John Anthony Blyth

John Blyth joined the firm in 2013 and practices in the fields of personal injury, elder abuse and neglect, mass torts, and complex civil litigation. He handles all types of catastrophic injury cases, including those involving motor vehicle crashes, premises liability, elder neglect and abuse, construction injuries, medical malpractice, product liability, and wrongful death. He performs all aspects of the litigation from the pre-trial phase up to, and including, trial.

John has extensive courtroom experience and has tried numerous cases in both New York state and federal courts. He has achieved outstanding results for his clients a trial, including a jury verdict of $525,000 for an injured construction worker and father of 3, a $3,300,000 settlement following five days of trial for a mechanic who fell in the course of his employment, and $350,000 jury verdict following a 7-day jury involving an elderly client who was assaulted in her apartment building due to a security guard’s negligence. John has obtained numerous other six-figure jury verdicts in New York state court trials. John's litigation skills have also been instrumental in obtaining many settlements in excess of $2,000,000, and has successfully mediated and arbitrated dozens of cases that have settled in excess of $750,000.

John is a volunteer with the Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program, an organization that offers free representation to veterans who have filed appeals at the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. As a volunteer attorney, John provides pro bono legal assistance to unrepresented veterans or their family members for appeals involving claims for VA disability benefits.

John is humbled to be able to represent individuals who often come to him at one of the most difficult times in their lives. He is devoted to helping his clients obtain justice and secure full and fair compensation for the harm they have suffered.

In addition to personal injury, John's practice includes handling highly complex multi-party litigation in federal courts throughout the United States. He focuses on employment law and class action litigation where he represents classes of investors, consumers and employees who have been damaged by unfair business practices.

In 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2020, John was recognized for his exception litigation work when he was selected to the New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars list. In 2018, John was selected to Best of the Bar for achieving a Top 100 Verdict in New York.