Matthew J. Peluso, Esq., Partner & Trial Attorney

Dedicated New York Personal Injury Attorney

Matt joined Lipsig Freund & Wisell, PLLC in 2019 with over eight years of intensive litigation experience.  Matt previously worked for a highly respected defense firm representing insurance companies.  Shortly after admission to the New York State Bar, Matt immediately started trying cases and consistently obtained successful jury verdicts on behalf of his clients.  He has tried over 30cases to verdict in all five New York City boroughs, Long Island, and the Hudson Valley.   After his great results as a defense attorney, Matt decided to pursue his true passion and help people who have been seriously and catastrophically injured - those who are truly in need of justice.  Matt prides himself on thoroughness and attention to detail and knows that success for his clients can only be achieved through tireless preparation. 

After years of excellent verdicts and settlements for Lipsig clients, Matt was named partner in 2025.

Matt has always believed in helping others and serving the community.  While in college, Matt tutored and mentored inner-city kids after school to ensure that they were in a safe environment and were kept off the streets.  While in law school, Matt worked for the Westchester District Attorney’s office and was assigned to the Public Integrity Bureau in White Plains, and later the Mount Vernon City Court, where he worked closely with prosecutors and police officers to keep the community safe.  He also provided pro bono representation to students facing suspension in New York City Public Schools to make sure that they stayed in school and remained on the right path.  A former ocean lifeguard,  Matt knows the importance of safety protocols and procedures and also knows the potential dangers that exist when rules that are designed to protect the community are needlessly disregarded.

Matt handles all types of personal injury matters from inception through trial.  He specializes in representing injured construction workers against property owners, developers and contractors who violate the New York State Labor Law.  He also manages premises liability cases against large property owners who fail to follow the law and ensure that their properties are not a danger to the community.

Notable Results

$7 million verdict in Queens for a woman who sustained a severe ankle fracture that required two surgeries as a result of a slip and fall due to a commercial property owner’s failure to secure their property.

$6 million settlement in Queens for a construction worker who sustained injuries to his face and arm after falling from a scaffold and being struck by a grinder blade.

$5 million settlement in Brooklyn for a construction worker who sustained injuries to his ankle requiring multiple surgeries after he fell from a ladder.

$5 million settlement for a union carpenter who sustained injuries to his neck, back and shoulder requiring multiple surgeries after he was struck in the head by a large metal pole that was not secured on a massive construction site in Manhattan.

$4.75 million settlement for a union roofer who sustained injuries to his neck, back, shoulder and knee requiring multiple surgeries after an unsecured ladder collapsed beneath him while he was working on a major construction site in Brooklyn.

$3.5 million settlement just prior to jury selection in New York County for a construction worker who sustained injuries to his neck and back requiring multiple surgeries after he was struck by a falling object at a work site.

$3 million settlement for an airport employee who sustained a severe injury to his non-dominant shoulder after he was struck by a vehicle on the tarmac.

$3 million settlement for a client who sustained injuries to her neck and back requiring multiple surgeries after she slipped and fell in a store in the Bronx.

$2.8 million settlement during jury selection for a painter who sustained a serious leg injury that required surgery after falling from a height at a job site located in the Bronx.

$2.25 million settlement for a union carpenter who sustained injuries to his neck, back and knee requiring multiple surgeries after he fell down a flight of stairs on a job site located in Manhattan.

$2 million settlement during trial for a construction worker who sustained injuries to his neck, back and shoulder that required multiple surgeries after he fell from a scaffold on a job site in Queens

$1.925 million settlement after a liability verdict in Brooklyn for a woman who sustained a knee injury that required surgery after she tripped and fell on a sidewalk defect.

$1.8 million settlement for a utility worker who sustained an injury to his knee requiring multiple surgeries after he fell from a ladder while performing his duties in connection with a massive municipal construction project.

$1.5 million settlement during jury selection in Queens for a woman who sustained injuries to her neck, back and left shoulder requiring multiple surgeries after her vehicle was struck in the rear by a truck. 

$1.1 million settlement for a construction worker who sustained injuries to his neck, back, shoulder and knee after he fell from a truck while unloading materials at a job site in Manhattan.