NAM Hearing Officer James Borkowski, Esq. Successfully Mediated the Settlement of a Catastrophic Construction Injury Case for $20 Million

NAM Hearing Officer James W. Borkowski, Esq. successfully mediated the settlement of a catastrophic construction injury case for $20 million. Plaintiff fell from a scaffold suffering crush injuries to their skull with traumatic brain injury and was rendered a quadriplegic.

Plaintiff's attorney commented: “This was a tough one, and Jim Borkowski did a great job. After hours of negotiating, the parties reached an impasse. Jim did not give up, and got it done.”

Defense counsel said: “Going into the mediation, I thought the case had no chance of settling. Jim was knowledgeable in all aspects of the Labor Law. Jim's mediation style gets to the heart of the matter. If not for Jim's efforts, I do not believe the case would have settled.”

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James W. Borkowski, Esq. distinguished career spans more than 30 years with a practice focused primarily on litigation at the trial and appellate levels in both the state and federal court systems. He has successfully represented insurance carriers, corporations and individuals in personal injury, construction, litigation, general liability, premises liability, property damage, automobile and commercial litigation (both plaintiff and defendant). In 2024, for the fifth year in a row, Mr. Borkowski was named a Top Ten Neutral by the New York Law Journal, “Best Of” survey. Mr. Borkowski is available to mediate and arbitrate cases throughout New York State.