Leslie D. Kelmachter

Leslie D. Kelmachter, Esq., received her Juris Doctor (JD) degree from Albany Law School. She is an accomplished and highly respected trial attorney with decades of experience representing plaintiffs in complex medical malpractice, personal injury, and product liability cases. In 2025, Ms. Kelmachter assumed the year-long position of President of the Kings County Nathan R. Sobel Chapter of the American Inns of Court. During the 2011–2012 term, she served as President of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA). She currently serves as a Director on the Association’s Board. For many years, she was a Dean of the New York State Trial Lawyers Institute and now holds the title of Dean Emeritus. Ms. Kelmachter has also served as Chair of the Tort Litigation Committee of the New York City Bar Association and as a Member of the Judiciary Committee of the New York City Bar Association. These leadership roles reflect her longstanding influence and stature within the legal community. Throughout her career, Ms. Kelmachter has achieved outstanding results for her clients, frequently securing substantial seven- and eight-figure verdicts and settlements in medical malpractice, personal injury, and product liability matters. A mother of two, she is particularly devoted to representing children who have been injured or disabled as a result of birth trauma, medical negligence, or other serious misconduct. Ms. Kelmachter is also an author and nationally recognized lecturer. Her published work includes a chapter in The Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Action in New York, published by the New York State Bar Association. She has also authored annual synopses of developments in pleadings and venue for NYSTLA Decisions. She is frequently invited to lecture on trial advocacy, medical malpractice litigation, and victims’ rights, and she regularly serves as a legal expert. She leads the firm with experience, professionalism, integrity, and compassion. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Leslie D. Kelmachter included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Selected as a “Super Lawyer” Other Sources of Feedback About Leslie D. Kelmachter Included on the 2024New York Metro Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2023 New York Metro Super Lawyers list 2022 New York Metro Super Lawyers list 2021 New York Metro Super Lawyers list 2020 New York Metro Super Lawyers list 2019 New York Metro Super Lawyers list 2018 New York Metro Super Lawyers list 2017 New York Metro Super Lawyers list 2013 New York Metro Super Lawyers list 2012 New York — Metro Super Lawyers list 2011 New York Metro Super Lawyers list 2010 New York Metro Super Lawyers list 2009 New York Metro Super Lawyers list 2008 New York Metro Super Lawyers list 2007 New York Metro Super Lawyers list

• Founding Partner
• Languages
• English (Primary)

• New York
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York

• Kings County Nathan R. Sobel Chapter of the American Inns of Court (Barrister)
• New York City Bar Association (Chair, Tort Litigation Committee)
• New York State Trial Lawyer's Association, 2011 - 2012 (President)
• New York State Trial Lawyers Association (Dean of Clinical Legal Education)
• New York State Trial Lawyers Association (Chair of the Education Program)
• New York City Bar Association, 2011 - 2012 (Member, Judiciary Committee)
• Women Trial Lawyers Caucus (Founding Member and Director)
• New York State Trial Lawyers Institute (Member)