David Kluepfel at a glance
- Current role
- Town and Village Justice
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
- Active
David Kluepfel
Town and Village Justice · BRIGHTWATERS VILLAGE COURT
Biography
Professional career
Education
Additional information
- He co‐founded and currently manages Cascone & Kluepfel, LLP, a recognized insurance defense firm serving metropolitan New York, Long Island, and the Lower Hudson Valley.
- David F. Kluepfel is a seasoned trial attorney specializing in the defense of high‐exposure personal injury cases, including construction accidents, insurance coverage and indemnification disputes, municipal liability, premises liability, and automobile liability.
- His work includes defending claims in personal injury, fatality, construction defect, property damage, liquor liability, and other high‐risk cases
- He is admitted to practice in New York and in the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
- He has conducted numerous client seminars and lectures, including for the New York State Bar Association and the Buffalo Claims Association, on topics such as auto accident defense and alcohol liability
- While not a judge in the traditional court system, Kluepfel serves as Village Justice for the Village of Brightwaters, NY, a local judicial role handling community matters.
- He also acts as a judge at the Nassau County Bar Association’s Annual High School Moot Court Competition
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
New York statewide rules require permission before photographing, filming, videotaping, audiotaping, broadcasting, or telecasting in court facilities, including courtrooms.
Taking photographs, films or videotapes, or audiotaping, broadcasting or telecasting, in a courthouse including any courtroom, office or hallway thereof, at any time or on any occasion, whether or not the court is in session, is forbidden, unless permission of the Chief Administrator of the Courts or a designee of the Chief Administrator is first obtainedPart 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings ↗
Exhibits
Statewide
The official Guide to New York Evidence identifies court control over presentation of evidence as a statewide evidence topic; counsel should expect the assigned judge to control the mode and order of proof.
1.07. COURT CONTROL OVER PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCEGuide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗
Justice Court Civil Procedure
Statewide
New York Part 214 applies statewide to civil actions and proceedings in Town, Village, and City Justice Courts outside New York City; each court establishes and posts its regular sessions, subject to modification by the Chief Administrator.
This Part shall be applicable to all actions and proceedings in the Town, Village and City Justice Courts of the State of New York, outside the City of New York.Part 214: Uniform Civil Rules for the Justice Courts ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
22 NYCRR Part 200 — Uniform Rules Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction
Brightwaters Village Court
State criminal proceedings only; section-specific court and case exceptions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-2722 NYCRR Part 214 — Uniform Civil Rules Justice Courts
Brightwaters Village Court
Civil actions and proceedings only; section-specific and specialized-part restrictions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Brightwaters Village Court
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Brightwaters Village Court
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked July 26, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 26, 2026.
New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster ↗Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings ↗Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗Part 214: Uniform Civil Rules for the Justice Courts
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View Part 214: Uniform Civil Rules for the Justice Courts ↗