Practice Areas - Trial Practice
- Personal Injury
- Appellate Practice
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- Criminal Defense
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| University | Colgate University, A.B., magna cum laude, 1980 |
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| Law School | Albany Law School of Union University, J.D., 1983 |
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| Admitted | 1984, New York; 1986, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 1988, District of Columbia; 1989, U.S. District Court, Western and Northern Districts of New York; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit |
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| Memberships | Onondaga County, Northern District of New York Federal Court (Charter Member), New York State (Member: Insurance and Tort Law Section; Class Action Subcommittee; Committee on Attorney Professionalism), American Association for Justice (Member: Class Action Litigation Group), and American Bar Associations; Frank H. Hiscock Legal Aid Society (Member, Board of Directors, 1997—).; New York State Trial Lawyers Association; New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers; Association of Disability Rights Counsel. |
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| Born | Syracuse, New York, January 13, 1958 |
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| Biography | Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient, New York State Bar Association 2003 President's Pro Bono Service Attorney Award. Lecturer, "Litigating to Win Through Advanced Trial Advocacy," 2007; "Product Liability, NYS Trial Academy Annual Update," 2008; "How to Successfully Resolve Automobile Injury Cases," 2008; "Taking and Defending Effective Depositions in New York," 2008; "Personal Injury in New York," 2003, 2004; "Discovery Skills for Legal Staff," 2004, 2006; "Internet Strategies for Legal Professionals," 2006, 2009; "Computer Assisted Legal Research for New York Paralegals," 2002. Adjunct Professor: Legal Studies Program, Syracuse University, 1993—; Le Moyne College, Sociology and Criminal Justice Department, 2007—. Speechwriter, Senior Policy Staff, and Assistant Counsel to Governor of the State of New York, 1987-1992. Senior Trial Attorney, The Legal Aid Society of the City of New York, Criminal Defense Division, 1983-1987. Founder, Franciscan Legal Referral Clinic, Syracuse; Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University, Advisory Board, 2009—; N.Y.S. Fifth Judicial District, certified Neutral Evaluator. |
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| Reported Cases | People v. Barnett, 135 Misc.2d 1127, 517 N.Y.S.2d 849 (N.Y. Crim. Ct. 1987); Wisner v. United States, 154 F.R.D. 39 (N.D.N.Y., 1994); United States v. Beneby, 1994 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11510 (N.D.N.Y., 1994); Robbins v. Navistar International Transportation Corporation, 224 A.D.2d 912, 638 N.Y.S.2d 525 (3rd Dept. 1996); Ferrugia v. State of New York, 237 A.D.2d 858, 655 N.Y.S.2d 174 (3rd Dept. 1997); Dunning v. Ohmeda Pharmaceutical Products Division, 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19744; Matter of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance and Tremaine, 270 A.D.2d 962, 705 N.Y.S.2d 477 (4th Dept. 2000); Blouin v. Spitzer, 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18243; Blouin v. Spitzer, 213 F.Supp.2d 184 (N.D.N.Y. 2002), aff'd, 356 F.3d 348 (2d Cir. 2004); Reid v. Sony Corporation of America, 300 A.D.2d 1155, 751 N.Y.S.2d 429 (4th Dept. 2002); Green v. Clark-Reliance Corp., 300 A.D.2d 1155, 751 N.Y.S.2d 429(4th Dept. 2002); Southworth v. Macko, 294 A.D.2d 920, 741 N.Y.S.2d 813 (4th Dept. 2002); Beyah v. Goord, 309 A.D.2d 1049, 766 N.Y.S.2d 222 (3d Dept. 2003); Reagan-Dailey v. McNichol, 309 A.D.2d 1221, 765 N.Y.S. 2d 105 (4th Dept. 2003); Curtis v. Naselli, 12 A.D.3d 1098 (4th Dept. 2004); Mosley v. Apple Computer, Inc., 7: 04-CV-5773 (S.D.N.Y. 2004); Revisor, Carmody-Waite 2d. |
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| ISLN | 903573038 |
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