Robert V. Fallarino

Robert V. Fallarino, Esq. is a trial attorney with more than 35 years of experience leading medical malpractice litigation, complex labor law, and product defect litigation. Notably, he obtained the fourth highest verdict in New York State for medical negligence, and a top ten verdict overall, in 2012. Mr. Fallarino has dedicated his career to compassionately helping people who have endured life altering and catastrophic injuries. He strives to resolve matters in the most advantageous setting for his clients, whether that means obtaining a jury verdict, a court conference settlement, or by use of a mediator.

Mr. Fallarino has resolved numerous million-dollar cases in New York, from Buffalo to Riverhead, for patients who have been victims of medical negligence—across the nation as well—including in North Carolina, Nebraska, Idaho, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. He ensures his clients from all walks of life feel comfortable with every aspect of the legal proceedings and are confident of the decisions throughout the legal process.

Mr. Fallarino has been named to the highly regarded list The Best Lawyers in America^© every year since 2017, to which less than 5% of practicing attorneys in the U.S. are recognized. In addition, he was named the 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” by The Best Lawyers in America© for Plaintiffs Personal Injury Litigation and the 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” by The Best Lawyers in America© for Plaintiffs Medical Malpractice Law in Long Island, NY. He has also been named to New York Metro Super Lawyers^© every year since 2012, for peer recognition and professional achievement. Mr. Fallarino is also active in community matters and serves as the vice president of the East Williston Union Free School District Board of Education. He has been a volunteer board trustee since 2009. He previously served as a prosecuting attorney for The Village of Floral Park. To fulfill his professional and community service roles, he relies on the support of his wife and his sons, who are life-long residents of Long Island, NY.

Mr. Fallarino is admitted to practice law in New York, North Carolina and the District of Columbia, as well as in the Federal Courts for Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of New York State Bar Association, North Carolina Bar Association, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Nassau County Bar Association, Washington D.C. Bar Association, and American Association for Justice. Mr. Fallarino obtained his law degree from St. John’s University School of Law where he was a Thomas More Scholar. He graduated magna cum laude from St. John’s University with a bachelor’s degree in government and politics.

EDUCATION

St. John’s University School of Law, JD
St. John’s University, Bachelor’s Degree

BAR Admissions/Qualifications

New York
North Carolina
District of Columbia
Southern District of New York
Eastern District of New York