Attorney Biographies

Mr. James C. Napoli is a founding member of the law firm of Caesar & Napoli. After graduating from law school, he joined the defense firm of Ginsberg and Caesar located in downtown Manhattan. 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, Mr. Napoli then began his own practice in New York's Chinatown representing severely injured Asian immigrants. Mr. Napoli's practice involves representing seriously injured person in the following types of cases: Construction Accidents Traumatic Brain Injury Spinal Cord Injury 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 had resulted in numerous significant recoveries for his Asian clients. Among Mr. Napoli's many notable recoveries for his Asian clientele include recoveries of $5,000,000.00, $4,900,000.00 and $4,400,000.00. In addition, Mr. Napoli is proud to represent many Asian clients in complex personal injury and wrongful death litigation involving 15 passenger van rollovers and defective tires. 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 in is presently a member of numerous Boards of non-profit associations. Mr. Napoli represented, pro bono, a number of victims of the World Trade Center disaster, including both victims as well as rescuers such as injured firemen. 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.

Tao Lin has handled and tried cases involving a wide range of issues in immigration. Mr. Lin is admitted to practice in New York, Connecticut, and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Before joining Caesar & Napoli, Mr. Lin worked as a staff attorney for Covenant House of New York, a non-profit organization assisting homeless children. Mr. Lin is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Robert Stein has over thirty (30) years experience as a trial attorney in the State of New York. His primary emphasis has been in the field of personal injury litigation, particularly in the areas of medical malpractice, construction site and motor vehicle accident cases as well as claims involving municipal liability. Mr. Stein has obtained numerous recoveries in excess of $1,000,000., including a recent construction site accident case resulting in a verdict of $3,750,000 and a 2007 construction site accident case resulting in a mediated resolution of $1,400,000.

Mr Stein is admitted to practice law in the State of New York, including the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, as well as the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the American Association for Justice as well as the New York State Trial Lawyer's Association and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and regularly sits as an Arbitrator in the Civil Court for the County of New York. In addition to his work as an attorney he sits on the Board of Directors of the Fund for Public Advocacy, a not-for-profit corporation created by the Office of Public Advocate of the City of New York for the purpose of reinforcing and supplementing the functions of the Office of the Public Advocate to increase the productivity, accessibility and responsiveness of New York City government.

His litigation practice includes the thorough and comprehensive preparation of all cases in which he becomes involved and he is committed to achieving nothing less than the full measure of justice on behalf of all his clients.

Since graduating from New York Law School in 1994, Richard Becker has been protecting the rights of seriously injured persons and has been successful in achieving significant monetary awards for his clients. Richard Becker has handled many different types of cases including motor vehicle accidents; slip/trip and fall accidents; construction site and other workplace accidents; lead paint exposure and poisoning cases; municipality liability including police wrongful arrest and assault cases; attorney malpractice; defective products; elevator accidents and wrongful death cases.

Richard Becker frequently appears in the Courts throughout New York City and its surrounding counties. Richard Becker has been an active member of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Bronx County Bar Association, Westchester County Bar Association and the New Rochelle Bar Association.

Richard Becker works closely with the clients and will never stop fighting until he achieves the best possible outcome for the client.

Dana M. Northcraft is an associate at Caesar & Napoli. Ms. Northcraft joined the firm in 2005 and practices in the areas of personal injury law, labor law, products liability, and premises liability. She has supported many significant verdicts and settlements and has obtained judgments in excess of one million dollars.

Ms. Northcraft completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Missouri-Columbia and earned her law degree from the City University of New York School of Law in 2004 whose motto is "Law in the Service of Human Needs." Ms. Northcraft is licensed to practice law in New York and New Jersey.

She is a member of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and is active in many local civic and social organizations affecting the New York City area and beyond.

Prior to joining Caesar & Napoli, Ms. Northcraft worked with the General Counsel for the City University of New York and Legal Momentum (formerly the N.O.W. Legal Defense and Education Fund).