Alan Chorne

Phone : 212.349.9100

Fax : 866.865.8465

Alan Chorne, Esq.
521 Fifth Ave, 30th floor
New York, NY 10175


Alan Chorne is a native New Yorker who grew up attending school in New York and then went on to attend and graduate college at the State University of New York at Oneonta. After college, Alan Chorne went on to study law at Brooklyn Law School where he received his Juris Doctor in 1980.

Since graduating law school he has spent more than three decades building a successful career in law focused on trials and cases related to personal injury and medical malpractice. He has experience working with the most successful law firm in New York City representing hospitals, New York City Health and Hospital Corporation and doctors throughout the region. He has also won many major accident cases as part of his practice. His experience and first hand contacts have provided Mr. Chorne with numerous insights and advantages that have helped him to successfully serve his clients and the victims of accidents over the years.

Alan Chorne has worked with some of the finest attorneys in New York City to obtain experience representing victims of serious accidents, medical malpractice, construction accidents and other injuries. He has successfully worked along side numerous Presidents of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association fighting to obtain full compensation for his clients.

Mr. Chorne established his own firm in 1990 and for over thirty years his practice has served as a platform from which he has advocated for the rights of those who have been unjustly injured. He has tried cases is almost every State and Federal Court in the Metropolitan Area. He has extensive experience trying cases in New York City and state courts and has argued before the courts in Brooklyn, Manhattan, The Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, Westchester, Nassau, Suffolk, Orange, Rockland, Upstate New York and Ulster. Most attorneys never try a case, Alan Chorne is an expert trial attorney as documented by his many successful verdicts.

Alan Chorne has successfully tried and settled cases for more than 10 million dollars. In addition to the many verdicts in the millions Mr. Chorne has won even more settlements in the millions. No matter how big or small your case may be Mr. Chorne knows that your claims are valid and deserve his attention and expertise. He knows that the only way to find out if you have a case is to call and discuss it with him.

Alan Chorne has achieved his reputation by being highly selective in the cases he agrees to handle. Most of his cases come to him through referrals from previous clients and from other attorneys. Over the years many of New York’s top attorneys have called upon Mr. Chorne to represent their most seriously injured clients. The reason these attorneys regularly ask Mr. Chorne to handle the claims of their most seriously injured clients is a because of his expertise and ongoing success with accident and injury cases. Mr. Chorne is able to obtain excellent results for his clients and handle their cases to obtain resolution without unnecessary delays, avoiding additional emotional trauma to his clients. Alan Chorne works to settle cases out of court whenever possible, however when defendants and insurance companies don’t agree to full and fair justice and payments, Mr. Chorne has the skills, confidence, and ability to take them to trial.

Alan Chorne’s successful trials have been reported in many New York papers including, The New York Post, Newsday, New York Law Journal, The Daily News, Staten Island Advance, and New York Jury Verdict Reporter. Over the years, his successes have earned him the reputation as an excellent attorney who will pursue full justice for his clients. Because they know his reputation, defendants and insurance companies make settlement offers that ensure justice and fair monetary compensation that are in his client’s best interest. Over the years, many of his clients have written to the New York City Bar Association thanking them for referring Mr. Chorne during their personal tragedies. In one instance the family of a woman who was paralyzed praised Mr. Chorne for helping them during the “most difficult time in their lives”. In addition to getting them full monetary compensation, Mr. Chorne handled their case with a passion and insight that allowed the family to deal with the tragedy and not have to worry about the legal details. Mr. Chorne is a compassionate and caring attorney who works personally with each of his clients.

The Bar Association of The City of New York Legal Referral Service has given Mr. Chorne its highest ranking for referral in cases involving serious injuries. He has held this ranking for over a decade due to his experience and the results he has obtained for his clients.

When you retain Alan Chorne you get his professional skills and attention in the handling of your case. He is always available to answer your questions personally so that you know step by step what is happening with your case.

Mr. Chorne is a member in good standing of the New York State Bar, the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of York, and the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, and Association of Trial Lawyers of America and The Legal Referral Service of The New York City Bar Association.