Arkady Frekhtman - $3.5 Million Slip & Fall case A slip & fall on a subway staircase in the Bronx. A man slipped due to snow & ice left on a metal staircase at an above ground subway station. He sustained an aggravation exacerbation of a prior cervical fusion 6 years earlier. He needed further fusion surgery to his neck. He also suffered partial paralysis to his pinky finger on his left hand and required a left shoulder surgery. The case settled after the first witness testified during trial for $3,500,000. Teaching points: Conducting a brutally honest voir dire which gets the jurors to want to be on the jury and do justice for your client Voir Dire on money especially non-economic damages Using demonstratives in Opening Statement Using community witnesses to bolster your case Telling the client's story Using medical evidence to your favor