O'Connor, O'Connor, Bresee & First, P.C.

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Law Firm in Albany, New York
 
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20 Corporate Woods Boulevard
Albany, New York 12211-0400
(Albany Co.)
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Phone: 518-465-0400  
Facsimile: 518-465-0015
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O'Connor, O'Connor, Bresee & First, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Civil Litigation Focusing on the Defense of Professional Liability, General Liability, Toxic Tort, Environmental and Products Liability Claims. Business and Consumer Reorganizations. Corporate, Commercial and Real Property Litigation, Bankruptcy Reorganization Law, Insurance Coverage Litigation.
Firm Profile:
O'Connor, O'Connor, Bresee & First, P.C. is a dynamic litigation firm based in Albany, New York. Practicing throughout New York State and regionally, the firm's highly dedicated men and women are committed to providing aggressive, attentive and cost-effective representation to their clients.
Firm Size: 13
Representative Clients:
AAMOS National Insurance Company; Acadian Ins. Co.; Admiral Insurance Company; All Risk Claims Services, Inc.; A.M.C. Realty of Saratoga, LLC; Affinity Insurance Services, Inc.; B.C.S. Management, Inc.; Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company; Cambridge Integrated Services; Camelot Associates Corporation; Camelot Associates Development, LLC; Camelot Management, Inc.; Camelot Master Holdings, L.P.; Caronia Corporation; Center for Disabled Services, Inc.; CNA Insurance Co; Dentists' Advantage; DePuy, Inc.; Exxon/Mobil Oil Corporation; Farm Family Insurance Company; Federation of Jewish Philanthropists; Fortress Insurance Company; Frontier Insurance Company; Gillette Company; Hartford Ins. Co.; Great American Custom Ins. Co.; Great American Insurance Company; Home Again of Potsdam, Inc.; Insurance Services Professionals; JVH Exports, LLC; K&K Insurance Group, Inc.; Kaiser Permanente; Lever Brothers; Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; LJF Management Group, LLG; Markel Insurance Company; Maytag Company; Medmarc, Inc.; MetLife Auto & Home; Metro Metals Recycling, LLC; North American Specialty; North Hudson Avenue, LLC; Northland Insurance Company; Omni Services, Inc.; Overhead Doors, Inc.; Park Pools; Physicians Reciprocal Insurance Company; Pizza Hut of America Inc.; Podiatry Insurance Company of America (PICA); Professional Risk Management Inc.; Riley Stoker; Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company; Safeco; Scottsdale Insurance Company; Selective Insurance Company; Sheffield Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.; South Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance; St. Mary's Hospital of Amsterdam; St. Paul Travelers Insurance Company; Sunoco BP; The Hartford; Tuscany Enterprises; Utica National Insurance Company; Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.; Yarusso Brothers Realty, Inc.; Zurich Canada; Zurn Industries, Inc.
Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
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Michael J. O'Connor (Member) born Albany, New York, May 10, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Siena College (B.B.A., 1973); University of Dublin, Trinity College, Ireland (M.B.A., 1978); Western New England College (J.D., 1976). Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award, 1976; Distinguished Service Award, Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York 1988; President's Award for Pro Bono Services, New York State Bar Association, 1989 and 1998. Contributing Editor (N.Y.S. exemptions) of West's Bankruptcy Exemption Manual, 2003-2006. Lecturer: New York State Bar Association, Bankruptcy Seminars; National Association of Chapter 13 Trustee's, Capital Region Bankruptcy Bar Association Annual Seminars; New York State Credit Union League Bankruptcy Seminars; Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute Seminar, Atlanta, Georgia, 2003. Appointed: Chapter 7 Trustee Panel for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of New York, 1986; Northern District of New York Local Rules Revision Committee (1993 & 1997); Northern District Judicial Merit Selection Committee (Chairman, 1994). Member: Albany and Rensselaer County, New York State (Member, Bankruptcy Committee) and American (Member, Consumer Bankruptcy Subcommittee, 1986) Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute; Capital Region Bankruptcy Bar Association (President, 1993-1994); National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys; AARP Attorney Reference Program; National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees; National Association of Chapter 7 Trustees. (Board Certified Commercial and Consumer Bankruptcy Specialist, American Bankruptcy Board of Certification). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Reorganization Law; Corporation/Commercial Law; Real Property Law. Email: Michael J. O'Connor
Terence P. O'Connor (Member) born Albany, New York, August 12, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; St. Lawrence University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1980); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1983). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Lecturer: New York State Bar Association, "Power Advocacy: Achieving Maximum Jury Impact During Trial"; Albany Law School "Trial Practice and Techniques"; "Medicine in the Courtroom"; "Expert Testimony in Federal Court"; "Cross Examining Plaintiff's Expert in Federal Court"; "How to Handle a Neck and Back Injury Case"; "Jury Selection Techniques"; "Proving and Defending Damages." Listed in Best Lawyers in America Consumer Guide. Member: Albany County, New York State and American Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Professional Liability (Medical, Legal, Dental, Architectural, Chiropractic); Products Liability; General Liability; Commercial Litigation. Email: Terence P. O'Connor
Dianne C. Bresee (Member) born Oneonta, New York, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit. Education: Skidmore College (B.A., 1976); Albany Law School at Union University (J.D., 1979). Phi Beta Kappa. Instructor, Legal Writing, Albany Law School, 1978-1979. Appointed Member, Committee on Character and Fitness, New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, 1990—. Contributing Author: "Insurance Law Practice," New York State Bar Association, 2000; Lecturer/Chair: New York State Bar Association, "Premises Liability"; "Federal Court Practice"; "Insurance Coverage Issues and Applications"; Member: Albany County and New York State Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Environmental; Products Liability; Toxic Tort Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Equine Law. Email: Dianne C. Bresee
Dennis A. First (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, October 2, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of New York; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Vassar College and The Ohio State University (B.A. with honors, 1975); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1978). Law Clerk to the Albany County Court, 1978-1979. Lecturer: "Basic Civil Practice-The Trial," New York State Bar Association, 1993; "New York Medical Malpractice," National Business Institute, 1993; "Psychiatric Malpractice Issues in New York," American Psychiatric Association, Northeastern New York Region, 1993; "Federal Practice," New York State Bar Association, 1995, 1996; "Products Liability," Albany County Claims Association, 2000; "Medical Malpractice," New York Psychiatric Association, 2000; "Trial Preparation Secrets," New York State Trial Lawyers Institute, 2001; "Expert Witness: Procedures, Discovery and Trial Issues in New York," Lorman Education Services, 2005; Construction Site Accidents: "The Law and the Trial", New York State Bar Association, 2007. Member: Albany County, New York State (Member, Sections on Insurance Negligence and Compensation Law; Environmental Law; Special Committee to Confer with the Medical Society of the State of New York) and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Panel of Arbitrators for the American Arbitrators Association. Practice Areas: Professional Liability (Medical, Psychiatric, Dental, Legal); Products Liability; Environmental; Toxic Tort Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Dennis A. First
Michele M. Monserrate (Member) born Binghamton, New York, August 3, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, New York, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1994, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit; 2007, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., cum laude, 1986); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Justinian Society. Clerkship: Appellate Division, Third Department (1989-1990); Clerkship, Honorable Howard A. Levine, Associate Justice, Appellate Division, Third Department (1990-1992). Instructor, Law and Banking, American Institute of Banking, Siena College, 1994-1999. Member: Albany County and New York State Bar Associations; Capital District Women's Bar Association; Federal Court Bar Association (Northern District of New York). Practice Areas: Medical Professional Liability; Dental Professional Liability; Products Liability; Professional Discipline; Commercial Litigation. Email: Michele M. Monserrate
