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Updated: August 7th, 2023 | Albany | Lawyer List J | Powers & Santola LLP | Medical Malpractice, Premises Liability, Products Liability,
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Address: 100 Great Oaks Blvd, Suite 123, albany, NY, 12203
Law Firm: Powers & Santola, LLP
Phone: 518-407-3825
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Website: https://www.powers-santola.com/
| Title | Senior Partner |
| First Year of Call | |
| Areas of Practice | Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Premises Liability |
| Description | John Powers is a founding partner of the firm of Powers and Santola, LLP. His practice is limited to the representation of catastrophically injured individuals, a field of law in which he has more than 35 years of experience. For more than 25 consecutive years, Mr. Powers has repeatedly been selected by his peers as one of The Best Lawyers in America. He is listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers; has been selected for inclusion in New York Super Lawyers; named one of the New York Area’s Top Lawyers in New York Magazine; and selected as one of The Top 100 Trial Lawyers in New York State by The American Association for Justice. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Albany Law School, John is a nationally recognized authority on the medical and legal aspects of catastrophic injury. He is the Co-Founder and a former President of the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers; a former President of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association; a former President of the Capital District Trial Lawyers Association; a former Chair of the Trial Lawyers Section of the New York State Bar Association and has served as a member of the House of Delegates of the NYSBA. John served as a member of the national Board of Governors of the American Association for Justice [AAJ] from 1990 until 2004 and served two terms as a member of the association’s Executive Committee. John currently serves as a director of the Melvin M. Belli Society. He is one of only 43 lawyers in the nation to be granted the status of Life Member in AAJ. John is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Academy of Trial Advocacy, and has been awarded the rank of Advocate by the American Board of Trial Advocates. In addition to his service to the legal profession, John served as First Vice-President of the New York State Brain Injury Association and has been granted Life Membership in both that organization and the National Brain Injury Association. A Co-Founder of the National College of Advocacy and former President of the New York State Trial Lawyers Institute, John is in frequent demand as a speaker, particularly in the area of advocating on behalf of individuals who have suffered catastrophic injuries. In the past, he has served as a chairperson or lecturer at more than 400 programs throughout the United States and Canada. PUBLISHED WORKS: Co-Author with Daniel R. Santola: ‘Construction Accidents,’ New York Negligence Guide, Matthew Bender & Co., Inc. 1989; ‘Construction Accidents, How To Be a Winner,’ Tri-Cities Building & Construction Trades Council, Fall 1989; ‘Compensation the Catastrophically Injured,’ 1989; Chapter 28, Vehicle Collision Litigation, Shepard’s/McGraw-Hill, Inc. ‘The Big Lie,’ Trial Lawyers Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 4, Summer, 1992. ‘The Wrong Choice,’ Trial Lawyers Quarterly Vol. 23, No.1, Fall, 1992. ‘It’s Reno Standard Time,’ Trial Lawyers Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 2, Winter-Spring, 1993. ‘The New York Experience,’ TRIAL Magazine, April, 1993. ‘Direct Examination of Plaintiff’s Treating Physicians and Experts,’ Analysis, Understanding and Presentation of Cases Involving Traumatic Brain Injury, National Head Injury Foundation, 1994. ‘The Seat Belt Defense in New York State,’ Trial Lawyers Quarterly, Vol. 24, No. 3, Spring, 1994. Member: Chief Judge’s Committee to Improve Availability of Legal Services; Chief Judge’s Pro Bono Monitoring Committee. Member, Editorial Advisory Board, James Publishing, Inc. Law Publishers Costa Mesa, California. Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Recipient, Wiedeman-Wysocki Citation of Excellence, 1994, 1996). New York State Trial Lawyers Association (Recipient: Award of Merit, 1990, 1994; Award of Excellence, 1991; President’s Award, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003; Distinguished Service Award, 1999; Presidential Achievement Award, 1999; President’s Service Award, 2000; President’s Award of Excellence, 2001. Honorary Board Member, Capital District Women’s Bar Association Legal Project, Inc. Listed in: ‘The Best Lawyers in America’ continuously since 1985; ‘Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers;’ ‘New York’s Top Lawyers;’ ‘Who’s Who in American Law;’ ‘Who’s Who in America;’ ‘Who’s Who in the World;’ ‘Who’s Who in Finance and Industry;’ ‘Who’s Who in the East.;’ Awarded highest rating available by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. |
Powers & Santola has received top ranking for medical malpractice representation from ‘U.S. News’ and ‘Best Lawyers in America.’ Our goal in every case is to achieve a result that will make a fundamental improvement in our client’s life.Since 1987, Powers & Santola, LLP., has been driven by the expectation of excellence in all that it does on behalf of its clients. We are always motivated by a genuine desire to make a difference in t…
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