Daniel Flanzig - Partner 
dflanzig@flanziglaw.com
Born: Huntington, NY
College: Rutgers University
Law School: City University of New York
Admissions:
- New York State Courts, 1995,
- United States District Courts for the Eastern District of New York, 1995,
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1995
Memberships:
Biography:
Daniel Flanzig is the firms lead trial attorney litigating cases in Nassau, Suffolk and the five boroughs of New York City. He represented clients on a regular basis in Federal Court at the Eastern and Southern Districts of the United States. One of Mr. Flanzig’s most recent results was a $1.3 million dollar verdict in Kings County for the death of a 76 year old woman who was killed in a car accident. He has been awarded an Martindale Hubbel AV rating by his peers, the highest rating and attorney can obtain. Mr. Flanzig had been granted membership in the prestigious Million Dollar Advocates forum for attorneys who have obtained trial verdicts in excess of One Million Dollars. He has been repeatedly quoted in the New York Post, The New York Law Journal, and The New York Lawyer and has appeared on News 12 Long Island in relation to high profile cases the firm has handled. He has authored numerous articles on the protection and rights of firefighters in New York State. He is a former member of the East Brunswick Rescue Squad and Rutgers University First Aid Squad as well as an active member and contributor to the New York State Fire Chiefs Association. He served as a Civilian Intern in the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Coast Guard, Group New York and as a legal intern with the Regional Counsel’s Office fore the United States Custom Service. This hands-on experience has given him exceptional insight into the risks and challenges faced by uniformed officers.
Publications:
Liability for Vehicular Accidents Involving Emergency Vehicles. Protection for the Service, With Some Caveats - Size Up Magazine, NYSFCA Summer 2004
Ensuring Legal Protection for Injured Firefighters - Size Up Magazine, NYSFCA Spring 2004
Liability of Emergency Medical Service Providers - Size Up Magazine NYSFCA Fall 2007
Published Decisions of Interest:
- Hodges v. City of New York, Appellate Division, 2nd Dept. 2005
- Dappio v. Port Authority of N.Y., Appellate Division, 2nd Dept.2002
- Phelps v. Legler, Appellate Division, 2nd Dept. 1999
- Commercial Union Ins. Co. v. Burr, Appellate Division 2nd Dept. 1996
- Kitchen v. Incorporated Village of Freeport, Appellate Division 2nd Dept. 1996.
- Pampillonia v. Burdeau, Appellate Division 2nd Dept. 2009
- Mulvihill v. Brooklyn Law School, 22 Misc3d 1114