Current Employment Position(s)

Managing Partner, since May 5, 2005

Lawyer Overview

David A. Glazer has more than 12 years of experience in the insurance and negligence defense field. David began his career with GEICO's in-house counsel.  He then went to work for a larger and well known firm in the field. In 2005, David formed Shafer Glazer with Howard Shafer.

Areas of Practice

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Appellate Practice
• Automobile Liability
• Construction
• Construction Accidents
• Corporate
• General Liability
• Hotel and Restaurant
• Insurance Defense
• Labor and Employment
• Municipal Government
• Municipal Litigation
• Premise Liability
• Products Liability
• Security Company Liability

Representative Cases

• Sullivan v. Pilevsky, 281 A.D.2d 410 (New York Appellate Division, Second Department 2001)
• Alloway v. 715 Riverside Drive, LLC, 298 A.D.2d 148 (New York Appellate Division, First Department 2002)
• Lesser v. Apron Assoc., 298 A.D.2d 364 (New York Appellate Division, Second Department 2002)
• Wallace v. Doral Tuscany Hotel, 302 A.D.2d 255 (New York Appellate Division, First Department 2003)
• Bullock v. Anthony Equities, 12 A.D.3d 326 (New York Appellate Division, First Department 2004)
• Torres v. West Street Realty, 21 A.D.3d 718 (New York Appellate Division, First Department 2005)

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Mediation, Mini-trials, Business & Commercial Law, Commercial Leasing, Contracts, International Transactions, Transactions, Construction Law, Employment Law -- Employer, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employer, Sexual Harassment -- Employer, Insurance Defense, Insurance Law, Motor Vehicle, Property & Casualty, Litigation & Appeals, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Personal Injury -- Defense, Animal Bites -- Defense, Assault & Battery -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Property Damage -- Defense, Slip and Fall -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Machinery & Tools, Real Estate Law, State, Local & Municipal Law, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Liability, Toxic Torts, Toxic Mold, Transportation Law, Trucking, Workers' Compensation Law, Workers' Compensation Defense

Bar Admissions

• New York, 1996
• New Jersey, 2005
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1999
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2003
• U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 2005

Professional Associations and Memberships

• New York State Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• New Jersey State Bar Association
• BOMA/NY

Classes and Seminars

• Best Practices for Litigation Strategies, ReedLogic

Education

• Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, New York, May, 1995
  J.D.
• Duke University, Durham, NC, May, 1992
  A.B. History

Published Works

• Rulings Strip Away Common-Sense Tort Defense in New York State, Washington Legal Foundation, August 20, 2004
• The Myth of the Expert Affidavit, New York Law Journal, December 7, 2005
• Tips for Deposing a Personal Injury Plaintiff, NYSBA Torts, Insurance & Compensation Law Section Journal, Summer, 2006
• Landlord Liability in the Age of Terrorism, BOMA Magazine, June, 2006

Address

90 John Street
Suite 701
New York, NY 10038

Phones

(212) 267-0011

Faxes

(646) 435-9434

Emails

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Websites

http://www.shaferglazer.com