Patrick J. Lanciotti
Associate
Patrick J. Lanciotti works in the environmental litigation and toxic tort department of Napoli Shkolnik, where his practice focuses primarily on environmental class actions and mass tort litigations. Mr. Lanciotti currently represents individuals injured by the Flint Water Crisis, In re: Flint Water Litigation, one of the largest contaminated water litigations in the country. Other cases include representing individuals and municipalities injured as a result of exposure to Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the following matters: Westhampton, New York, Hoosick Falls, New York, Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Yaphank, New York. Finally, Mr. Lanciotti represents thousands of children with elevated levels of lead in their blood as a result of long-term exposure to lead smelting operations in La Oroya, Peru.
During his time at Pace Law School, Patrick served as a law clerk to the Regional Attorney at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Region 2. In addition, he served as a legal intern at the Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic, where he assisted Riverkeeper in bringing federal and state lawsuits to protect the Hudson River and the watersheds that provide New York City’s drinking water. Patrick also served as the Articles Editor of Pace Environmental Law Review.
- Bar Admissions
- New York
- New Jersey
- Education
- Pace University School of Law, cum laude, J.D. (Certificate in Environmental Law)
- The Pennsylvania State University
- Awards and Honors
- Professional Affiliations
- American Association of Justice (AAJ), PFC Water Contamination Group
- New York City Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Speaking Engagements
- Speaker, “Emerging Contaminants and the Impact on Our Communities”, Hauppauge Industrial Association of Long Island (HIA-LI), November 13, 2018
- Speaker, “What are Aqueous Film-Forming Foams and Who Makes Them?”, HarrisMartin’s Water Contamination Litigation Conference, 2018
- Media Appearances
- Pease group files suit against PFAS manufacturers, fosters.com (May 30, 2019)
- Water contamination puts New Mexico dairy farmer out of business, KRQE (February 25, 2019)
- Air Force pollution forces New Mexico dairy to euthanize 4,000 cows, Wisconsin State Farmer, Part of the USA Today Network (February 24, 2019)
- ‘This has poisoned everything’ – pollution casts shadow over New Mexico’s booming dairy industry, The Guardian (February 20, 2019)
- Groundwater contamination devastates a New Mexico dairy – and threatens public health, NM Political Report (February 19, 2019)
- PFAS Groundwater Contamination Threatens New Mexico Dairies, Water Quality Products (WOP) (February 19, 2019)
- Ohio city seeks damages from 3M, others over alleged water well contamination, Legal NewsLine (October 12, 2018)
- Hill Harper Leads Meeting on Water Contamination, Hudson Valley Press Newspaper (June 27, 2018)
- Flint man who sued state sounds off about high level of lead in home’s water, ABC-12 (April 17, 2018)
- DEC To Investigate Source Of Chemicals That Contaminated Westhampton Wells, 27east.com (August 30, 2017)
- Court Appointments
*Results May Vary Depending On Your Particular Facts and Legal Circumstances*
$600 Million Settlement in the Flint Water Litigation
Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, as co-liaison and negotiating counsel in the Flint Water Litigation, along with interim class counsel and representatives of the State of Michigan Attorney General’s office, reached a landmark wide- reaching $600 million settlement with the State of Michigan, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (now the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy), City of Flint, former Governor Richard Snyder, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, and several other State and City employees in the Flint Water Crisis Litigation on behalf of the citizens of Flint, Michigan. - Representative Cases and Settlements of Note
*Results May Vary Depending On Your Particular Facts and Legal Circumstances*
$600 Million Settlement in the Flint Water Litigation
Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, as co-liaison and negotiating counsel in the Flint Water Litigation, along with interim class counsel and representatives of the State of Michigan Attorney General’s office, reached a landmark wide- reaching $600 million settlement with the State of Michigan, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (now the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy), City of Flint, former Governor Richard Snyder, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, and several other State and City employees in the Flint Water Crisis Litigation on behalf of the citizens of Flint, Michigan. - Other Experience
- Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik LLP