Trolman Glaser Corley & Lichtman

What Trolman Glaser Corley & Lichtman does

Trolman Glaser Corley & Lichtman, P.C. (TGL Law) is a privately held New York City personal injury and medical malpractice law firm founded in 1970 by David Trolman and Jack Glaser, two Brooklyn Law School classmates. The firm is headquartered at 777 Third Avenue in Midtown Manhattan and serves seriously injured individuals and families throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Long Island, and surrounding counties, with bilingual English/Spanish representation. Its practice spans auto, truck, motorcycle, pedestrian, bicycle, bus, and taxicab accidents; construction and workplace injuries; medical and dental malpractice; nursing home neglect; defective medical devices and drugs; governmental negligence; and premises liability cases including slip-and-fall and lead paint poisoning.

The firm operates on a contingency fee basis — there are no disclosed proprietary technology platforms, algorithms, or software products, and its underlying capability is human trial expertise rather than technology. The senior attorney bench includes Jeffrey A. Lichtman, David B. Corley, and Joel A. Glaser (Senior Partners), with Michael A. Madonna and Tina M. Wells as Partners, plus Of Counsel and Associate support. The firm has recovered more than $1 billion in cumulative verdicts and settlements over its 50+ year history, including individual outcomes ranging from $440,000 to $32 million.

The business model is a high-touch, enterprise-style field sales motion targeting catastrophically injured individuals: a 24/7 toll-free hotline, website intake forms, and free consultations at the Manhattan office or at the client's hospital or home. Client acquisition is reinforced by Super Lawyers and America's Top 100 recognition, leadership presence in the NY State Trial Lawyers Association and Bronx County Bar Association, an ABA-honored TV advertising campaign, an educational blog, and active social media channels. Founders David Trolman and Jack Glaser retired in 2021, with David B. Corley and Joel A. Glaser elevated to Senior Partner roles to lead the firm into its next phase.

Name

Trolman Glaser Corley & Lichtman

Legal name

TROLMAN GLASER CORLEY & LICHTMAN, P.C.

Website

https://tgllaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Trolman Glaser Corley & Lichtman is a New York City personal injury and medical malpractice law firm, founded in 1970, that represents seriously injured individuals on a contingency fee basis across the five boroughs and Long Island.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Personal Injury Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411), All Other Legal Services (541199)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

Keywords

• Personal injury law
• Medical malpractice
• Motor vehicle accidents
• Construction accident litigation
• Nursing home negligence

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Contingency Fee Legal Services: TROLMAN GLASER CORLEY & LICHTMAN, P.C. takes personal injury and medical malpractice cases on a contingency fee basis — meaning the firm receives payment only if a case is settled or won at trial. The firm also advances the upfront costs of litigation so clients face minimal or no initial financial burden. This revenue model is entirely outcome-dependent and generates no recurring subscription or transaction fee income.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Trolman Glaser Corley & Lichtman, P.C. is a New York City-based personal injury and medical malpractice law firm that provides legal representation to individuals who have been seriously injured due to someone else's negligence. The firm handles cases on a contingency fee basis across practice areas including medical and dental malpractice, motor vehicle accidents, construction and workplace injuries, nursing home injuries, defective medical devices and drugs, governmental negligence, and slip-and-fall/premises liability claims. The firm advances the costs of litigation and only receives payment if a case is settled or won.

