As senior trial attorney at Papcsy Janosov Roche, Donald Papcsy is dedicated to providing exceptional representation for his clients in Connecticut and New York. He focuses his practice on handling serious personal injury plaintiff cases, including medical malpractice; as well as serious criminal defense matters, including DUI/DWI, Assault and Drug cases.
For more than 20 years, Attorney Papcsy has been advocating for victims of negligence to secure much-needed compensation. He understands the significant challenges people face as they deal with catastrophic injuries. Through gathering detailed evidence, quantifying damages, and calling in the best expert witnesses, he constructs compelling arguments to support his clients’ cases.
Attorney Papcsy has obtained multi-millions of dollars on behalf of his clients. He is a skilled trial attorney and a fearsome adversary in the courtroom. In one notable case, he secured $4.1 million for the estate of a 13-year-old boy who was killed when a vehicle struck him as he crossed the street in a crosswalk. His accomplishments have not gone unnoticed by his peers. For his successes, Attorney Papcsy has been invited to join the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and he holds a perfect Avvo “10-Superb” rating. In 2015, he was inducted into the Connecticut Law Tribune Personal Injury Hall of Fame, and has been selected to the Super Lawyers list for multiple years. In 2018, Attorney Papcsy was one of only six lawyers to be honored by the Connecticut Law Tribune, at their annual Professional Excellence Award’s dinner, as being one of the “Game Changers” of the Connecticut legal community for his work at the Appellate Level and in the field of Municipal Liability.
As a frequent speaker and published author, Attorney Papcsy often shares his opinion regarding legal matters on national media such as ABC, CNN, Tru Tv (formely Court Tv) and Fox News. He is active in the legal community, holding memberships with the American Association for Justice, the Connecticut Bar Association, the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association.
In 1993, Attorney Papcsy graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science. He then attended Quinnipiac University School of Law, earning a Juris Doctor in 1999. He is also a graduate and active alumni of Fairfield College Preparatory School, and serves on the school’s President’s Advisory Counsel Board.