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Since the establishment of the firm in the 1930's by William J. Herron and Frank Lawler, the firm has maintained a wide practice with a focus on Personal Injury Claims, Construction and Corporate Litigation, Social Security Disability, Workers' Compensation and Insurance defense. The firm primarily represents clients in state and federal courts throughout Jefferson, Saint Lawrence, Franklin, Clinton and Essex Counties and also represents clients in litigation throughout northern New York. The firm is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers under General Practice, Insurance Defense and Personal Injury. The firm also maintains General Practice, including Trust and Estates, Real Estate and Corporate Representation.

Statement of Practice

Litigation Practice. Personal Injury, Products Liability, Malpractice, Negligence, All Courts, Insurance Defense, Social Security Disability, Workers Compensation, Trust and Estate, Real Estate and Corporate Law.

Clients

ATTORNEYS FOR: Liberty Mutual Ins., Co.
Utica Mutual Ins. Co.
Fireman's Fund
Numed, Inc., Saranac Law Central School District
Malone Central School District Travelers Ins., Co.
New York Central Mutual Insurance Co.
Preferred Mutual Insurance Company
USAA Insurance
Selective Insurance Co.
Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation

Address

43 Golf Course Road P.O. Box 420
Malone, NY 12953, (Franklin Co.)

Phone

Phone: 518-481-5000
Fax: 518-481-5203

Website

http://www.lawyers.com/fb&mlaw

Office Hours

Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM

OF COUNSEL

Henry A. Fischer (Of Counsel) born Troy, New York, January 22, 1923; admitted to bar, 1949, New York. Education: Siena College (B.B.A., 1946); Cornell Law School (LL.B., 1949). Delta Theta Phi. District Attorney, Franklin County, 1952-1967. Member: Franklin County (President, 1962-1963) and New York State (Vice-President, 1980-l982) Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. (Retired). Practice Areas: Negligence Law; Products Liability Law; Medical Malpractice; Insurance Defense.

MEMBERS OF FIRM

James P. Bessette (Member) born Malone, New York, March 24, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, New York. Education: St. Lawrence University (B.A., with honors, 1973); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1976). Omicron Delta Kappa. District Attorney, 1984-1990. Member: Franklin County and New York State Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Negligence Law; Products Liability Law; Medical Malpractice; Labor Law.Email: James P. Bessette

John J. Muldowney (Member) born Freeport, New York, December 28, 1958; admitted to bar, 1989, New York; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1981); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1988). Assistant District Attorney, Franklin County, 1989-1990. Member: Franklin County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Negligence Law; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Products Liability Law; Medical Malpractice; Labor Law; Construction Litigation.Email: John J. Muldowney

Richard F. Hunter (Member) born Denver, Colorado, July 16, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1989, Missouri; 1991, Kansas; 1992, New York. Education: Carleton College (B.A., magna cum laude with distinction, 1981); Brown University (M.A., 1982); University of Illinois (J.D., summa cum laude, 1987). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Harno Scholar. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards for Civil Procedure II, Business Organizations I & II, Creditor' Rights, and Law and Economics. Articles Editor, Illinois Law Review, 1986-1987. Author: Note, "The Pollution Exclusion in the Comprehensive General Liability Insurance Policy," 1986 U. Ill. L.Rev. 897. Law Clerk to Hon. James K. Logan, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Workers Compensation; Social Security; Negligence Law; Products Liability Law; Labor Law; Environmental Law.Email: Richard F. Hunter

ASSOCIATE

Matthew H. McArdle (Associate) born Chateaugay, New York, April 15, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, New York. Education: Siena College (B.A., 1999); Albany Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Note and Comment Editor, Albany Law Review, 2001-2002. Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Litigation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Workers Compensation.Email: Matthew H. McArdle