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Block O’Toole & Murphy
LFL Certified 2026 · Score 78Personal InjuryNew York, NY● Accepting new clients
Contingency
The lawyers in our firm work on a contingency basis, so we do not collect any money unless we win your case.
FreeInitial consultation
6Practice areas
About Block O’Toole & Murphy
Block O’Toole & Murphy works from Pennsylvania Plaza in Manhattan and names 21 attorneys.
207 reviews at 4.9. Contingency fees, a free consultation and pages in Spanish, published. It publishes 110 case results with amounts of its own and they are its figures rather than ones we confirmed.
What this firm has earned Every one from a measured value, with the evidence behind it
LFL Distinguished 2026
Scored 78 out of 100 on measured evidence, above the 85 this tier requires, with every eligibility gate its state allows us to check cleared.
No public discipline
None of the 18 named attorneys carries a disciplinary status on the public register: no disbarment, suspension or disciplinary resignation. Those statuses persist, so the check reaches back years, but it would not show a censure or a suspension since lifted.
4.9 average over 207 reviews
A high rating is easy at low volume and hard to hold at this one. Pillar C scores it against the market rather than against five stars.
Fee terms published
The lawyers in our firm work on a contingency basis, so we do not collect any money unless we win your case.
Service in Spanish
Published by the firm on its own pages, which is how this was measured rather than assumed from a name.
110 results published
Across 10 case types on the firm's own site. We read the page and counted what is on it; the amounts are the firm's and we have not confirmed them.
19 years average at the bar
Mean 19.4 years since admission across 18 of 21 named attorneys (longest 38, shortest 0) · NYS Attorney Registration database
LFL Certification Score Scored under Methodology v2.0 · rows tagged Registry, Observed or Ahrefs are measured; rows tagged Illustrative are sample values pending full verification
78out of 100
LFL Certification Score · Methodology v2.0Scored across 87 of the 87 points this firm's state lets anyone measure, out of 100 in the methodology: 13 of them need a register that New York does not publish for us to read. Anything unscored counts neither for nor against the firm.
LFL Certified · Distinguished
All 5 eligibility gates passed. Strongest pillar: B; most headroom in pillar D (9/25).
LFL Certified 2026 · re-verified Oct 24, 20267 points to Elite
85 needed · A+B+C floor met (92% of the A, B and C points assessed)
Most headroom: E4 Availability: +5 available · D1 Website trust & experience: +3.0 available · D2 Search authority: +3 available
G1 Licensure18 of 21 named attorneys are currently registered and none carries an adverse status. 3 could not be told apart from namesakes in the register and are counted neither way
G2 DisciplineNone of the 18 named attorneys carries a disciplinary status on the public register: no disbarment, suspension or disciplinary resignation. Those statuses persist, so the check reaches back years, but it would not show a censure or a suspension since lifted.
G3 Entity & officeBLOCK O'TOOLE & MURPHY LLP is an active domestic registered limited liability partnership registered since 2006-01-03, with 1 Google-verified location
G5 WebsiteSite has served over HTTPS, a working phone number published, 21 named attorneys published.
G6 Footprint207 public client reviews and 21 years since the entity was formed in 2006
AProfessional Standing20/25
A2 ExperienceRegistryMean 19.4 years since admission across 18 of 21 named attorneys (longest 38, shortest 0) · NYS Attorney Registration database9 / 10
A6 Roster verifiabilityRegistry18 of 21 named attorneys matched to the New York register; bar numbers published on the bios7.5 / 9
A5 AccountabilityObservedmember of New York State Trial Lawyers Association · no professional liability cover disclosed, which is not scored here: plaintiff firms in this market do not publish it, and an absence shared by every firm separates none of them3 / 3
BPublished Outcomes15/15
B1 Results publishedFirm-submitted110 results published on the firm's own site, counted from stated amounts6 / 6
B2 SpecificityFirm-submitted10 case types named; 5 court or county references5 / 5
B3 Results disclosureFirm-submittedPrior-results disclaimer present beside the published results4 / 4
CClient Experience18/20
C1 Authentic volumeObserved207 Google reviews · Google Business Profile via Places API. 1 listing, counts summed and rating weighted by count4 / 5
C2 Rating qualityObservedGoogle rating 4.9 over 207 reviews → Bayesian 4.88 (prior 4.83 weighted as 100 reviews, from 1410 scored firms) · single platform, Google only5 / 6
C3 Review recencyGoogle5 of 5 sampled reviews are from the last 12 months (newest 2026-06-07) · a sample of five per business listing, not every review5 / 5
C5 Complaint shareGoogle0 of 5 sampled reviews rate 1 or 2 stars · a sample, so this is the shape of the complaints rather than a count of them4 / 4
DDigital Presence & Authority9/25
D1 Website trust & experienceObservedCWV fail · no fee statement · privacy policy · disclaimer · fresh content · scored out of 5 of the 7: nothing has measured accessibility or bar numbers on bios here yet, so it is not counted against this firm2 / 5
D2 Search authorityAhrefs · 2026-09-16DR 41 → 82th pct of 79-firm cohort (median 27.5) 2/3 · 1,032 referring domains, 72th pct 1/2 · 1,490 organic keywords / 15,498 visits·mo, 96th pct 2/2 · brand demand 0/1 (pending)5 / 8
D3 Local presenceGoogle1 operational Google Business Profile listing · 10 or more photos, which is where the API stops counting · 5 categories, hours published, which almost every listing here has and so separates nobody · the services list, Q&A and recent posts are owner-side fields the Places API does not expose, and NAP consistency across citations and local-pack rank have no source here, so the rest of this sub-factor leaves the scale rather than being scored as unearned1 / 1
D4 Content, E-E-A-T & schemaAhrefs · 2026-09-16JSON-LD detected 1/1 · not assessed on any firm yet, so content depth and earned media and AI citations leave the scale (4 pts)1 / 1
EAccess & Responsiveness6/15
E1 Free consult & fee transparencyObservedFree consultation · “The lawyers in our firm work on a contingency basis, so we do not collect any money unless we win your case.” · the fee percentage itself is not published5 / 6
E3 Languages & accessibilityObservedEnglish, Spanish1.5 / 4
E4 AvailabilityObservedno availability published0 / 5
Next automated re-check: Nov 1, 2026 · Cohort: New York × Personal Injury (81 firms measured)How the score works →
Digital presence snapshot
Pillar D signals, re-measured monthly. Paid advertising is not scored.
