Christopher M. Yapchanyk is a supervising attorney in the Casualty Practice Group of the Westchester House Counsel firm of Eustace, Prezioso, Yapchanyk & Yang. Prior to joining Chubb’s House Counsel, Mr. Yapchanyk was a Senior Counsel for the City of New York where he defended the City in both trial and appellate practice and an associate at the firm of Goldberg Segalla, LLP. Mr. Yapchanyk has over 30 trials to his credit and has defended several successful defendants in the venues of New York City. Mr. Yapchanyk currently defends all types of casualty liability cases including premises liability, products liability and labor law cases.
EDUCATION
Law:
New York Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2004)
Undergraduate:
Marist College (B.A., cum laude, 2001)
BAR ADMISSIONS
State:
New York State Bar, 2005
Connecticut Bar, 2004
Federal:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 2005
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
New York State Bar Association
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Christopher has presented legal education seminars on the issue of Labor Law sections 240 & 241 homeowner exemptions in both traditional settings and New York City apartments (co-ops and condos) and on the issue of proper Summary Judgment practice.
Notable Published Decisions
LeBron v. SML Veteran Leather, LLC 109 A.D.3d 431 (1st Dep't 2013) aff’d 2014 NY Slip Op 1212 (2014) (Dismissing personal injury action against brought against an employer on theory of intentional tort)
Torres v. Merrill Lynch Purch., 95 A.D.3d 741 (1st Dep't 2012) (Dismissing indemnification claims of landlord to tenant in World Financial Center based on the lease's interpretation of common areas)
Servo v. Bank of New York, 96 A.D.3d 732 (2d Dep't 2012) (Dismissing plaintiff's claims of negligence against tenant of strip mall when the lease at issue clearly placed obligations of sidewalk maintenance on landlord)
Pandian v. New York Health & Hosps. Corp., 54 A.D.3d 590 (2008) (affirmed dismissal of breach of contract and defamation claims brought by medical student against training hospitals and teachers)
Matter of Auditore v. City of New York 14 Misc. 3d 175 (N.Y. Sup. 2006) (denying plaintiff’s application for permission to file late notice of claim based on subject matter jurisdiction arising out of claims from World Trade Center terrorist attack)
Craig v. City of New York 841 N.Y.S.2d 218 (N.Y. Civ 2007) (dismissing plaintiff’s prison assault claims)
McPherson v City of New York Police Dept., 901 N.Y.S.2d 907 (Bx Sup 2008) (dismissing plaintiff’s wrongful and malicious prosecution claims against NYPD)
Matter of Auditore v. City of New York 14 Misc. 3d 175 (N.Y. Sup. 2006) (denying plaintiff’s application for permission to file late notice of claim based on subject matter jurisdiction arising out of claims from World Trade Center terrorist attack)
Craig v. City of New York 841 N.Y.S.2d 218 (N.Y. Civ 2007) (dismissing plaintiff’s prison assault claims)
McPherson v City of New York Police Dept., 901 N.Y.S.2d 907 (Bx Sup 2008) (dismissing plaintiff’s wrongful and malicious prosecution claims against NY