Benjamin M Pinczewski

Benjamin M Pinczewski

5.0
Rating: 8.7

Licensed for 40 years

Personal injury Lawyer at Brooklyn, NY
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Litigation, Real Estate ... +2 more

2753 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

About Benjamin

Biography

Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Litigation 20%

41 years

20%
Real Estate 20%

41 years

20%
Health Care 10%

38 years

10%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Contingency

25%-33%


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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 39 years

State: New York

Acquired: 1986

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Licensed in New Jersey for 40 years

State: New Jersey

Acquired: 1985

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Pinczewski & Shpelfogel, PC

2753 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11235-5015

Pinczewski & Shpelfogel, PC

28 Flintlock Court, Basking Ridge, NJ, 07920

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Benjamin M Pinczewski's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

5.0 /5.0

19 Client Reviews

Showing 1 - 4 of 4 reviews | Responsiveness

Posted by Aminique | December 04, 2025 | Hired Attorney

Reliable, Responsive, and Highly Skilled

My attorney, Ben Pinczewski, is truly top-notch. He has helped me and several of my close friends with a variety of legal inquiries, and every experience has been exceptional. Ben is extremely knowledgeable, professional, and dedicated to his clients. What sets him apart is his communication — he ...always responds, answers every call and text, and makes sure you fully understand what’s going on every step of the way. I’ve referred so many friends and family members to him because I trust his work completely. If you’re looking for an attorney who is reliable, responsive, and genuinely cares about his clients, I highly recommend Ben. He’s amazing at what he does.

Posted by Natalia | November 17, 2025 | Workers Compensation

Highly recommend!

I reached out to Attorney Benjamin Pinczewski with urgent questions about my mother’s work-related injury, and he helped us immediately — without asking for anything in return. He explained our rights clearly, identified the agency’s violations, and gave practical steps that finally moved things forw...ard. Extremely knowledgeable, responsive, and genuinely caring. Even before being hired, he did more than most attorneys do after being retained. Highly recommend.

Posted by Antoine | June 07, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

An Attorney that believes in Justice!

I woke up one Sunday morning and my life was changed completely! I was a victim of an attacked, so I called 911 for assistance, I ended up being arrested and had a criminal case against me (yes, I know!!). I've contacted countless of attorneys and none of them were as confident, passionate, nor beli...eved in the injustice in my case as Ben Pinczewski did! From the minute I've retained him, the experienced made me feel secure and confident of the outcome. During court Ben was knowledgeable about the law and challenged the judge and got him to shortened the process. He also wrote an aggressive detailed and persuasive letter to the District Attorney in why he believed that his client was innocent, a victim of a false arrest and would accept nothing less then a full dismissal. Ben is no push over, when the other side tried different tactics he pushed back! The Judge ended up ruling in my favor and sealed the case liked it never happened. I don't have any words for all the things that he have done for me but I would highly recommend Ben and his team not only to get the job done but the entire experience in keeping me calm, confident, briefing and emailing me every step of the way. As the new generation would say " hastag# MyAttorneyIsBetterThenYours".

Posted by anonymous | May 02, 2012

Practice Manager

He was very reassuring, gave me great guidance, was very knowledgeable and let me know I could contact him at any time. He instilled confidence.

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Benjamin M Pinczewski's Lawyer Endorsements

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Hui Zeng

Real estate lawyer | Aug 19

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Joseph Re

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Salvatore Desantis

Personal injury lawyer

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Pia Riverso

Litigation lawyer

Experience

Rating:  8.7 (Excellent)

Honors

2020

Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers

2019

Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers

2018

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2018

Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers

2017

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2016

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2015

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2011

recognition of excellent pro bono legal services, Borough of Closter

Work Experience

1990 - Present

Managing Partner, Pinczewski & Shpelfogel, P.C.

2007 - 2009

Civil Mediator, United States District Court For The Eastern District Of New York

1985 - 1990

Attorney, Snitow & Pauley

Associations

2013 - 2014

Forthright PIP Advisory Council

Member

2012 - 2014

Closter Board of Ethics

Board Member

2009 - 2011

Closter Planning Board

Former Board Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Estate of Junior Pean

settlement $ 1,300,000

Estate of Pean

settled for 1.3 million dollars policy limits plus umbrella

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Education

1985

St John's University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1982

State University of New York, Stony Brook

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

Activity

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