Newton, Patrick D.

James C. Napoli is a founding member of the law firm of Caesar & Napoli. After graduating from law school, he joined an insurance firm specializing in insurance analysis, personal injury defense and trial work. He quickly distinguished himself as a superior trial lawyer and negotiator and was named a partner after six years with the firm. Having lifelong ties to downtown New York City and having a strong desire to only represent injured victims, Mr. Napoli then began this organization in 1989. Mr. Napoli’s practice is limited to representing injured persons in the following types of cases:

•Construction Accidents
•Tractor Trailer Accidents
•Wrongful Death
•Automobile Accidents
•Defective Products
•Medical Negligence
•Defective Roadways

Mr. Napoli’s reputation as a decisive and impressive lawyer in the courtroom has resulted in numerous significant recoveries. Over the years, Caesar and Napoli has recovered numerous seven and eight figure verdicts and settlements for our clients.

Mr. Napoli’s philosophy on best representing his clients is to put the time and money necessary into the full preparation of a case. This is done while at the same time avoiding unnecessary expenses. He has found that we can achieve the best settlements for our clients by not trying to work with the insurance company on a claims basis. Rather, he will file your case into suit and press it on for trial. The best settlement arises when your case is coming up for trial and it has been fully prepared. The insurance company or defendant can then see that you have the proof necessary to win. Mr. Napoli will not hesitate about going to trial, if that is what you want and if doing so is likely to be better than any settlement which is offered. On the other hand, Mr. Napoli will not try a case that should be settled just to add to his reputation, since that practice risks the client losing everything.

Mr. Napoli is admitted to practice before all of the Courts of the State of New York and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Mr. Napoli has acted as special counsel for Covenant House of New York City, a non-profit organization assisting homeless children and has been a member of numerous Boards of Non-Profit Associations. Mr. Napoli represented, pro bono, a number of victims of the World Trade Center disaster as well as rescuers, such as injured firemen. Most recently, Mr. Napoli was named a Super Lawyer, which honors the top five percent of attorneys as ranked by their peers in New York State.

Mr. Napoli is active in the legal community on both the state and national level. Mr. Napoli is a Presidential Member of the American Trial Lawyers Association, a Sustaining Member of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, and a member of the Bar of the City of New York. He is on the Board of Directors of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Napoli is a guest columnist for local newspapers reporting on legal news.