A well known presence in the New York legal arena, Theodore H. Friedman has represented numerous prominent clients over a career spanning more than three decades. He notably tried cases for heavyweight champions Michael Spinks and Muhammed Ali, and for the Estate of Jimi Hendrix. Experienced in personal injury, he has additionally represented victims of asbestos and defectively manufactured cars, as well as retailers seeking damages for defective product components. He notably counseled leading carpet retailers in a class action pertaining to a defectively manufactured carpet padding product.
Mr. Friedman has achieved several multi-million dollar verdicts over the years, receiving media attention in publications such as the New York Times and the New York Law Journal. These prominent successes earned him selection into the Inner Circle of Advocates, which is comprised of the nation’s 100 best trial attorneys.
A self-made success story, Theodore H. Friedman worked his way through undergraduate studies in Economics at the University of Michigan, and a J.D. at Harvard Law School. He began his career as a trial lawyer in the late 1950s, undertaking high-profile personal injuries work at the federal court of appeals level. A case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court notably earned him a role as Partner with the preeminent New York litigation practice Phillips Nizer, LLP.
Over the decades, Mr. Friedman has taught various aspects of U.S. law in numerous academic settings, including Columbia Law School. Having volunteered on a kibbutz for a year as a college student, he returned to Israel in 1978 to instruct in American law at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Theodore H. Friedman has since engaged in support of Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts, notably assisting in the migration of several thousand Ethiopian Jews to Israel.
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