
David H Arntsen
Free ConsultationCivil Rights/ Land Use Lawyers in Smithtown, NY in Smithtown, NY
About David H Arntsen
Dave's practice involves all aspects of civil litigation with a concentration on products, municipal, premises, construction and automobile litigation. He has handled products liability cases in federal and state courts involving power tools, hand tools, machinery, tires and rims, overhead doors, escalators and motor vehicles, and has represented scaffolding concerns, municipalities and contractors in construction cases involving catastrophic injury and wrongful death. Dave has also represented a major New Jersey Hotel concern in several injury cases in the New York metro area, and he is currently involved in matters for several municipalities handling claims involving civil rights, land use, excessive force and other municipal torts. Dave is a 1987 graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and received his J.D. in 1990 from St Johns University School of Law. He is admitted to practice in all four Federal District Courts within New York State and the New York State Courts, and has handled cases in these courts at both the trial and appellate levels. He has lectured before the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys at their 2004 Dublin meeting on the subject of spoliation of evidence, and has published newsletter articles for the International Association of Defense Counsel, having been a member of both groups. Dave has also been an assistant editor of the American Bar Association Tort and Insurance Practice Section's Automobile Law Committee Newsletter. Dave and his wife Doreen and children live in Manorville, New York. He has served on the Eastport/South Manor Central School District Legislative and Audit Committees. Mr. Arntsen is also an accomplished musician and songwriter who performs locally. His instrumental compositions have been utilized by Internet businesses.
Education
Legal Education
- St. John's University School of Law, 1990
- J.D.
Non Legal Education
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts
- B.S.
Current Employment Position(s)
- Partner
Representative Cases
- HomeFront Org. v. Mote, et al.
- Citation: 2008 WL 2746297
- Court: E.D.NY.
- Year: 2008
- Schurr v. Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
- Citation: 307 AD2d 837, 763 NY32d 304
- Court: 1st Dept, NY AD
- Year: 2003
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1991
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1991
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1991
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1992
- U.S. District Court Western District of New York
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2002
Other Affiliations
- I.A.D.C. (Member)
- Suffolk County Bar (Member)
Attorney Details
| Full Name | David H Arntsen |
| Firm | Devitt Spellman Barrett, LLP |
| Address | Smithtown, NY, 50 Route 111, Suite 314, Smithtown, NY |
| Phone | 631-724-8833 |
| Phone | 866-851-1123 |
| Phone | 631-724-8010 |
| Website | www.devittspellmanlaw.com |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |
| Consultation | ✓ Free initial consultation |