Michael Flomenhaft, Esq.

• Link

Michael Flomenhaft is the principal of The Flomenhaft Law Firm, PLLC in New York, NY. His practice involves trying cases for victims of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and severe chronic pain. He is renowned for his vast knowledge of neurosciences encompassing neuroimaging, neuropsychology, neurobiology, and the neuroanatomy of chronic pain related to these subjects. Mr. Flomenhaft is also distinguished for his knowledge in spinal neurology, the psychologically fragmenting consequences of trauma, and the evidentiary challenges of their courtroom presentation. Many of Mr. Flomenhaft’s major awards have been for clients whose brain injury was either unrecognized or minimized.

Mr. Flomenhaft served as the Director of Neurolaw for the Program for Imaging and Cognitive Sciences at Columbia University and was a Lecturer at the Second Circuit Judicial Conference on Neuroscience and Law.  He currently serves on the Board of Advisors, Neuroscience and Law Center at Fordham Law School.

Mr. Flomenhaft is a graduate of Boston University School of Law and the Trial Lawyers College.  

• 2008, designated Director of Neurolaw for the Program of Cognitive Sciences (PICS), advanced brain imaging laboratories at Columbia University; 
• 2009, invited to deliver Grand Rounds on advanced brain imaging applications to the radiology residency program at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons; 
• 2011, Speaker, Second Circuit Judicial Conference: The Legal Brain-scape: Neuroscience & the Law and delivered a paper: The Emerging Imaging Science of Chronic Pain: Objectifying the Subjective;
• 2012-Present: Member of the Board of Advisors to the Center for Neuroscience and Law at Fordham University School of  Law
• 2013, Speaker, Fordham Law School symposium: Law and Neuroscience
• 2014, Chair and Key Speaker, Fordham Law School: Neuroscience in the Courtroom: ^. The Forensic  Use and Importance of Advanced Imaging Applications Depicting the Experiential and Atrophic Effects of Chronic Severe Pain on the Brain
• 2017, Key Speaker, American Bar Association webinar: Neuroscience and the Law: Using Neuroscience in Criminal and Civil Cases
• 2018 Key speaker, Fordham Law School CLE: The Future of Neuroscience and Law; 
• 2018 Speaker, Fordham Law School, The Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Concussion, “The Hidden Harm of Traumatic Brain Injuries.”
• 2021 Lecturer, Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology and Long Island Spine Care Affiliates Lecturer, “Challenges To Proving Long Term Effects of Concussion/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.”
• 2021, Presenter, Annual Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics Conference, “Brain Injury from a Legal Point of View” and “Legal Aspects of Neurotrauma.” 
• 2026 CLE featured speaker: Concussion Litigation: What Neuroscience Tells Us About Brain Injuries
• 2026 CLE featured speaker: Neuro-Evidence 2026: Proving the Hidden Severity of mTBI