Alan J. De Peters

Alan J. De Peters

About

Alan is a partner with the firm and an experienced trial lawyer litigating across Upstate New York. He has substantial experience across a broad range of practice areas, including insurance defense and coverage litigation, commercial litigation, personal injury and landlord and tenant law. Having grown up in the construction industry, Alan has developed a particular focus on litigating construction defect cases and cases involving architectural and engineering claims. In addition, Alan also concentrates his practice on issues surrounding contractual and common law indemnification; a topic on which he writes and presents frequently. He regularly assists clients in litigating such indemnification claims, including the recoupment of legal fees.

The centering principal of Alan’s work is to always put the client’s needs and concerns first. From the very beginning of each case, Alan critically assess the claim as a whole and develops a plan to ensure that the matter is brought to a resolution as quickly and economically as possible. Alan’s collaboration with his clients and inclusion of them in every step of their cases helps ensure outstanding results.

Attorney Insights

May
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Melanie Wolk and Alan De Peters, both partners of Trevett Cristo P.C., were featured on WHAM's Ask the Experts on May 12th, 2018.

Experience

Partner, Kenny Shelton Liptak Nowak, LLP, Buffalo, NY
General Counsel, Kyko Global Inc., Toronto, Ontario & Buffalo, NY

Professional Excellence

Insurance Defense, including Labor Law Liability, Construction Law, Contract Disputes, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Toxic Torts and Appellate Practice; Insurance Coverage, Personal Injury, Landlord and Tenant Law and Commercial Collections.

Named 2015 Super Lawyer, Rising Star, Defense Litigation
Named 2016 Super Lawyer, Rising Star
Named 2017 Super Lawyer, Rising Star
Named 2018 Super Lawyer, Rising Star
Named 2019 Super Lawyer, Rising Star
Named 2019 Martindale Hubble AV Preeminent Lawyer

Alan has written extensively on the issue of indemnification and has presented numerous times on various subjects, including liability questions, indemnity, construction issues, and the New York CPLR.

Quinnipiac University School of Law, J.D., Cum Laude (2007)
Loyola University Maryland, B.A., (2003)

New York State
Western District of New York
Western District of New York Bankruptcy Court
Northern District of New York, Pending

Member, Defense Research Institute (DRI)
Liaison to the ADR Committee from Young Lawyers Committee (Leadership)
Stand-Alone ADR Committee Program Chair (Leadership)
Member, New York State Insurance Association
Member, Buffalo Niagara Builders Association
Associate Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
Member, Construction Exchange of Western New York
Member, Claims Litigation Management Network (CLM)
Defense Trial Lawyers Association of Western New York
Erie County, New York State and American Bar Associations