About John Kieran Powers

John Kieran Powers is a lawyer practicing hospital malpractice, medical malpractice, serious or catastrophic personal injury and 5 other areas of law. John received a B.A. degree from University of Notre Dame in 1969, and has been licensed for 53 years. John practices at Powers & Santola, LLP in Albany, NY.

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Awards

AV Preeminent Peer Rated

This elite award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 4.5 or higher.

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Services

Areas of Law

Medical Malpractice
Products Liability
Premises Liability
Personal Injury 1
- Wrongful Death
Other 4
- Hospital Malpractice
- Serious or Catastrophic Personal Injury
- Birth Injury
- Brain Injury

Practice Details

Payment Information

Payment & Cost Features
Free initial consultation
Contingency Fee: 10% - 33%
Firm Information

Position
Senior Partner

Firm Name
Powers & Santola, LLP

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Experience

Bar Admission & Memberships

Admissions
1973, New York
U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York
U.S. District Court, District of Vermont
U.S. Supreme Court

Memberships
New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers (Co-Founder
President)
New York State Bar Association (Former Chair, Trial Lawyers Section
Sustaining Member)
New York State Trial Lawyers Institute (Past-President)
Capital District Trial Lawyers Association (Past-President
Charter Member)
American Board of Trial Advocates - Albany, New York Chapter (Vice-President
Charter Member)
Foundation of the American Board of Trial Advocates (Charter Senior Life Fellow)
New York State Lawyers Political Action Committee (Former Chair)
National College of Advocacy (Co-Founder)
New York State Brain Injury Association (Former Vice-President and Counsel
Life Member)
National Board of Directors of the Academy of Catastrophic Injury Attorneys
National Brain Injury Association (Life Member)
American Association for Justice (Life Member)
Political Action Committee (Former Member, Executive Committee, Former Member, Board of Governors
Former Trustee)
Political Action Management Committee (Founder and Former Chair, ATLA's List)
Constitutional Litigation Committee (Former Co-Chair)
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (Sustaining Member)
Civil Justice Foundation (Champion)

Bar Fellowship
Roscoe Pound Foundation; Melvin Belli Society; Albany County Bar Association (Sustaining Member); Onondaga County Bar Association (Sustaining Member); Northern District of New York Federal Court Bar Association; New Jersey Trial Lawyers Association.
Education & Certifications

Law School
Albany Law School of Union University
Class of 1972
J.D.

Other Education
University of Notre Dame
Class of 1969
B.A.
Personal Details & History

Age
Born in 1947
Schenectady, New York, August 2, 1947

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