Alexander Papa is a litigation attorney focusing on civil claims defense, particularly in construction and labor law, premises liability, trucking liability, and property damage cases in New York. With over a decade of experience, Alexander adeptly oversees a broad spectrum of legal matters including professional liability, product liability, general liability, and subrogation.
Offering strategic and client-centered representation, Alexander addresses a diverse array of general liability and professional liability issues for businesses. His experience extends to representing property owners and general contractors in claims governed by New York State Labor Law sections 200, 240, and 241(6). Additionally, Alexander navigates premises liability disputes for property owners, tenants, and property managers with precision and diligence.
In addition to his core areas of practice, Alexander defends doctors and medical facilities against medical malpractice claims.
Throughout his career, Alexander has demonstrated a track record of success in complex legal disputes. He has secured trial victories and favorable outcomes for clients, including dismissals of claims under New York State’s Labor Law and common law negligence. Regularly achieving summary judgments, Alexander helps clients mitigate risk and exposure in litigation matters. Providing strategic legal counsel and diligent representation, Alexander is a trusted advocate for his clients.
Alex has been honored in the New York Metro edition of Super Lawyers list of Rising Stars. This accolade is given to the top 2.5 percent of attorneys in the New York Metro area who are either 40 years old or younger or have been in practice for 10 years or less.
Secured dismissal of a personal injury lawsuit against a commercial tenant involving an alleged trip-and-fall over a cracked sidewalk flag by demonstrating that, under the controlling lease, the landlord retained the duty to perform structural sidewalk repairs and that the tenant did not create or cause the condition. After an initial denial based on a factual dispute over whether the defect was structural, successfully re-argued the motion by citing New York authority establishing that sidewalk repairs are structural in nature, prompting the court to reverse and dismiss both the plaintiff’s complaint and the landlord’s cross claims against the tenant.
Secured a trial victory in NY State Supreme Court, on a case triggering claims under New York State's Labor Law and common law negligence. The Labor Law Section 200 and common law negligence claims were dismissed by the Judge. The Judge found insufficient evidence for the jury to conclude that our client was negligent, and therefore found that our client was not liable for the plaintiff’s accident.
Won a directed verdict on behalf of a commercial property owner in a premises liability matter by establishing that the incident location and alleged defective condition were on the neighboring property not owned by our client.
Awarded summary judgment for a commercial property manager by establishing that the property manager had no responsibility for maintaining and repairing the area where the plaintiff’s alleged accident occurred.
Prior results cannot and do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome with respect to any future matter that we or any lawyer may be retained to handle.
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