Justin O'Connell Corcoran (Member) born Albany, New York, July 15, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1990); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1994). Associate Editor, Albany Law Review. Chairman, Albany County Ethics Commission, 2004—; Special Albany County Assistant District Attorney, 2004-2005. Member: Albany County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Professional Discipline. Email: Justin O'Connell Corcoran
Michael P. Cavanagh (Member) born Bronx, New York, February 16, 1964; admitted to bar, 1995, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of New York; U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., cum laude, 1986); Albany Law School of Union College (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Member: Justinian Society; Note and Comment Editor, Albany Law Review, 1992-1994. Member: Albany County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Professional Liability; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice. Email: Michael P. Cavanagh
Eugene N. Sarfoh (Member) born Kumasi, Ghana, May 24, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, New York; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: University of Rochester (B.A., Political Science, 1990); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1993). Assistant Public Defender, Albany County, 1995-1998. Assistant District Attorney, Albany County District Attorney's Office, 2001-2004. Member: Albany County and New York State Bar Associations; Capital District Black and Hispanic Bar Association Practice Areas: General Liability; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Criminal Defense; Commercial Litigation. Email: Eugene N. Sarfoh
Peter Baird Joslin, Jr. (Member) born Albany, New York, August 27, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1993); Albany Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Member, Justinian Society. Member: Albany County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Premises Liability; Professional Licensing and Discipline; Construction Accidents; Automobile Negligence; Municipal Liability; Environmental Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Litigation. Email: Peter Baird Joslin, Jr.
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Shannon D. Frazier (Associate) born Albany, New York, June 16, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Union College (B.A., Political Science, 1997); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 2000). Member: New York State Bar Association; Capital Region Bankruptcy Bar Association; Capital District Women's Bar Association; Albany County Bar Association; National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Reorganization. Email: Shannon D. Frazier
George J. Hoffman, Jr. (Associate) born Hudson, New York, July 3, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, New York; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit. Education: State University of New York at Plattsburgh (B.A, 1993); University of Dayton (J.D., 1996). Omicron Delta Kappa. Former Associate, Linnan & Fallon, LLP. Assistant District Attorney, Columbia County District Attorney's Office, 1996 - 1998. Member: New York State Bar Association; Albany County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Class Actions; Appellate Litigation. Email: George J. Hoffman, Jr.
Maria Dracker Ascenzo (Associate) born Syracuse, New York, March 24, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., History, 2000); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 2003). Phi Alpha Delta; Appellate Advocacy Team Member; National First Amendment Competition, 2003; Oral Finalist, Gabrielli Appellate Advocacy Competition, 2002. Former Law Clerk, Honorable Chief Judge Frederick J. Scullin, Jr., U.S. Northern District of New York, 2003. Former Associate, Smith, Sovik, Kendrick & Sugnet, P.C., Syracuse, New York. Member: Onondaga County, Albany County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Premises Liability; Motor Vehicle Negligence; Trucking Negligence. Email: Maria Dracker Ascenzo
Alexander Powhida (Associate) born Albany, New York, August 21, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 2001, Connecticut. Education: Siena College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Justinian Society; Order of the Barristers. Member, 1997-1998 and Executive Editor, 1998-1999, Albany Law Journal of Science and Technology. Author: Comment, "Forced Organ Donation: The Presumed Consent to Organ Donation Law of the Various States and the United States Constitution," 9 Albany Law Journal of Science and Technology, 349 (1999). Lecturer: Albany Chapter BOMA, Law and Risk Management. Member: New York Bar Association (Member, Committee on Civil Practice Law and Rules 2001-2006); American Bar Association, Albany County Bar Association, National Association of Dealer Counsel. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Business Law; Automotive Law, Franchises and Dealerships. Email: Alexander Powhida
Danielle N. Meyers (Litigation Associate) born New Hartford, New York; admitted to bar, 2006, New York; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Hobart & William Smith Colleges (B.A., Psychology and Political Science, 2002); State University of New York at Buffalo Law School (J.D., 2005). Member: New York State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Albany County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Premises Liability; Environmental Law; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Automobile Negligence; Professional Liability (Medical, Dental, Chiropractic, Psychiatric).

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