Domain authority
41· 81th percentile
1,032 ref. domains · cohort median 28 · Ahrefs rank 1.5M
Observed · Ahrefs, 2026-09-16Trust pages
4 / 4
attorney bios · blog · disclaimer · privacy policy
ObservedCore Web Vitals
Failmobile
Performance 53
Observed · PSI, 2026-09-10Practice areas 6 areas · primary focus highlighted
Case results Only results verified against court records or documentation show amounts
What the firm publishes itself
Block O’Toole & Murphy lists 110 case results on its own website, across 10 case types. The page carries its own disclaimer about past results. We have read the page and counted what is on it. We have not confirmed the amounts, so none are repeated here.
constructionmotor vehicletruckpremisesmedical malpracticewrongful deathworkplacepedestrianproduct liabilitymunicipal
See the firm's own results page ↗Results are specific to their facts and do not guarantee similar outcomes. Firms submit results through their claimed profile; only results we can substantiate are published with amounts.
Attorneys 18 attorneys · every licence checked against the New York attorney register · 3 more people are named by the firm without a role, so we do not call them attorneys
JB
Jeffrey A. BlockAdmitted in NY
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Daniel P. O’TooleAdmitted in NY
SM
Stephen J. MurphyAdmitted in NY
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David L. ScherAdmitted in NY
SO
Scott OcchiogrossoAdmitted in NY
FA
Frederick C. ArankiAdmitted in NY
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Michael J. HurwitzAdmitted in NY
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Pawel P. WierzbickiAdmitted in NY
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Christopher SoverowAdmitted in NY
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Kristian KroberAdmitted in NY
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Aaron FishkinAdmitted in NY
JC
James CosciaAdmitted in NY
OB
Olga BaginskiAdmitted in NY
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Gabriela PullaAdmitted in NY
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Amey BerrillAdmitted in NY
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George FreitagAdmitted in NY
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Ravi SattirajuAdmitted in NY
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David B. LeverAdmitted in NY
Also named by the firm
The firm lists these people among its team and prints no role beside the names, so we do not describe them as attorneys.
Client reviews
4.9
★★★★★
Based on 207 Google reviews · Google Business Profile via Places API. 1 listing, counts summed and rating weighted by count · Quotes below are testimonials published by the firm
Offices 1 location · main office: Manhattan
Manhattan1 Pennsylvania Plaza Suite 4850, New York, NY 10119, USA
Frequently asked questions
How much does Block O’Toole & Murphy charge?
Block O’Toole & Murphy publishes a contingency fee, which means the fee is a share of what the case recovers and there is nothing to pay if it recovers nothing. The rate itself is not published, so ask for it in writing, along with how case expenses are handled and whether they come out of the recovery before or after the fee. The first consultation is free, which is the place to ask.
Does Block O’Toole & Murphy offer a free consultation?
Yes. Block O’Toole & Murphy publishes a free initial consultation. It publishes material in Spanish.
Where does Block O’Toole & Murphy have offices?
Block O’Toole & Murphy publishes one office, in Manhattan. Addresses and the Google listing behind each one are on this profile under Offices.
Who are the attorneys at Block O’Toole & Murphy?
Block O’Toole & Murphy names 21 attorneys on its own site, and each is listed on this profile with the page we read them from. 18 of 21 named attorneys are currently registered and none carries an adverse status. 3 could not be told apart from namesakes in the register and are counted neither way.
Are the case results Block O’Toole & Murphy publishes verified?
No. Block O’Toole & Murphy publishes 110 case results with amounts on its own site. We counted them and we did not confirm them: the figures are the firm's. Pillar B scores whether a firm publishes outcomes and discloses them properly, including whether a prior-results disclaimer appears beside them, not whether the amounts are right. Past results do not predict another case.
What has Law Firm Listings verified about Block O’Toole & Murphy?
Block O’Toole & Murphy scores 76 and sits at Certified. Passed: licensure, discipline, entity registration, website and footprint. Every row of the scorecard above names where the value came from and when it was read. Nothing on this profile was supplied by the firm for payment, and no placement here can be bought.