Brian T. Stapleton

Brian T. Stapleton

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A partner of the firm in its White Plains office, Brian Stapleton’s practice focuses on the defense of large-exposure products liability, labor law, wrongful death and other liability claims across the country. Brian engages in a significant amount of Second Amendment litigation, at both the trial and appellate levels, in New York and across the country. He also engages in extensive appellate advocacy in the courts of New York and the federal judiciary.

As a highly experienced trial attorney, Brian has obtained verdicts in over 100 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, Brian has successfully briefed and argued numerous appellate cases, most notably in Illinois v. Dante Brown.

Professional Affiliations
  • Defense Research Institute
  • New York State Bar Association; Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section
Admitted to Practice
  • New York
  • Connecticut, 1990
  • U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Education
  • Xavier University, B.A., 1986
  • Case Western Reserve University, J.D., 1989
Publications/Presentations
  • Presenter and Author, "Dram Shop Litigation - Proving and Disproving Liability," presented as part of the New York State Bar Association's Fall 2011 CLE Seminar "MVA LItigation - The Road Less Traveled," Manhattan and Melville, New York, November 2011
  • Presenter and Author, "Deposition Technoloy Basics," presented as part of the New York State Bar Association's CLE Seminar "The Art of the Deposition In The Digital Age," Manhattan and Melville, New York, October 2011
  • Presenter and Author, "Compensable Time - Regular and Overtime As Defined in the Fair Labor Standards Act," presented as part of the Lorman Education Services' Seminar "The Fair Labor Standards Act In New York," White Plains, New York, September 2011
  • Presenter, "An Overview of the Labor Law in New York State," presented to Berkley Facultative and Reinsurance Services, Stamford, Connecticut, September 2011
  • Author and Editor, Second Amendment Update, Goldberg Segalla LLP, 2009-present
  • Presenter, “Evaluating Damages and the Use of Expert Testimony,” NYSBA Keeping Current With Automobile Litigation CLE Seminar, Manhattan and Melville, New York, September 2008
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
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