Paul Napoli

Paul J. Napoli is a nationally renowned personal injury, medical malpractice, and mass tort litigation attorney with more than 25 years of experience in the legal field. As a top injury attorney, he aggressively defends the rights of his clients in courtrooms throughout the country, fighting to ensure they get the maximum amount of compensation they deserve. Trusted by those he represents and respected by his colleagues in the legal field, he has a well-earned reputation for integrity and honesty, and a dedication to ensuring justice is served.

• New York
• Illinois
• United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
• United States District Court, Southern District of New York
• United States District Court, Northern District of New York
• United States District Court, Western District of New York
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
• United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• United States District Court, Southern District of Illinois
• United States District Court for the District of Colorado
• United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• United States Supreme Court

• St. John’s University School of Law, J.D.
• Fordham University, BS

• America’s Elite Trial Lawyers, 2014
• America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators®, 2018
• American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys (AIOPIA), Member
• The American Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Attorneys in the New York Metro Area, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014
• The American Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2008, 2016, 2017; Top 100 Trial Lawyers: New York
• Lawyers of Distinction, 2016
• The Legal 500 United States, Top Tier 2014
• Litigation Counsel of America, The Trial Lawyer Honorary Society, Senior Fellow
• Martindale-Hubbell Top Rated Lawyers 2014,
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• The National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2016-2019
• National Law Journal Top 50 Elite Trial Lawyer
• New York Super Lawyers® 2007-2019, w
• Trial Lawyers Board of Regents Litigator Awards, 2015 & 2016, Ranked Top 1% of Lawyers

• National September 11th Memorial & Museum (Board Member)
• American Bar Association
• American Association for Justice
• Diversity Law Institute, Member
• Nassau County Bar Association
• New York State Bar Association
• Suffolk County Bar Association
• Trial Law Institute, Member
• St. John’s Loughlin Society (Benefactors’ Council)
• St. John’s University School of Law Dean’s Advisory Counsel
• Fordham University President Council

NY Counties Join Battle Over 911 Fees Against Telecoms, Law360 (May 2, 2019)

Maine cities’ lawsuits against opioid makers moved to federal courts in Ohio, Bangor Daily News (December 24, 2018)

Five more counties file lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies for opioid epidemic, West Virginia Record (December 17, 2018)

Tucson, Marana file suit over contaminated water supply, NBC News 4 Tucson (November 8, 2018)

Ohio city seeks damages from 3M, others over alleged water well contamination, Legal NewsLine (October 12, 2018)

City of Dayton Press Conference: Regional Water Supply Contamination

• Five on Two
• Fox 45 News

City of Dayton files lawsuit against companies related to PFAS contamination, ABC-22 NOW (October 3, 2018)

Tyco, 3M, Others Want Out of Foam-Contaminated Water Suit, Law360 (September 11, 2018)

Marie Napoli’s Defamation Claim Proceeds Against Husband’s Ex-Partner, Attorney, New York Law Journal (August 16, 2018)

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Carmen Victoria St. George allows Marie Napoli’s defamation and tort claims against Napoli’s former Partner, his attorney and publicist to continue.

Portland (ME) opioid lawsuit may end up in Ohio federal court, the Forecaster (July 30, 2018)

Drug companies want to move Portland’s opioid lawsuit to Ohio, CBS Local Affiliate WGME-13 (July 28, 2018)

Suffolk judge rules counties’ suit against opioid makers can go forward, Newsday (July 18, 2018)

NY Opioid Litigation on Fast Track as Judge Rules Counties May Press Claims Against Distributors, New York Law Journal (July 17, 2018)

Counties move forward with opioid lawsuit, Rockland/Westchester Journal News, part of the USA Today Network (June 26, 2018)

Judge Refuses Drugmakers’ Bid to Dismiss New York Opioid Cases, New York Law Journal (June 18, 2018)

2nd Circuit Revives 9/11 Workers’ Suit Against Battery Park City Authority, New York Law Journal (June 6, 2018)

Exclusive: Are Love Canal chemicals still making people sick?, The Buffalo News (June 1, 2018)

Priest alleges minor children harmed by lead exposure in Peru, St. Louis Record (May 28, 2018)

Study predicts most new cases of mesothelioma will not be related to occupational exposure after 2040, Madison-St. ClairRecord (May 7, 2018)

Opioid Watch, The Opioid Research Institute (April 17, 2018)

Damages sought from owners of metallurgical complex in Peru over minor childrens’ alleged injuries, St. Louis Record (April 5, 2018)

Nation’s top pain doctors face scores of opioid lawsuits, YAHOO! Finance (April 3, 2018)

New York Opioid Litigation Won’t Be Stayed; Lawyers Seeking 1,000 More County-Plaintiffs, Forbes.com (March 15, 2018)

