Kenneth M. Alweis

Kenneth M. Alweis is a partner of the firm and heads the Retail and Development Litigation Practice Group.  An experienced trial attorney, he has represented some of the country's largest shopping center developers, owners and retailers in commercial disputes, negligent security claims, tenant litigation, and land use and zoning disputes.  Mr. Alweis and his Practice Group have created a niche in these areas that few law firms in the nation can match for its level of sophistication and dedicated focus.  As the dynamics of the retail environment are ever-changing, Mr. Alweis builds on his experience to stay at the forefront of the latest issues that are unique to the retail and development industries.   

Mr. Alweis and the team of attorneys in the Retail and Development Litigation Practice Group have earned a reputation of providing innovating and creative legal and consulting solutions to avoid disputes and manage risk. His experience allows him to provide consulting services to clients in terms of lease and construction contract preparation and drafting, indemnification and insurance consulting, risk management, and land use permitting and application. In addition, to his many years of trial experience, Mr. Alweis is frequently retained by other attorneys to serve as an arbitrator and mediator in federal and state court matters.

In addition to matters related to the retail industry, Mr. Alweis has extensive product liability and catastrophic injury litigation experience. Mr. Alweis regularly represents manufacturers of industrial and consumer products in state and federal court. He has defended many personal injury, property damage and fire cases involving alleged manufacturing and design defects, and warning claims.

Mr. Alweis possesses an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell and was named to New York Super Lawyers. 

Direct Dial
315.413.5410
Fax
315.413.5401
E-mail
kalweis@goldbergsegalla.com
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Practice Areas

Catastrophic Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation

• New York - All Courts
• United States District Court, Northern District of New York
• United States District Court, Western District of New York
• United States District Court, Southern District of New York
• United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York

Professional Affiliations

• Defense Research Institute
• Commercial Litigation Committee
• Construction Law Committee
• Diversity Committee
• Product Liability Committee
• International Association of Defense Counsel
• International Council of Shopping Centers
• New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers
• Federal Bar Association, Northern District of New York
• Syracuse Jewish Federation
• Vice President - Community Relations (2006-2008)
• Board of Directors (2006-present)
• Executive Committee (2006-present)

• Counsel to the Zoning Board of Appeals, Town of Dewitt, Onondaga County, New York

• Moderator, "Retail Decisions and Verdicts," USLAW Network Spring Conference, Charleston, SC, March, 2009
• Presenter, "Get the Green Edge: How to Underwrite and Insure 'Green' Exposures & Grow Your Book,"  Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of NY, Inc., "Capital Event," February, 2009
• Presenter, "Construction Site Accidents - The Trial of a Labor Law Case," New York State Bar Association, November, 2008
• Speaker, "Products Liability: An Overview," Central New York CPCU Society, November, 2008
• Panelist, "Responding to the Catastrophic Mass Injury Claim: Avoid Adding to the Catastrophe," USLAW Network, Fall Conference, Las Vegas, September, 2008
• Presenter, "Construction Site Accidents Under NY Labor Law," Syracuse Claims Association, May, 2008
• Author, "Risk Management in the Field of 'Green' Construction," Central New York Business Journal, April, 2008
• Author, "Legal Pitfalls for Joint Employers," Plain Vanilla Shell, February, 2008
• Lecturer, “Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED):  Claim Avoidance”, Brown and Brown Empire State, Spring and Fall, 2007-2008
• Moderator/Presenter, "Just When You Thought it Was Safe to Go Shopping: Retail and Shopping Center Security Issues," USLAW Network, Fall Conference, Washington, D.C., October, 2007
• Co-Author, Guide to New York Commercial Eviction, October, 2007
• Co-Author, Store Owner's Rights When Faced with Shoplifting:  A State by State Review, April, 2007 
• Moderator, "Update on Trucking Litigation and Claims," New York State Bar Association, 2006 
• Contributing Author, Construction Site Personal Injury Litigation - New York Labor Law Sections 200, 240(1) and 241(6), New York State Bar Association, 2006
• Presenter, "Litigation Management:  Controlling and Recovering Costs," ICSC Law Conference, Florida, 2006 
• Presenter, "Fundamentals of Insurance Coverage and Indemnification,"  ICSC Law Conference, Arizona, October, 2005 
• Presenter, "Proving and Defending Damages at Trial:  Effective Trial Techniques for Plaintiff's and Defendant's Counsel,"  New York State Bar Association, May, 2005 
• Presenter, "Products Liability Post-Kuhmo Tire," New York State Bar Association, 1999
• Certified Mediator, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York, 1998- present
• Presenter, "Major Litigation Issues Confronting Municipalities and Landowners," New York State Bar Association, 1996
• "Premises Liability and Construction Work Site Accidents," New York State Bar Association, 1995
• "Coverage Issues and Applications-1994," New York State Bar Association, 1994

Honors

• Named to Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition
• Named to New York Super Lawyers