New York law firm, Liakas Law, expands its internship offerings

Targeting more schools, students, this summer and in spring 2025

August 16, 2024 Wayne Daren Schneiderman

Liakas Law, P.C. From left (seated): Dean Liakas, Esq., managing partner; Hon. Mark Partnow; Nicholas Liakas, Esq., partner; and Stephen Liakas, Esq., founding partner, alongside five of the company’s interns. Photo: Abrianna Pimentel-Garcia

The real deal

Hon. Mark Partnow, a retired State Supreme Court justice and senior partner at the Liakas Firm, told the Brooklyn Eagle that the internships and experiences offered at Liakas are indeed the real deal.

“[It’s] newbies working with old-timers, showing what the trenches look like, and demonstrating how a first-class firm like Liakas contributes to the good of the profession and teaches what strong advocacy for our clients looks like,” Partnow said.

“If you accept the axiom, as I do, that our children are our future, then it’s no stretch to believe that our next generation of lawyers, including law students and even those just contemplating a career in law, are the future of this wonderful profession.”

According to Partnow, what makes Liakas Law unique among successful law firms is that at the end of the day, they are a family business — “and nobody sets the standard for success and excellence like family,” he said. “We at Liakas have a Liakas involved at every step of every case.”

Partnow pointed out that every intern and attorney is nurtured in their career the same because every lawyer at Liakas strives to be the best in the business.

Thinking outside the box

“Our success is measured by how we ethically right the wrongs that have occurred to our clients,” he explained. “The little guys and gals injured and hurt — their lives upended too often — always get the strong advocacy they deserve at Liakas. Our motto is ‘Justice for All.’”

Partnow noted that many firms take on simple cases where a defendant’s liability is clear, such as “the piano fell out of your window; it looks like you have liability.”

“But in the real world, it’s usually not that simple,” he said. “We at Liakas Law fight for the more nuanced cases where we have to think outside the box. That’s why it’s so helpful for our interns to participate in strategy sessions wherein our team strategizes and debates legal strategies and legal arguments with our most senior firm members as to how to best serve our clients.”

Among other things, intern responsibilities also include joining attorneys in court, sitting in on depositions, motions, discovery responses, legal research, and more.

“The underdog is top dog in our practice,” Partnow said, adding that the firm’s mission to help the injured serves as an inspiration to their interns, as they are brought right into the arena to learn up-close how a firm strategizes and succeeds for the benefit of their clients.

“Whether our interns eventually become attorneys with Liakas or work elsewhere, they will always remember the high bar for advocacy and excellence they learned while under our tutelage,” Partnow said.

Partners at Liakas Law, P.C.

Stephen Liakas, Esq., founding partner:

Licensed in New Jersey and New York’s State and Federal Courts, Stephen Liakas heads up the firm’s New Jersey and Federal litigation practice group, handling major accident cases across state lines. He is a trial attorney who has quickly made his mark as a relentless advocate for seriously injured victims and focuses his practice on various truck and automobile accidents, premises, and municipal liability cases, as well as civil rights matters.

Dean Liakas, Esq., managing partner:

Dean Liakas is responsible for organizing the day-to-day operations of the firm, as well as overseeing all staff and employees. He specializes in construction site and automobile accidents, as well as various premises liability matters. Dean’s ability to persuade his adversaries has proven to be one of his biggest resources, while his tough negotiation skills have led to positive results that have far exceeded clients’ expectations.

Nicholas Liakas, Esq., partner:

Nicholas Liakas is a senior partner of Liakas Law who is devoted to preparing the firm’s most complex and high-profile matters for trial. Nicholas is a highly recognized personal injury and civil rights trial attorney known for obtaining top verdicts in New York State. He has represented thousands of injured clients and has taken verdicts in both state and federal court on behalf of individuals and their families.

In 2020, he was selected as “Top 10 Under 40” by The National Trial Lawyers, which awards the best Personal Injury attorneys in each state with the prestigious honor of being named “TOP 10”. The very few attorneys (less than 1%) that are good enough to make this list must demonstrate an extraordinary amount of knowledge, skill, experience, expertise and success in their practice of Personal Injury. Nicholas has remained on the “Top 10 Under 40” list every year since.

Nicholas’ legal acumen has been recognized by the non-legal and legal communities nationwide. He has appeared on, has been interviewed and quoted by many major news outlets and radio stations for his work on behalf of his clients and the community at large. In 2023, Nicholas Liakas received a Citation from the New York State Attorney General and a Proclamation from the Mayor of New York City recognizing his work to advance workers’ safety and rights. He prides himself on his involvement with local communities, churches, non-profit organizations and groups that aim to uplift and support the most underserved areas of New York and New Jersey.

For the past six years, his peers have acknowledged Mr. Liakas as one of the top personal injury attorneys in the New York Metropolitan area, as reported in Super Lawyers Magazine.