Palm Beach County picks legal team to pursue opioid litigation, Sun Sentinel (March 13, 2018)

Opioid Judge Allows Some Discovery, Motions to Go Forward in MDL, The National Law Journal (March 7, 2018)

City of Gary files lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors, Chicago Crusader February 8, 2018)

Westchester County Sues Drug Makers Over Opioid Crisis, CBS New York Local (February 6, 2018)

FOX 5 NEWS

• Opioid Crisis: Westchester Sues Opioid Makers

Westchester Sues Highly Addictive Opioid Manufacturers, Distributors, White Plains Daily Voice (February 6, 2018)

Westchester Files Lawsuit Against Big Pharma Over Opioids, Patch.com (February 6, 2018)

BNSF Railway allegedly failed to protect employee from toxic agents, Cook County Record (February 2, 2018)

Prince George’s County is suing opioid manufacturers, The Diamondback (January 25, 2018)

Prince George’s Co. sues opioid makers, WTOP 103.5FM (January 24, 2018)

Makers of Taxotere breast cancer drug hit with lawsuit over hair loss allegedly caused by drug, Cook County Record (January 22, 2018)

NY Counties in State Opioid Litigation Allowed Discovery, New York Law Journal (1/16/18)

With Trump MIA on Opioids, Here Come the Lawyers, BloombergView (1/12/18)

Judge Sees Forum Shopping in Class Bid to Move Pollution Case, New York Law Journal (12/20/17)

Yaphank, New York residents file suit over alleged contamination of water supply, Legal Newsline (12/14/17)

Alabama man files suit against John Crane Inc. over father’s alleged asbestos exposure injuries, Madison-St. Clair Record (12/1/17)

How we got here: A history of the opiate epidemic, Long Island Business News (November 7, 2017)

Cuyahoga County files lawsuit accusing drug companies of racketeering,leading to opioid epidemic, Cleveland.com (October 27, 2017)

Fulton County filing lawsuit against companies that make, distribute opioids, Fox 5 (October 23, 2017)

Fulton County to sue drug manufacturers in fight against opioid epidemic, WSB-TV2 Atlanta (October 23, 2017)

Fulton County to file suit against opioid manufacturers, distributors, AJC.com (October 23, 2017)

NY Counties Sue Pharmaceutical Companies Over Opioid Epidemic, WABC-7 Eyewitness News Exclusive (September 27, 2017)

Schuyler county attorney to crack down on manufacturers, distributors of opioids, Press & Sun-Bulletin [Part of The USA Today Network] (August 17, 2017)

• Speaker, “PFOAS and PFOS Contamination in NYS”, New York State City/County Management Association (NYSCMA), (May 29, 2019)
• Panelist, “Avoiding Surprise: Unregulated Chemicals and Risk”, Perrin Conferences, (May 14, 2019)
• Speaker, “PFAS Water Contamination”, National Organization of Black County Officials (NOBCO), (May 1-4, 2019)
• Speaker, “PFOA – The Hot Documents”, HarrisMartin’s Water Contamination Litigation Conference, 2018
• Faculty Member, “Groundwater Contamination Litigation: Proving and Defending Against Liability: Demonstrating Nexus, Causation and Injury to Recover Damages”, Strafford Webinars (June 5, 2018)
• Speaker, “Opioids – The Latest Information and Strategies”, Masters of Mass Tort Seminar (January 17-19, 2018)
• Speaker, “Flint Water Crisis: Get in the Know about Lead Poisoning and How It’s Litigated”, Perrin Conferences

• Statute of Limitations in Toxic Tort Cases: CPLR 214-f and Beyond, Paul Napoli and Michelle Greene, New York Law Journal (January 9, 2019)
• September 11th, the Zadroga Act and World Trade Center Health Program, China Press (September 11, 2018)
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• Opioid Crisis Costs: Is There a Cause of Action?, The New York Law Journal(November 16, 2017)
• The Emerging Crisis of PFAS Exposure, The New York Law Journal (October 6, 2017)
• “The Cost of Contamination,” American Water Works Association Journal, What’s New in Water and Waste Water, November 2012
• Compensation through legislation for 9/11 responders and victims: An analysis of Zadroga (Co-Author Brian Crosby), Westlaw Journal – Toxic Torts, Volume 29, Issue 8 / June 2011
• “Physician Liability In Diet Drug Litigation,” New York Law Journal (April 20, 1998)
• Profiled in:
  • Mundy, Alicia, Dispensing with the Truth: The Victims, The Drug Companies, and the Dramatic Story Behind the Battle Over Fen-Phen, St. Martin’s Press, 2001.
  • Depalma, Anthony, CITY OF DUST: ILLNESS, ARROGANCE AND 9/11, FT Press, 2010