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20 Corporate Woods Boulevard
Albany, New York 12211-0400 (Albany Co.)
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 Free Initial Consultation (Main Office) 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. Statement of PracticeCivil 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 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.
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Address20 Corporate Woods Boulevard
Albany, NY 12211-0400, (Albany Co.)
PhonePhone: 518-465-0400
Facsimile: 518-465-0015
Website
http://www.1stlaw.com
Office HoursMonday: 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
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, Eastern 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); Committee on Character and Fitness for the Third Judicial District, 2009. 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) (Also practicing individually). 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; Products Liability; Toxic Tort Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Equine Law; Environmental Litigation.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.
——————————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; Criminal Defense.Email: George J. Hoffman, Jr.
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).Email: Danielle N. Meyers
Anne M. Hurley (Associate) born Buffalo, New York, February 6, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1985; J.D., 1988). Member: Albany County and New York State (Member, Sections on: Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law) Bar Associations; Capital District Women's Bar Association (Committee on Judicial Qualifications); New York State Women's Bar Association. Reported Cases: Bast v. County of Clinton, 173 AD 2d 1079, 570 N.Y.S. 2d 416 (N.Y.A.D. 3 Dept., May 16, 1992); Brumbaugh v. CEJJ, Inc., 152 AD 2d 69, 547 N.Y.S. 2d 699, Prod. Liab. Rep. (CCH)P. 13,312 (N.Y.A.D. 3 Dept., Nov. 09, 1989); Van Deusen v. Norton Co., 152 AD 2d 801, 543 N.Y.S. 2d 581 (N.Y.A.D. 3 Dept., Jul. 06, 1989); Johnson v. Golub Corp., 152 AD 2d 803, 543 N.Y.S. 2d 584 (N.Y.A.D. 3 Dept., Jul. 06, 1989); McGinn v. Sellitti, 160 AD 2d 967, 541 N.Y.S. 2d 648 (N.Y.A.D. 3 Dept., May 25, 1989); Cascone-Riemma v. Kelleher, 287 AD 2d 677, 732 N.Y.S. 2d 179, (N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept., Oct. 29, 2001); Canavan v. Galuski, 2 AD 3d 1939, 769 NYS 2d629 (N.Y.A.D. 3d Dept., Dec. 11, 2003); Vinceguerra v. Jameson, 208 AD 2d 1136, 617 NYS 2d 942 (N.Y.A.D. 3rd Dept., Oct. 27, 1994); Donald E. by Pauline E. v. Gloversville Enlarged School District, 191 AD 2d 749, 594 N.Y.S. 2d 385 (N.Y.A.D. 3d Dept., March 4, 1993). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense.Email: Anne M. Hurley
Margaret Dougherty (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, New York. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., Finance, 2005); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Member: Albany County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Premises Liability Defense; Professional Liability; General Practice; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury Defense.Email: Margaret Dougherty
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