Brian T. Stapleton

A partner of the firm in its White Plains, New York and Hartford, Connecticut offices, Brian T. Stapleton’s practice at Goldberg Segalla focuses on the defense of large-exposure products liability, labor law, wrongful death and other liability claims across the country.  Mr. Stapleton also engages in extensive appellate advocacy in the courts of New York and the federal judiciary. 

As a highly experienced trial attorney, Mr. Stapleton has obtained verdicts in over 50 cases and has tried numerous civil cases involving wrongful death, design and manufacturing defects, medical malpractice, and bankruptcy fraud. He has won high-profile criminal cases of murder and kidnapping, and has successfully defended complex multi-defendant RICO cases in the U.S. District Courts for the Districts of New York and Connecticut.

With several reported cases to his credit, Mr. Stapleton has successfully briefed and argued numerous appellate cases, most notably in Illinois v. Dante Brown.

Direct Dial
914.798.5470
Fax
914.798.5401
E-mail
bstapleton@goldbergsegalla.com
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Practice Areas

• Products Liability
• Labor Law
• Appellate Advocacy

• Xavier University, B.A., 1986
• Case Western Reserve University, J.D., 1989

• New York - All Courts
• Connecticut - All Courts
• United States District Court, Southern District of New York
• United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
• United States District Court, District of Connecticut
• United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

• Defense Research Institute
• New York State Bar Association
• Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section

Publications and Presentations

• Presenter, "Evaluating Damages and the Use of Expert Testimony," NYSBA Keeping Current with Automobile Litigation CLE Seminar, September, 2008
• Co-Editor, "Construction Site Personal Injury Litigation: Labor Law Sections 200, 240(1) and 241(6)," New York State Bar Association 2007
• Co-Editor, Labor Law Update, Goldberg Segalla LLP, 2007-Present

• Presenter, "Law School For Claims Professionals: More Than The Basics," New York State Bar Association, Buffalo, New York, June, 2007

• Presenter, "An Overview of Negligent Security Cases," Framingham, Massachusetts, February, 2007
• Presenter, "A Landowner’s Duty To Provide a Secure Premises," Melville, New York, January, 2007
• Author, "Premises Liability Claims Overview: Theories of Liability & Standards of Care," New York State Bar Association, 2007
• Author, "Premises Liability Claims Overview: Criminal Conduct on Premises," New York State Bar Association, 2007
• Author and Editor-in-Chief, A Landowner’s Duty to Provide A Secure Premises: An Overview of Negligent Security Cases, Goldberg Segalla LLP, 2007