Product overview

TROLMAN GLASER CORLEY & LICHTMAN, P.C. is a personal injury law firm offering comprehensive legal services through multiple practice areas. The firm's core offering is personal injury legal representation, supported by specialized departments for Medical & Dental Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Construction & Workplace Injuries, Nursing Home Injuries, Medical Devices & Drugs, Governmental Negligence, and Falls & Personal Injury. The firm has recovered over $1 billion in verdicts and settlements for clients over 50 years of practice.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical & Dental Malpractice Legal Services Legal representation for victims of medical negligence including birth injuries, surgical errors, failure to diagnose, pharmacy errors, and dental malpractice. The firm has recovered multi-million dollar verdicts in obstetrical malpractice, surgical malpractice, delayed diagnosis of cancer, and dental malpractice cases.
• Motor Vehicle Accident Legal Services Legal representation for victims of car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, bus accidents, taxicab accidents, and bicycle accidents. The firm has obtained multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements, including a $14 million jury verdict for a woman injured in an automobile accident due to faulty roadway construction.
• Construction & Workplace Injury Legal Services Legal services for workers injured on construction sites including scaffolding accidents, ladder falls, falls from roofs, defective machinery, and inadequate safety devices. The firm has obtained settlements among the highest in the State for construction accident cases under the New York State Labor Law, including a $12.5 million settlement for a construction worker with brain damage from falling debris and a $12 million settlement with a lifetime annuity for a laborer injured in a scaffolding collapse.
• Nursing Home Injury Legal Services Legal representation for victims of nursing home negligence, abuse, bedsores, falls, medication errors, and failure to monitor residents. The firm's senior trial attorney David B. Corley serves as Co-Chairman of the Nursing Home Committee at the New York State Trial Lawyers Association.
• Medical Devices & Drugs Legal Services Legal services for patients harmed by defective medical devices (hip implants, pacemakers, defibrillators) and dangerous drugs, including pharmaceutical product liability matters.
• Governmental Negligence Legal Services Legal representation for injuries involving government entities including NYC Transit Authority, MTA, school accidents, and public facility negligence, requiring specialized knowledge of municipal liability rules.
• Falls & Personal Injury Legal Services Legal services for slip and fall, trip and fall, stairway falls, snow and ice accidents, hospital falls, and premises liability cases. The firm has recovered multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements in these matters.
• Personal Injury Legal Services (Core Practice) Comprehensive legal representation in personal injury claims including auto accidents, construction accidents, medical malpractice, negligence, slip and fall, subway accidents, lead paint poisoning, and product liability cases. The firm has won more than $1 billion in verdicts and settlements for clients over more than 50 years of practice.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $1 billion in verdicts and settlements recovered for clients over more than 50 years
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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App detail

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Weitz & Luxenberg: One of the largest New York-based personal injury and mass tort firms, with deep practice in medical malpractice, defective drugs/devices, and catastrophic injury. Competes directly with TGL for high-value PI cases in the NYC metro.
• Block O'Toole & Murphy: NYC-based personal injury firm specializing in construction accidents, motor vehicle, premises liability, and labor law cases. Closely overlaps with TGL's construction/workplace and motor vehicle practice areas.
• Lipsig, Shapey, Manus & Moverman: NYC personal injury and medical malpractice firm with a multi-decade track record similar to TGL, often co-counsel or referral counterpart in high-value tort cases.
• Cellino Law: Heavily marketed NYC personal injury firm best known for auto, truck, and premises cases; competes for the same mass-market PI intake across the five boroughs.
• Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Peel: NYC personal injury and medical malpractice boutique with a track record of multi-million verdicts in construction, transit, and med-mal cases — a direct peer in catastrophic injury litigation.
• The Law Offices of Michael S. Lamonsoff: NYC personal injury firm known for high-profile verdicts; competes with TGL for high-value catastrophic injury and trial-ready cases in the NYC market.
• Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Wake: Established NYC personal injury and medical malpractice firm with deep experience in catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases, comparable in client base and case mix.

Broad incumbents

• Morgan & Morgan: Largest U.S. personal injury firm with a national advertising footprint and major NYC presence; competes with TGL across auto, premises, and consumer PI cases via a much larger advertising budget.
• Jacoby & Meyers: National personal injury brand with deep NYC roots; comparable in contingency fee structure and consumer-facing mass-market PI intake, but broader geographic footprint and lower per-case value mix.
• Wilshire Law Firm: Large national plaintiff-side firm with mass tort and catastrophic injury practices; an incumbent competitor where case-mix and contingency economics overlap with TGL, particularly on mass tort dockets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tgllawfirm
• Facebookfacebook.com/tgllaw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/trolman-glaser-corley-lichtman-p-c

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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