{"id":363154,"date":"2026-10-02T20:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T20:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/363154\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T20:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T20:28:10","slug":"chief-judge-rowan-wilson-installs-john-zaremba-as-59th-nys-trial-lawyers-association-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/363154\/","title":{"rendered":"Chief Judge Rowan Wilson installs John Zaremba as 59th NYS Trial Lawyers Association president"},"content":{"rendered":"

John Zaremba, one of the state\u2019s most prominent personal injury trial attorneys, was sworn in as the 59th president of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association<\/a> at the organization\u2019s Wednesday installation ceremony.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After being sworn in by Court of Appeals Chief Judge Rowan Wilson<\/a>, Zaremba used his induction speech to voice his commitment to pushing back against efforts to weaken the legal rights of injured New Yorkers and restrict access to the courts.<\/p>\n

\u201cServing as president of NYSTLA is an honor, but more importantly, it is a responsibility,\u201d Zaremba said at the event, held at Cipriani Broadway. \u201cOur members are in courtrooms every day fighting for New Yorkers who deserve to be heard and treated fairly. I\u2019m proud to lead this organization as we build on that work, strengthen the voice of the trial bar, and make sure the rights of injured New Yorkers are never pushed aside.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Zaremba speaks at his induction ceremony.Photo provided by New York State Trial Lawyers Association<\/p>\n

Zaremba, a partner at Zaremba Brown PLLC, has been recognized in the New York Law Journal\u2019s \u201cTop Verdicts and Settlements\u201d for each of the past 10 years. His message was echoed by the ceremony\u2019s other speakers, including New York Attorney General Letitia James.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe rule of law means that no one is above the law and no one is beneath its protection,\u201d James said. \u201cAt a time when that principle must be defended, we need lawyers willing to stand up, speak out, and fight for the rights of New Yorkers. NYSTLA and its members have long answered that call.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ensuring easy access to the courts and strengthening the legal rights of injured New Yorkers are issues NYSTLA has frequently used its events to platform. The group used its June gala to push back against<\/a> auto insurance reforms included in the state budget at Gov. Kathy Hochul\u2019s urging, which it argued encroached on their injured clients\u2019 rights and threatened the independence of the civil courts system.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The reforms narrowed<\/a>\u00a0the definition of what constitutes a \u201cserious injury\u201d after a vehicle crash \u2014 a necessary requirement for a crash victim to be able to sue for damages \u2014 while also capping payouts for pain and suffering at $100,000; and holding that if an injured person is over 50% responsible for the crash, they can\u2019t recover anything. Houch has said they will lower insurance costs and prevent bad actors from filing unjust cases.<\/p>\n

Wilson used his speech at Wednesday\u2019s event to say he believed NYSTLA and its members have repeatedly demonstrated a deep commitment to the administration of justice.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrial lawyers are essential to the proper functioning of our system of justice,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cThey give New Yorkers a powerful voice in our courts and help ensure the delivery of equal justice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wednesday\u2019s event was also attended by a slew of other members of New York\u2019s legal community, including Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, New York Court of Appeals Judge Jenny Rivera, Chief Administrative Judge of the New York State Unified Court System Joseph Zayas and Appellate Division, First Department Presiding Justice Dianne Renwick.<\/p>\n

\"\"Members of New York City\u2019s legal community gathered at Wednesday\u2019s event.Photo provided by New York State Trial Lawyers Association<\/p>\n

\u201cKeeping New Yorkers safe and ensuring they have equal access to justice requires all of us to do our part,\u201d Gonzalez said. \u201cProsecutors and civil trial lawyers often serve the same people at different moments, holding wrongdoers accountable and helping victims rebuild their lives. I congratulate NYSTLA\u2019s new leadership and look forward to continuing our shared mission on behalf of everyone in Brooklyn and across our city.\u201d<\/p>\n

NYSTLA also used the evening to announce its eight newly elected officers for the 2026 term.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

The new officers included President-Elect Joseph Ciaccio of firm Napoli Shkolnik, First Vice President John Elefterakis of firm Elefterakis, Elefterakis & Panek, Second Vice President Eugene Gozenput of firm Pazer, Epstein, Jaffe & Fein, Treasurer Rosemarie Bogdan of firm Harding Mazzotti, Deputy Treasurer Avinoam Laby of firm Gersowitz, Libo & Korek, Secretary Ingrid Heide of firm Trolman Glaser Corley & Lichtman P.C. and Parliamentarian Joon Hong of Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"John Zaremba, one of the state\u2019s most prominent personal injury trial attorneys, was sworn in as the 59th…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":363155,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2710,9,11,10,49,51,50,134865,2152],"class_list":["post-363154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-law","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-new-york-state","tag-new-york-state-headlines","tag-new-york-state-news","tag-new-york-state-trial-lawyers-association","tag-personal-injury"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=363154"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363154\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/363155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=363154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=363154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=363154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}