Overview
Christopher Arcitio focuses his practice on commercial litigation, professional liability, general liability, and insurance coverage and litigation.
Mr. Arcitio handles general liability matters including motor vehicle defense on behalf of insurance carriers. He also has experience in large vehicle accidents and related claims involving bodily injury and property damage. Additionally, he defends clients in housing discrimination claims under the Fair Housing Act. Mr. Arcitio represents clients in New York State administrative proceedings including Fair Hearings before the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance.
He also has experience in complex civil litigation lawsuits involving premises liability, catastrophic accidents, transportation, subrogation, elevator malfunctions, and New York Labor Law. He has litigated professional liability matters on behalf of physicians, nurses and hospitals.
During law school, Mr. Arcitio was a law clerk for a major insurance company and a securities litigation law firm. He served as President of the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association, as Editor-in-Chief for the school’s Commercial Division Online Law Report, and as Editor for their American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review. Mr. Arcitio competed in the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Thomas Tang Moot Court competition, receiving the award for Best Brief and earning the title of Northeast Regional Champion.
Admissions
- New York
- New Jersey
- U.S. District Court
- Eastern District of New York
- Southern District of New York
Education
- St. John’s University School of Law– J.D.
- University of San Diego– B.A.
Professional Memberships
- American Bar Association
- National Filipino American Lawyers Association
- National Asian Pacific American Bar Association’s (NAPABA)
- Mentor, The Legal Outreach, Inc.
- President-Elect, Filipino American Lawyers Association of New York, 2025-2026
- Treasurer, Filipino American Lawyers Association of New York, 2024-2025
- Secretary, St. John’s University School of Law, Alumni Assoc., Alumni of Color, 2023-2025
- Chair of Student Relations, St. John’s University School of Law, Alumni Assoc., Alumni of Color, 2025-2026
- National Committee Member, Regional Co-Coordinator, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association’s (NAPABA) Law Foundation, Judge Thomas Tang & Dr. Pearl Tang Moot Court, Competition, 2024-2025
- Fellow, National Filipino American Lawyers Association Leadership Academy, 2023-2024
Experience and Representative Matters
- Represented a carrier client’s insureds in a commercial general liability claim, which arose from a sidewalk incident on the neighboring property’s side, with plaintiff alleging that the insureds, a commercial property owner and its car wash tenant, were responsible for maintaining/repairing the sidewalk under the “special use” doctrine. During the investigation of the case, KD attorneys quickly discovered that plaintiff’s accident could potentially have been staged given that plaintiff could not explain how she obtained a photograph taken of her on the ground immediately after the fall. Subsequently, Mr. Arcitio and the KD team were successful in convincing the plaintiff and her attorneys to resolve the claim for a more favorable amount than the plaintiff was seeking, with co-defendant paying over 60% of the overall settlement.
- Represented an insurance carrier in a commercial general liability claim securing a favorable settlement at a private mediation. The claim involved a fall down the stairway in a New York City restaurant, wherein the plaintiff’s attorney initially attempted to argue that the plaintiff’s fall involved a slippery substance but later changed their theory of liability to a stairway itself being defect. The case was ultimately resolved at mediation.
- Represented an insurance carrier on behalf of a major NYC developer in a case where the plaintiff alleged she was caused to trip and fall from a metal anchor embedded and left in the sidewalk from a sidewalk bridge. Mr. Arcitio through mediation helped secure a favorable settlement at a fraction of the original amount the plaintiff was seeking.
- Represented an insurance carrier for property owner in lawsuit alleging personal injury claims. Plaintiff’s claim sought $7.5 million dollars. Following successful motion practice, the court precluded evidence of surgery performed six years after date of loss, and case resolved within the $1 million primary policy limits.
- Adjunct Professor, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023
- Adjunct Professor, St. John’s University School of Law, Fall 2024
Recognitions and Awards
- Honoree, St. John’s Asian Pacific Law Students Association’s Lunar New Year Event, 2024
- Super Lawyers®, New York Metro “Rising Star,” 2022 -2025
- Young Alumni Award, St. John’s Asian Pacific Law Students Association, 2021
Publications
- The Impact of RICO Lawsuits on Bodily Injury Claims: Guidance for Insurers, by attorneys Michael L. Zigelman, Yousra A. Depalma and Christopher A. Arcitio, published in Westlaw Today/Thomson Reuters, 9-6-2024
- Unraveling the Inequitable Nature of the Model Minority: Asian-Americans Deserve Affirmative Action, Tennessee Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice, by Christopher Arcitio, 2016
News
- Kaufman Dolowich Elevates 14 Attorneys to Partner and Of Counsel, Patrick Kennell Appointed as Co-Managing Partner of New York City Office, 3-5-2026
- Kaufman Dolowich Attorneys Recognized in the 2025 New York Super Lawyers List® and the 2025 Super Lawyers Rising Stars® List, 10-30-2025
- Kaufman Dolowich Promotes 14 Attorneys to Partner and Of Counsel, 2-19-2025
- Panelist and President-Elect of the Filipino American Lawyers Association of New York, “Meet the Presidents” Webinar, American Bar Association Business Law Section, January 2026
- Panelist, “Legal Milestones Are Not Set in Stone: Paths to Partnership, In-House, and Public Service,” National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) Denver, CO, November 2025
- Moderator, “Insider Tips for Success in Preparing for a Moot Court Competition,” NAPABA Law Foundation Judge Thomas Tang and Dr. Pear Tang Moot Court Competition, September 2025
- Webinar panelist, St. John’s University School of Law, Strategies for Effective Notetaking in Law School, September 2025
- Guest Speaker, “The Search of Cellular Devices in Schools and the 4th Amendment,” at The Legal Outreach Inc., July 2025
- Panelist, “Lift As We Rise: Why Should We Teach?”, National Filipino American Lawyers Association, Mid-Year Leadership Summit, June 21, 2025
- Alumni of Color Panelist, St. John’s American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review, April 10, 2025
- Panelist, “The 2025 Pitch for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: The Business Care for Diversity in the Law,” St. John’s University, Spring CLE Weekend, April 26, 2025
- Guest Speaker, “Introduction of the Proposed Ban of Tik-Tok and the legal implications,” at The Legal Outreach Inc., July 2024
- Speaker, “Effective Mentoring,” Board of Trustees, Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC, June 2024
- Alumni of Color Panelist, St. John’s University School of Law, March 2024
- Panelist, St. John’s University School of Law, “Bringing Your Whole Self to Work,” February 23, 2024
- Alumni of Color Panelist, American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review at St. John’s University School of Law, March 2023
- Panelist, St. John’s University School of Law, April 22, 2022, Bringing Your Whole Self to Work- Navigating issues of race, gender, identity in the workplace
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Panelist, St. John’s Law School’s Alumni of Color Chapter, March 11, 2022, “Navigating the Legal Profession as a Litigator and a Young Attorney of Color”
- Panelist, St. John’s American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review, March 18, 2022, “The increased Need to Consider Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives in Hiring and Retaining Attorneys of Color”
Speaking Engagements
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