E. Stewart Jones, Jr.
Member
Email: info@esjlaw.com

Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability Law; Civil Trial Practice; General Practice; Personal Injury.

Admitted: 1966, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1970, U.S. Supreme Court; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1987, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 1991, U.S. Claims Court; 1994, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont

Law School: Albany Law School, J.D., 1966

College: Williams College, B.A., 1963

Member: Albany County, Rensselaer County, New York State (Member: Executive Committee, Trial Lawyers Section, 1981-1992; Executive Committee, Criminal Justice Section, 1977-1989; Select Committee, Medical Malpractice, 1985-1995; Continuing Legal Education, 1991-1992; Task Force to Consider Tort Reform Proposals, 1997-2000) and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (President's Club, 1999-); New York State Trial Lawyers Association (District Governor, 1972-; Director, 1982-1991; Director Emeritus, 1992-); Capital District Trial Lawyers Association (Director, 1973-1976); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Life Member); New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Life Member); American Judicature Society; Upstate Trial Lawyers Association; New York Academy of Trial Lawyers; Academy of Trial Professionals; Federal Bar Council; Civil Justice Foundation (Founding Sponsor, 1986-); Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (Sustaining Member); American Inns of Court (Master).

Biography: Listed in: Who's Who in America; Who's Who in the East; Who's Who in American Law; The Best Lawyers in America (for Criminal Defense, Personal Injury Litigation; Malpractice Litigation); National Directory of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Author: "Avoiding the Pitfalls of Practice in the Trial of a Personal Injury Case," Chapter 15 in Pitfalls of Practice, New York State Bar Association (1993), Chapter 9, Second Edition (2002); "Negligence," Forensic Medicine, Chapter 77; "Settlement Negotiations," Chapter 23, Products Liability Practice Guide, (Matthew Bender, 1988); "Cross-Examination of the Lay Witness: An Overview," Chapter 9, Preparing For and Trying the Civil Lawsuit, (New York State Bar Association, 1987), Supplement, 1991, 1994, 1997 and 2000, Chapter 12, Second Edition, 2004; "Opening Statements," Chapter 20, Federal Civil Practice, New York State Bar Association, 1989, Supplement, 1993, 1997 and 2000, Second Edition, 2004; "Utilization of Industry Standards in New York Products Liability Litigation," Chapter 20, Products Liability in New York, Strategy and Practice, (New York State Bar Association, 1997); Supplement 2002 "Cross-Examination - An Overview," Chapter 12, Basic Criminal Practice, (New York State Bar Association, First through Fourth Editions); "Cross-Examination," New York Criminal Handbook, (New York State Bar Association, 1991) and Supplement 1992 and 1995; "Defense Cross-Examination," Chapter 15, New York Criminal Practice, Second Edition (New York State Bar Association, 1998), Supplement, 2004-2006; "Negotiating a Personal Injury Claim with Insureds," Chapter 34, Insurance Law Practice (New York State Bar Association, Revised Edition, 2003). Co-Author: New York Evidentiary Foundations, Now Lexis Nexis, 1993, Second Edition, 1999; Cumulative Supplement, Lexis Nexis, Second Edition, 2007. Contributed to: "Evaluating and Settling Personal Injury Claims" Gold, Professional Education System, Inc., 1991; "Closing Argument, The Art and The Law" Callaghan & Company; "Julien, Opening Statements" Callaghan & Company. Associate Editor, New York edition of the National Trial Lawyer magazine, 1994. Editorial Board and Contributor to "Cancer Litigation Bulletin," 1994-1995, Leader Publications. Lecturer: New York State Bar Association, Criminal Trial and Practice Techniques, and, Personal Injury, Trial Preparation and Practice, 1974-; Practicing Law Institute, 1978-. Recipient, Outstanding Trial Lawyer in the Criminal Justice System of the New York State Bar Association, 1980. Assistant District Attorney, 1967-1970. Special Prosecutor, Rensselaer County, 1974. Member, Merit Selection Panel for the selection and appointment of a United States Magistrate, Northern District of New York, 1981 and 1991. Member, Committee on Professional Standards of the Third Judicial Department of the State of New York, 1977-1980. Member, Third Department Judicial Screening Committee (Albany County), 1992-1997. Judicial Hearing Officer Selection Advisory Committee for the Third Judicial Department, 1998-, Chairman, 2003-. Member, Board of Trustees, New York Interest on Lawyer Account Fund, 1996-1997. Member, Board of Trustees, The Troy Savings Bank, 1985-1988; Honorary Trustee, 1989-2000. Member, Board of Directors, University Foundation at Albany, 1988-1998. Member, Board of Trustees; Board Secretary, 1991-1998; Vice President, 2001-2003, The Albany Academy, 1990-2006. Board of Trustees, The Albany Academies, 2007- Chairman: Institutional Advancement Committee, 2007- The Albany Academies Board of Overseers, 2007-. Member, Board of Trustees, 1990; Board Secretary, 1996-1999 and 2005-2007; Vice President, 1999-2002; Chairman, 2002, Albany Law School. Recipient, Trustee's Gold Medal Award, 2003. Founding Member: Alumni Award for Distinguished Service, The Albany Academy, 2002; Chairman, 2007; Institute for Injury Reduction. Member: Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association, 1975-; Panel of Arbitrators Dispute Resolutions, Inc., 1988-. Federal Bar Foundation, Board of Directors, 1994-. Member, Board of Trustees: Albany Cemetery Association, 2005-; Fort Orange Club, 2004-; Saratoga Performing Arts Center, 2005- Vice Chairman, 2005- Little Sisters of the Poor, 2004- Teresian House Foundation, 2007- Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York, 2008-. Fellow: American Board of Criminal Lawyers; American College of Trial Lawyers (Co-Chair, Upstate Committee, 1995-); American Bar Foundation; New York Bar Foundation; International Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member, State Committee, 1998-); Inner Circle of Advocates; International Society of Barristers (Chair, Upstate Committee, 1999-); American College of Barristers (Senior Counsel, 2000--); American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate); American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (Diplomate). (Certified as a Civil and Criminal Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)

Born: Troy, New York, December 4, 1941

ISLN: 906108138