Attorney
Profiles
Henry
Isaacson
Henry Isaacson was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. He is
a World War II veteran who was one of the first troops to land
in the invasion
of Normandy, and fought the Nazis into Germany. Following the war,
he attended law school at the University of Washington, where he
obtained his Juris Doctor degree and was admitted to practice law
in Washington.
Henry moved to New York City in 1953 and was subsequently
admitted to practice law in New York. He was employed as an attorney
at Klein & Ruderman, a firm specializing in maritime negligence. He went out on his own
in 1955 and quickly established himself nationally as an expert
in the field of personal injury/maritime negligence.
Over his distinguished career, Henry has represented
thousands of individuals, in general negligence matters and ship
accidents and has received millions of dollars in verdicts and
settlements on their behalf. Henry is known as an authority on
maritime law as it pertains to injured seamen and had played a
key role in many of the leading decisions in the area of maritime
law. Henry’s reputation as a meticulous attorney, unafraid to fight
large corporations for his client’s rights, is only exceeded by
his compassion for the individuals he represents.
In 1983, Henry formed a partnership with Martin
Schiowitz and Michael Korson and expanded the firm’s scope to include
a wider area of personal injury practice. The same skills and attention
to detail that Henry has become known for in the preparation and
prosecution of cases involving injuries to seamen, Henry applies
to all of his cases.
Martin
Schiowitz
Direct Line - 212-359-3070
Email - mschiowitz@iskslaw.com
Martin was born in Brooklyn, New York. He received a B.A. in economics
from Brooklyn College in 1965. Following graduation he enrolled
in post graduate economic studies at the City University of New
York for a Masters degree in economics. Martin received a Juris
Doctor from New York Law School in 1972 and was admitted to the
Bar of the State of New York in April 1973.
From 1973 to 1978, Martin was employed as an
associate trial attorney at the insurance defense firm of Halper,
Passick, Prince and Weinstein, Esqs., where he defended and tried
personal injury cases in the Civil and Supreme Courts. During this
period, the firm assigned to him the responsibility of overseeing
and taking to trial cases involving plaintiff personal injury matters.
He succeeded in greatly expanding the firm’s plaintiff personal
injury practice and quickly became the firm’s specialist, concentrating
exclusively in this area.
In 1978, Martin joined Henry Isaacson, a greatly
respected maritime negligence attorney and became partners with
him and Michael Korson in 1983, when they established the present
firm. Since its creation, Martin assumed the role of managing partner,
focusing on the preparation and trial of personal injury matters
from automobile accidents to wrongful death , medical malpractice
, products liability, labor and premises law as well as municipal
liability. Since 1974, Martin represented thousands of victims
of negligence and succeeded in obtaining millions of dollars in
compensation for his clients, some of which were multi million
dollar verdicts and settlements. He appeared on television as an
expert in the field of personal injury law and is often consulted by attorneys on tort law and practice.
Martin is a member of the New York State Trial
Lawyers Association and is involved in local and national organizations
dealing with youth and education for which he was the recipient
of several honors and awards in recognition of his service.
Michael
Korson
Direct Line - 212-359-3071
Email - mkorson@iskslaw.com
Michael was born and grew up in Brooklyn. He graduated from Brooklyn
College in 1963, having majored in political science. He attended
Brooklyn Law School, where his legal education was interrupted
by the military service. He served on active duty in the army from
1965 until his honorable discharge in 1968. He achieved the title
of Outstanding Trainee of all of Fort Dix, a post-wide physical
and mental competition, at the completion of his basic training
cycle. He earned the grade of specialist 5th class, the equivalent
of sergeant, in less than two years and he received a special commendation
and certificate of achievement for his service before his discharge.
Following his time in the military, he resumed
and finished his law school education in an outstanding fashion.
He received his Juris Doctor degree in 1969. He was admitted to
the practice of law in New York State that same year and subsequently
was admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court, as
well as all State and Federal courts in New York State.
While in law school, and after graduating, he
worked for a general practitioner named Samuel Weinberg, who subsequently
became a New York City judge. He tried his first case there and
learned all the basics and many subtleties about the practice of
a general law firm.
From 1969 to 1972, he was a member of the legal
staff of Hartford Insurance Company where he now was taught by
outstanding attorneys from all over the City, the finer points
of defense practice and trial law at numerous lectures provided
by the firm.
From 1972 to 1981, he worked for Irving B. Bushlow,
a respected member of the New York Bar who oversaw a general practice
which specialized in the representation of seamen and longshoremen
who had been injured aboard and near ships. When a new statute
was enacted in 1972 (the Longshoremen’s and Harborworker’s Act),
which defined and restricted which cases could be brought to litigation
for injured longshoremen, he won what was probably the first case
which was tried under the new Act.
In 1981, Michael joined our firm and in 1983
he became one of the founding partners. Since the time he helped
form the firm, he has been the primary trial attorney for the firm,
at the same time handing the most difficult and serious mediations
and depositions for the firm. Other attorneys frequently call him
to seek his advice and to refer cases to him. He has always obtained
outstanding results for our clients and remained totally dedicated
to their best interests, as he was throughout his distinguished
career. Many of his outstanding verdicts and settlements have been
the subject of articles in the Daily News, New York Law Journal and Staten Island Adavance.
He believes that his greatest accomplishments
are the letters of appreciation he has received from grateful clients.
Jeremy
Schiowitz
Direct Line - 212-359-3080
Email - jschiowitz@iskslaw.com
Jeremy was born and raised in Long Island. He graduated from Yeshiva
University, Sy Syms School of Business, in 2000, with a Bachelor
of Science in Management Information Systems. He obtained his Juris
Doctor degree from Brooklyn Law School in 2003. He is admitted
to practice before all State and Federal courts in the State of
New York and New Jersey.
Since joining the firm in 2003, Jeremy has been
a tremendous asset. He brought with him the distinct advantage
of having started his career, working at Hayes & Mensching, a defense law firm, which enabled him to learn how defense lawyers
prepare their cases. There, Jeremy honed his skills and rose to
the senior law clerk position.
Aside from obtaining many impressive settlements
for our clients, the firm looks to Jeremy to handle all sorts of
court appearances, draft and oppose a majority of its motions and
appellate briefs, and be responsible for the firm's legal research.
Jeremy is a young vibrant attorney whose versatility and experience
make him the quality attorney that he is.
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