Michael A. Bottar

Michael is a member of Bottar Law, PLLC, where he applies more than 20 years of experience to the pursuit of medical malpractice, wrongful death, construction accident, and other complex personal injury actions throughout New York and the northeastern United States, with a focus on claims for birth injuries, neonatal/pediatric negligence, heart attack, stroke, brain damage, spine/nerve injuries, and liability under the Federal Tort Claims Act.Michael is president elect of the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers, the largest state trial bar in the nation.  He has provided continuing legal education on nearly 50 occasions to thousands of attorneys throughout the State of New York, and has been invited to speak by the Association of Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.Michael is a graduate of Colgate University and is asumma cum laudegraduate of Syracuse University College of Law.  He is listed in The Best Lawyers In America® for plaintiff's medical malpractice, product liability and personal injury, and has repeatedly been named its "Lawyer of of the Year."  Michael holds an AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the organization's highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards, and is a fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America.  Since 2013, Michael has been recognized annually by The National Trial Lawyers as one of the "Top 100" trial lawyers in New York State, and has earned life membership in the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.