Samuel Shusterhoff, founder of The Shusterhoff Law Firm, has worked tirelessly since 2012, to provide his clients with the best legal strategies that are tailored to their needs and goals. He is committed to providing his clients the exceptional service and positive results they deserve.
Mr. Shusterhoff's experience is wide and varied. He founded The Shusterhoff Law Firm, after serving as litigation counsel in Wilson Elser’s national transportation practice group, representing national trucking companies, public and private railroads, aviation companies, bus lines, fleet carriers, and taxi and limousine companies. While at Wilson Elser, one of the nations leading defense litigation law firms, he litigated and managed a diverse range of complex civil claims in the areas of transportation, construction defect, general and product liability, and high-exposure workers’ compensation. Samuel worked with numerous commercial trucking companies, retail chains, property owners and insurance companies. In addition to handling high-exposure bodily injury and wrongful death lawsuits throughout New York State, Samuel also managed litigation handled by Wilson Elser attorneys and local counsel across the country.
Mr. Shusterhoff also represented small and large clients in all aspects of the Real Estate industry, including residential, commercial, building development and investing. His experience includes handling complex residential and commercial real estate transactions, leasing, acquisitions and sales, office and shopping center leasing, real estate finance & commercial leasing in addition to general liability matters.
In addition, Mr. Shusterhoff has worked with startup companies, business owners and entrepreneurs, from a variety of industries including technology, hospitality, media and advertising, manufacturing, health care and more; advising them on corporate formation, intellectual property protection, contractual matters and other business related matters. He has worked closely with these companies from their inception, with strategic entity formation, to helping them grow with creative and effective legal solutions to become substantial and formative corporations.
Mr. Shusterhoff has worked in Personal Injury litigation from both the plaintiff and defendant side, giving him greater insight and perspective into the strategic process of the defense. This insight provides a significant advantage, as he is aware and understands the policies and procedures the defense counsel will operate by and the information and documents the actual defendant clients will be looking for. Prior to Wilson Elser, Mr. Shusterhoff acquired significant experience in Plaintiff’s Personal Injury litigation while at Friedman, Levy, Goldfarb & Green, where he served on their trial team, that obtained many multiple-million dollar verdicts and settlements for their injured clients.
Mr. Shusterhoff is dedicated and committed to his clients and their needs and has a primary goal of going beyond his clients expectations with high-quality and consistent work product, to secure them as clients for life.
