Jason L. Fixler
Partner
Jason Fixler lives in New York City with his wife, son and daughter. Born in Rego Park, Queens and raised in Westchester County, he graduated from the Hackley School and earned his Bachelor of Arts from Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania. After graduating college, Mr. Fixler worked as a property and casualty underwriter of commercial line primary and excess insurance for American International Group (AIG) in Manhattan.
After returning to school to obtain his Juris Doctor from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Mr. Fixler worked as an associate at Fixler & Associates, LLP in New York City for the next five years, where he honed his trial and appellate skills in personal injury and professional liability defense, transactional litigation and his advocacy skills in commercial and residential real estate transactions.
During his tenure at F&A, and as a Partner at Fixler & LaGattuta, LLP, Mr. Fixler has successfully tried and defended cases involving:
- Labor Law violations.
- Personal injuries for slip/trip and falls over areas designated as "special use".
- Third party actions for contractual indemnification;
- Building owners, lessors, lessees for injuries allegedly sustained as the result of malfunctioning elevators.
- Assault, wrongful arrest and, malicious prosecution against attendants working in the course of their employment.
- Civil rights violations against corporations and their officers.
- Wrongful death arising from a malfunctioning elevator.
- Passersby who allegedly sustained personal injuries as the result of construction site operations.
- Personal injuries sustained as the result of alleged negligent/reckless operation of motor vehicles.
- Attorney’s alleged failure to comply with notification guidelines in residential contract of sale.
- Broker’s failure to timely notify general contractor’s carrier of accident resulting in death of subcontractor’s employee.
- Property damage to bailed property.
Mr. Fixler has extensive experience handling construction/labor law matters, premises, and real estate matters in both litigation and transactional forums, as well as first and third party automobile liability claims. He has also represented property owners in closings, commercial real estate purchases, and sales and contract reviews and negotiations as well as independent contractors in construction contract negotiations and disputes, environmental impact assessments, and conversions of privately owned apartment buildings to residential cooperatives.
P: 212.785.9800
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Education
- B.A., Widener University
- J.D., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Admissions
- New York State Bar
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- Second Circuit Court of Appeals, New York
- New Jersey State Bar
- New Jersey District Court
Affiliations
- New York State Bar Association
- New York County Lawyers' Association
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association
- American Bar Association