Brian William Colistra

Recently recognized with a selection to Connecticut’s 2020 Lawyers of Distinction, I am a Partner in our New York City and Stamford Connecticut offices and have more than 20 years of experience as lead trial counsel. I have successfully tried to verdict a wide range of cases including; product liability, wrongful death, personal injury, property loss, toxic tort, employment discrimination, motor vehicle, and construction/labor law.

My practice includes defending a variety of complex, high-exposure and high profile cases throughout the United States in diverse areas of law including aviation, product liability, product recalls, premises liability, general liability, asbestos, labor law, municipal, transportation, construction defect, firearms, and lead paint exposure.

I routinely defend airport owners and operators, aircraft manufacturers, component manufacturers and all manner of aviation industry vendors in matters ranging from complex and catastrophic fatal aircraft crashes to simple slip and falls on airport property. My asbestos practice involves the defense of one of the world’s most respected motorcycle companies against wrongful death claims arising from alleged asbestos exposure. I have extensive experience handling fire loss cases, most notably a nationally-publicized residential fire that resulted in the deaths of 3 children and their grandparents. I serve as regional counsel defending f premises, product, general, and automobile liability cases filed against the insureds of an A+ rated Insurance Company.

I have been a lecturer for the New York State Bar Association and have provided in-house Continuing Legal Education classes for insurance companies.

Connecticut

State of Connecticut Judicial Branch

Since 2020

New York

New York State Office of Court Administration

ID Number: 2886471

Since 1998

2nd Circuit

Since 2007

U.S District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Since 2003

U.S District Court for the Northern District of New York

Since 2003

U.S District Court for the Western District of New York

Since 2003

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Since 2000

Partner

Fitzpatrick & Hunt, Pagano, Aubert

2017 - Current

Partner

Pino and Associates

2000 - 2017

Assistant District Attorney

Orange County District Attorney's Office

1995 - 2000

New York Law School

J.D. (1995) | Law

1992 - 1995

Canisius College

B.S. (1991) | Political Science

1987 - 1991

Recognizing Excellence in Civil Litigation

Lawyers of Distinction

2020

New York State Bar  # 2886471

Member

1998 - Current