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 | Robert A. BarrerPartner Robert Barrer practices in the areas of complex commercial and tort litigation and ethics and professional responsibility. He has extensive trial and appellate experience in the state and federal courts and was elected as a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He was appointed to the Fifth District Grievance Committee, is his law firm's Chief Ethics Officer and also serves as the Continuing Legal Education Coordinator and liaison with the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board. Mr. Barrer is a recipient of the 2006 Burton Award (presented on June 12, 2006 at the Library of Congress) for excellence in legal writing for his article “Unintended Consequences: Avoiding the Inadvertent Disclosure of Documents,” published in the November/December 2005 edition of the New York State Bar Journal. He is a frequent speaker on various topics.
Hiscock & Barclay, LLP
One Park Place, 300 South State Street
Syracuse, New York
13202-2078
(Onondaga Co.)
Telephone: 315-425-2704
Fax: 315-425-8544
http://www.hblaw.com
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| Practice Areas | Complex Litigation; Asbestos Defense; Environmental Litigation; Employment Litigation; Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) | | | Education | Syracuse University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1982, Skidmore College, B.A., with honors, 1979 | | | Admitted | 1983, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1985, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York | |
| Memberships | New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, 4th Department, 5th Judicial District (Member, Grievance Committee); American Board of Trial Advocates; Defense Research Institute; New York State Bar Association (Sections on: Torts; Insurance; Compensation Law; Member, Executive Committee); N.D.N.Y. Federal Court Bar Association; Onondaga County Bar Association (Former Member, Grievance Committee). | | | Biography | Named, Super Lawyer 2007, 2008 and 2009 for Business Litigation, Personal Injury Defense: Products, Professional Liability: Defense. Recipient, 2006 Burton Award for Article, "Unintended Consequences: Avoiding and Addressing the Inadvertent Disclosure of Documents." Published: "Removal of Personal Injury Actions to New York Federal District Courts," New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 78, No. 8, October 2006. Author: "Unintended Consequences: Avoiding and Addressing the Inadvertent Disclosure of Documents," New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 77, No. 9, November-December 2005. Speaker: "Preserving In-House Attorney-Client Privilege," presented to the Niagara Frontier Corporate Counsel Association, September, 2009; "Ethics & Professionalism," sponsored by the Fifth District Grievance Committee of the Fourth Department, October 2008; "Professionalism and Discipline in the Northern District of New York," Northern District of New York Federal Court Bar Association, May 2008; "Removal Jurisdiction - Making it a Federal Case," presented to the Northern District of New York Federal Court Bar Association, April 2008; "Damages in Wrongful Death Cases," New York State Bar Association's Law School for the Claims Professional, June 2007; "Real Evidence for the Trial Practitioner - Presentation: Expert Witnesses and Admissibility," Lorman Educational Services, February 28, 2006. Presenter: "The Rules of Professional Conduct," CLE seminar presented to U.S. National Grid, March, 2009; "Litigation Conduct, Misconduct and Inadvertent Disclosure," CLE seminar presented to U.S. National Grid, December 2005; "Hot Topics in Insurance Agreements," CLE Seminar, Zurich American Insurance Co., October 2005. Chapter Editor, "Warren's Negligence in the New York Courts," Chapter 3, Parties Negligent, Matthew Bender, 2005. Member, Dewitt Republican Committee. Former Counsel and Vice President, Temple of Adath Yeshurun. Prior Law Clerk, Honorable Howard G. Munson, Former Chief Judge of U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. | | | ISLN | 909232847 | | | Transactions | Major corporations in commercial and contract disputes, products liability, toxic tort and personal injury matters; Obtained $1.4 million arbitration award for former owner of business on breach of contract claim; Petroleum and power companies in environmental actions arising from discharge of petroleum into ground and watercourses; RICO claim (worked with Chicago Attorneys Fred Bartlit and Phil Beck) against a group of tobacco companies and a trade association arising from an international smuggling conspiracy that was prosecuted by the Attorney General of Canada in the U.S. District Court; Defense of a physician in an 18-day hearing before the Bureau of Professional Medical Conduct; Representation of international vehicle manufacturers in a dealer franchise litigation including the successful defense of a termination case in two-week jury trial in U.S. District Court; Civil rights matters, including the defense of municipal boards as well as the successful representation of an indigent prisoner in fulfillment of an assignment from the U.S. District Court; Represented a major regional health care institution in disciplinary arbitration proceedings with its several unions; Represented railroads in personal injury and wrongful death actions initiated by employees and third parties; Asbestos litigation, previously defended a gasket materials manufacturer in 1,700 personal injury and wrongful death actions arising from alleged exposure to asbestos-containing fibers. | |
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