Meet Jerrold S. Parker
Jerrold S. Parker is a New York City personal injury and mass tort attorney and the founding partner of Parker Waichman LLP, which he founded in 1992. The firm's New York City office is located at 59 Maiden Lane, 6th Floor, and the firm also has offices in Port Washington, Melville, Queens (Forest Hills), and Brooklyn, New York; Bonita Springs, Florida; and West Orange, New Jersey.
Before founding the firm, Mr. Parker served from 1975 to 1983 as a Special Agent in the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service. He earned his J.D. from St. John's University School of Law in 1983 and his B.A. from Queens College of the City University of New York in 1975. He is admitted to practice in all New York State courts and in New Jersey, and is a member of the District of Columbia Bar.
Mr. Parker represents people injured by motor vehicle accidents, defective drugs and medical devices, nursing home abuse, unsafe premises, and wrongful death. He has served on steering committees and in other leadership roles in national multidistrict and mass tort litigation, including cases involving Zyprexa, Prozac, Vytorin, Actos, the Pinnacle hip implant, and Ortho Evra. Results obtained by Parker Waichman include a $10,000,000 settlement for a Canadian family of four injured when their minivan crashed into an overturned tractor-trailer, with a projected payout of $76,000,000, and a $5,000,000 Nassau County jury verdict in a nursing home abuse case.
He was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2026 for Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Plaintiffs), was selected to Super Lawyers from 2017 through 2024, and holds a 10.0 Superb Avvo rating and a 10.0 Justia Lawyer Rating. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, and the New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Parker is also the creator of SmartAdvocate, a case management system used by law firms.
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