About Joseph Napoli

Joseph Napoli is a partner at Napoli Shkolnik PLLC who is widely recognized as one of the most tenacious litigators in New York. He is known for taking on difficult cases and recovering substantial damages when other firms have concluded there was no viable claim. He currently concentrates on auto accident cases and other personal injury matters involving multi-million-dollar damage figures. Mr. Napoli earned a LLM from New York University School of Law and a J.D. from St. John's University School of Law, where he excelled in both legal scholarship and advocacy. Beyond the law, he is also a performance artist and academic scholar who brings all of his education and skills to bear in each case.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$1.6 millionVerdict

Joseph Napoli of Napoli Shkolnik won a $1.6 million total judgment for a hotel guest sexually assaulted by an unregistered massage therapist the Sixty Lower East Side provided without any background check.

S.D.N.Y. (1:20-cv-04772, Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald) · 2025Premises LiabilityRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

St. John's University School of Law
J.D.
St. John's University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of New York

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other New York firms

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$43.1 Million Verdict Against R.J. Reynolds for Brake Mechanic's Lung Cancer From Menthol and Asbestos
Kramer Dillof Livingston & Moore
Kramer Dillof Livingston & Moore
$265 million · The Amtrak 188 Derailment and the $265 Million Fund for Its Victims
Jacoby & Meyers, LLP
Jacoby & Meyers, LLP
$34 million · Jury Awards $34 Million After Prempro Hormone Therapy Causes Breast Cancer and Double Mastectomy

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.