Jacob Oresky is the founder and managing attorney at Oresky & Associates, PLLC. He represents New York City residents who were injured in serious accidents, including construction accidents, car accidents, truck accidents, slips and falls, wrongful death, and more.

Get To Know Jacob Oresky

With 30+ years of experience as a personal injury lawyer serving people throughout NYC, Mr. Oresky has represented clients with severe injuries and collectively recovered over $300 million in settlements and verdicts on their behalf.

Personal Attention for Every Client

Jacob Oresky founded the firm over 30 years ago with the mission of providing clients with the best representation and excellent results, accompanied by warm and friendly service. Working hard and delivering dedicated service to every client — that is what makes Jacob and his team stand out and achieve exceptional outcomes for those they represent.

Mr. Oresky focuses his time on preparing and trying significant construction accident cases and has achieved over $500 million in verdicts and settlements for his clients and their families. He is regularly and consistently recognized and ranked among the top trial lawyers both nationally and in New York.

Mr. Oresky has a team of investigators, accident reconstruction experts, engineers, and spares no expense to make sure he is prepared to present the best case possible416 reviews when he or one of his trial attorneys at his firm steps into the courtroom

Some of New York’s Top Settlements and Verdicts

Oresky & Associates, PLLC has won many multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements for accident victims. The New York Law Journal listed Mr. Oresky and his firm in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 for some of the largest settlements and verdicts in New York State. In addition, Jacob Oresky has also been included in New York Magazine’s New York’s Leading Personal Injury Lawyers.

  • J.D., Pace University School of Law, 1986
  • B.S., State University of New York at Binghamton, 1983 (Management)
  • Super Lawyers
  • Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Member
  • New York State Bar Association
  • Bronx County Bar Association
  • Labor Law Task Force of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Member
  • New York State, 1987
  • Southern District of New York, 1996
  • Eastern District of New York, 1996