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    Shimun Ilyayev

    Founding Attorney | Shim Law Group, P.C.

    Shimun Ilyayev is a family law, personal injury and immigration law trial lawyer and founding attorney at Shim Law Group, P.C. in Bayside, New York. Admitted in New York; J.D., Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (2022).

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    Meet Shimun

    Contact

    (718) 878-1177
    213-33 39th Avenue, Suite 203
    Bayside, New York 11361

    Shimun A. Ilyayev is the founding attorney of Shim Law Group, P.C. in Bayside, New York, where he represents clients in Queens and across the state in family and divorce, personal injury, immigration, real estate and debt collection defense matters.

    Ilyayev founded the firm to give clients direct attention from an attorney. According to the firm, he works each case himself, from the first call through resolution. He earned his law degree from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University in 2022 while working full time at a law firm, and he was admitted to practice in New York in June 2023.

    Experience and Expertise

    Qualifications

    Timeline

    • Admitted to practice law in the State of New York, June 2023
    • Passed the Uniform Bar Examination, July 2022
    • J.D., Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, 2022
    • B.A., Political Science (honors), CUNY Queens College, 2019

    Practice Areas

    Family Law
    30%
    Personal Injury
    30%
    Immigration Law
    20%
    Real Estate
    10%
    Debt Collection Defense
    10%
    • New York State Bar Association
    • Top 10 Personal Injury Attorney, American Association of Attorney Advocates, 2025
    • Top Family Law Attorney, American Association of Attorney Advocates, 2025
    • Top 10 Personal Injury Law Firm, Best of the Best Attorneys, 2025
    • Top 10 Family Law Firm, Best of the Best Attorneys, 2025
    • Top 10 Immigration Law Firm, Best of the Best Attorneys, 2025
    • Bicyclist: $85,000 Settlement: Settlement in a bicyclist injury case, as reported on the Shim Law Group website.
    • Rear-End Motor Vehicle Accident: $115,000 Settlement: Settlement in a rear-end motor vehicle accident case, as reported on the Shim Law Group website.
    • Passenger Motor Vehicle Accident: $110,000 Settlement: Settlement for a passenger injured in a motor vehicle accident, as reported on the Shim Law Group website.
    • Motor Vehicle Accident: $90,000 Settlement: Settlement in a motor vehicle accident case, as reported on the Shim Law Group website.
    • Pedestrian: $80,000 Settlement: Settlement in a pedestrian injury case, as reported on the Shim Law Group website.
    • Motor Vehicle Accident: $75,000 Settlement: Settlement in a motor vehicle accident case, as reported on the Shim Law Group website.

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