Practice Areas - Trial Practice
- Complex Litigation
- Election and Campaign Finance
| - Civil Fraud
- Contract Litigation
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| University | Colgate University, B.A., 1984 |
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| Law School | St. John's University, J.D., 1987 |
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| Admitted | 1988, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern, Western, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit |
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| Memberships | Onondaga County (Member, Board of Directors, 1997-2000) and New York State (Member, Insurance Committee, 2000-2003) Bar Associations; Northern District of New York Federal Court Bar Association (Judicially Appointed Organizing Member and Founding Trustee / Officer; Treasurer); Merit Selection Panel for appointment of U.S. Magistrate Judge (Judicially Appointed Chair); Merit Selection Panel for reappointment of U.S. Magistrate Judge (Judicially Appointed Member). |
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| Biography | Recipient, Super Lawyer 2008 and 2010 for Business Litigation. "Forum on Practice Management: Enhancing Group Performance," Guest Speaker, National Consultant's Seminar, New York, NY April 2008. "Corporate Fraud Investigation and Prosecution," ACC Docket, Co-Authored with Vice President and General Counsel of Welch Allyn, Inc., April 2007. "Law Firm Leadership: Taking Your Knowledge to the Next Level," Guest Speaker, National Consultant Seminar, New York, NY, May 2007. "Evolving from Management to Strategic Leadership," Guest Speaker, National Consultant Seminar, New York, NY, May 2006. "Secrets of Successfully Managing a Law Firm," Lead Speaker, Network of Leading Law Firms Seminar, Minneapolis, MN, June 2005. Corporate Counsel & Litigation Management Course, Annual Guest Speaker, Syracuse University College of Law. "Basic Civil Trial Practice," Speaker, New York State Bar Association's Continuing Legal Education Series. Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Metropolitan Development Association of Syracuse and Central New York, Inc. Board of Directors, Cazenovia Lake Association, 1996-2000. Board of Directors, Madison County Sewer District, 1996-2003. Former Associate, Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan (formerly Whitman & Ransom). Former Associate and Summer Associate, Hawkins Delafield and Wood. (Also at New York, New York Office) |
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| Reported Cases | Lead counsel in a number of high profile cases of fraud and employee theft for publicly traded companies; Obtained a permanent injunction on behalf of a State Power Authority against a real estate developer; Successfully prosecuted a breach of contract claim on behalf of the State of New York against a Nation of Native American Indians; Successful defense of an Indiana corporation against Lanham Act claims, in a trademark and trade dress infringement case; Successful defense of a local municipality in an Article 78 challenge to the issuance of a special permit for hospital siting and construction; Pursued civil claims and criminal referral for premium theft and conversion on behalf of a national insurance company; Successful representation of a well-known entertainment company in prosecuting claims of copyright infringement; Successfully defended a British company against product liability claims in a South Carolina jury trial; Extensive work representing majority and minority shareholders in hotly contested corporate shareholder disputes. |
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| ISLN | 905641353 |
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