous mishap, ie, improper failure to accommodate, assuming the provision of the chair with rest time for the event would not have imposed an undue hardship on your employer. I would document a cordial request to HR and/or your manager, describing the incident with neutral language and asking for assurance that this won't happen again. It may be time for your employer to revisit the interactive process that is supposed to transpire when you raise an accommodation request that is reasonable. If you do not ... Read More
