Cynthia S. LaFave

Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Albany, New York

Practice Areas:

Personal injury,

Animal bites,

Birth injury,

Brain injury,

Construction accident,

Medical malpractice,

Premises liability - plaintiff,

Sexual abuse - plaintiff,

Toxic mold,

Trucking accidents,

Wrongful death

Education Qualification:

Syracuse University College of Law

Practice Areas:

Personal injury,

Animal bites,

Birth injury,

Brain injury,

Construction accident,

Medical malpractice,

Premises liability - plaintiff,

Sexual abuse - plaintiff,

Toxic mold,

Trucking accidents,

Wrongful death

1 Wall StAlbany, New York, 12205

First Admitted: 1982, New York

Bar/Professional Activity:

Board of Directors of the New York State Trial Lawyers, Past Vice President for the Third Judicial Department, NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers; Past President of the Capital Region Affiliate of the NYS Trial Lawyer's Association; Past President of the Albany County Bar Association; past delegate to the NYS Bar Association; Member American Association for Justice; American Board of Trial Advocates; Capital Region Trial Lawyers Association. , 2024

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

Settled multiple cases throughout the year in the total sum of over $20,000,000, 2023
Won or settled multiple cases with an aggregate total over $20,000,000.00 in 2024, 2024
Cynthia has received many verdicts and settlements in excess of one million dollars for her clients. In 1996 she received the highest personal injury verdict for the entire United States, in the total sum of $94,500,000.00
Negligent Security case, settled for $2,750,000 after liability verdict. Orange County, 2021

Representative Clients:

Cynthia is now representing hundreds of sexual abuse survivors in NYS. These cases are against churches, schools and other entities that did not act to protect the children associated with them, 2024

Honors/Awards:

This award is given for outstanding commitment and service to client, Bar and profession, and to the perpetuation of the work of the "Shirt Sleeve" Lawyer, The Capital District Trial Lawyers Association Daniel H. Mahoney Memorial Award, Capital District Trial Lawyers Association, 2021
Town of New Scotland Town Justice 1984-1988
Member NYS Magistrate’s Association 1984 to the present
Member (2016-2019); Chair Albany County Democratic Committee, Judicial Qualifications Committee (2016-2017)
Named a Pioneering Woman Lawyer for the New York State Pioneering Women Lawyer Oral History Project, by the Gender Fairness Committee of the Third Judicial District, Chaired by Hon. Rachel Kretser (ret.), and highlighted in a podcast about Cynthia LaFave’
In 2021 is being presented with the first Betty Friedlander Award of Excellence from the NYSBA Trial Lawyers Section
Named a Top 100 Lawyer in 2010 and every year since then.
Named a Super Lawyer since the inception of the honor in 2007 and continues to receive this honor each and every year since then.
NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers, President's Award, 2008
Wiedemann Wysocki Citation of Excellence, Association of Trial Lawyers of America
SUNY Brockport, Outstanding Student Leadership Award, 1978
Appeared on Eye to Eye with Connie Chung

Educational Background:

Graduated from SUNY Brockport. Upon graduation was awarded the Outstanding Student Leadership Award. She was Editor in Chief of the Student Newspaper; Selected for Who's Who in Colleges and Universities; Editor in Chief of the Literary Magazine; Chairperson of the Media Activities Board; Director of Communications for the Student Government. She participated in the History Honor's Program; and maintained a Dean's List Cumulative academically. She spent her Junior Year abroad at Nottingham University in England, 1978

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Cynthia has continually been selected as a Continuing Legal Education Lecturer helping less experienced attorneys in the areas of Trial Law. She has been a speaker for the American Association of Justice; American Trial Lawyers Association; New York State Bar Association; Capital Region Trial Lawyer's Association; New York State Trial Lawyer's Association; New York State Academy of Trial Lawyer's and many other organizations

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Cynthia served as the Chair of the Albany County Judicial Qualifications Committee. She has also worked on many projects for many associations educating the public about their rights under the law. She further receives referrals in the areas of personal injury and medical malpractice from lawyers both locally and nationally. She is presently Chair of the Albany County Democratic Party Judicial Selection Committee. She is also the Vice President of the Board of Directors for the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society.

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