Scott Occhiogrosso

Attorney

New York, NY

Bar admissions

Education

JD: Fordham University School of Law

Awards and recognition

01{"title":"Super Lawyers, New York Metro - Personal Injury General","organization":"Super Lawyers","year":2013}

Memberships

Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy, St. John's University School of Law

Publications

{"title":"Featured Lecturer, Theory of the Case: Trial Advocacy Skills for New Lawyers","organization":"New York State Bar Association CLE","year":2022}
{"title":"Featured Lecturer, Depositions 101 - Guidance for New Lawyers","organization":"New York State Bar Association CLE","year":2023}
{"title":"Featured Lecturer, Ten Deposition Lessons You Don't Want to Learn the Hard Way","organization":"New York State Bar Association CLE","year":2023}
{"title":"Featured Guest, Robert Liciaga v. New York City Transit Authority","organization":"Great Trials Podcast","year":2019}

Languages

English, Spanish

Background

Scott Occhiogrosso is a Partner at Block O'Toole & Murphy in New York City, where he handles significant construction accident and catastrophic injury cases. In April 2019, he obtained a $110,174,972.38 jury verdict on behalf of a cyclist struck by a falling railroad tie from a subway track — believed to be the largest non-medical malpractice verdict in New York State history. Scott began his legal career at the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office, where he handled thousands of serious cases and was promoted to the prestigious Brooklyn Gang Unit, prosecuting drug, robbery, burglary, assault, attempted murder, and murder charges. He transitioned to civil practice in 2005, initially defending multi-million-dollar cases for the Port Authority. In 2010, he joined a boutique plaintiff personal injury firm where he obtained a $5.5 million jury verdict in a contested medical malpractice case, and in 2011 he joined Block O'Toole & Murphy. Scott earned his Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law. He is bilingual in English and Spanish and lectures on worker safety and legal rights to Spanish-speaking laborers throughout New York. He serves as Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy at St. John's University School of Law, coaching national and regional championship trial advocacy teams, and has been a featured lecturer for New York State Bar Association CLE programs on trial advocacy and depositions. He was named a New York Super Lawyer in 2013.

Notable cases

2019
Jury verdict for cyclist struck by falling railroad tie from subway track; believed to be the largest non-medical malpractice verdict in New York State history
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Jury verdict for man who suffered sexual abuse from fifth-grade teacher for several years beginning at age ten
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Settlement at trial for catastrophically injured pedestrian
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Settlement for worker injured in saw accident with reflex sympathetic dystrophy in left wrist
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Brooklyn settlement for worker who fell three stories during apartment building construction
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Settlement for building superintendent with cervical and lumbar spine injuries after freight elevator drop
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Jury verdict for union laborer permanently disabled by falling debris

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