Michael A. Bottar Attorney

First Admitted: 2004, New York

Professional Webpage: https://www.bottarleone.com/michael-a-bottar.html

Bar/Professional Activity:

Member, Judicial Screening Committee, New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers
Member, New York State Bar Association
Member, Onondaga County Bar Association
Member, New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (pro hac vice)
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona (pro hac vice)
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio (pro hac vice)
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (pro hac vice)
U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire (pro hac vice)
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
New York, 2004
Regional Vice President, New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

$6,000,000.00 recovery: medical malpractice, birth injury., 2018
$3,000,000.00 recovery: medical malpractice., 2018
$1,850,000.00 recovery: medical malpractice., 2018
$1,650,000.00 recovery: medical malpractice., 2018
$2,250,000.00 recovery: motor vehicle accident., 2017
$1,850,000.00 recovery: medical malpractice., 2017
$3,200,000.00 recovery: medical malpractice, surgical error., 2016
$2,600,000.00 recovery: medical malpractice, birth injury., 2016
$1,250,00,000.00 recovery: motorcycle accident., 2016
$1,100,000.00 recovery: medical malpractice., 2016
$3,800,000.00 recovery: medical malpractice, birth injury, 2015
$2,200,000.00: medical malpractice, failure to diagnose., 2015
$4,000,000.00 recovery: medical malpractice, birth injury., 2014
$1,500,000.00: medical malpractice, failure to diagnose., 2014
$1,585,000.00 recovery: medical malpractice, birth injury., 2013
$4,500,000.00 recovery: medical malpractice, birth injury., 2012
$2,100,000.00 recovery: medical malpractice, failure to diagnose., 2012
$1,700,000.00 recovery: construction accident., 2011

Pro bono/Community Service:

Past Member, Advisory Board, Arthritis Association of Central New York
Past Member, Board of Directors, Onondaga Historical Association
Past Member, Board of Directors, ARISE Foundation

Honors/Awards:

Past Member, Syracuse University College of Law Moot Court Honor Society
President's Award, NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers
Fellow, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Fellow, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Upstate New York Super Lawyers, 2013 - Present
Upstate New York Super Lawyers Top 50, 2016, 2018
Best Lawyers in America® Lawyer of the Year, Syracuse Plaintiffs Product Liability, 2017, 2019
The Best Lawyers in America, Product Liability, 2016 - Present
The Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury, 2015 - Present
The Best Lawyers in America, Medical Malpractice, 2015 - Present
Attorney of the Year, The Daily Record, 2016
Class rank: 4 of 247, Syracuse University College of Law
Best Lawyers in America® Lawyer of the Year, Syracuse Medical Malpractice Law, 2019
The Best Lawyers in America©, Lawyer of the Year, Plaintiffs Medical Malpractice, Syracuse, New York, 2018, 2019
The Best Lawyers in America©, Lawyer of the Year, Plaintiffs Product Liability, Syracuse, New York, 2018, 2019
The Best Lawyers in America©, Lawyer of the Year, Plaintiffs Product Liability, Syracuse, New York, 2017, 2019
The Best Lawyers in America© (2015-present)
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America - Trial Lawyer Honorary Society™ (2016-present)
The National Trial Lawyers: New York's Top 100 (2013-present)
The American Society of Legal Advocates: New York's Top 40 Under 40 (2014-present)
Million Dollar Advocates Forum, The Top Trial Lawyers In America™
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, The Top Trial Lawyers In America™
AV Preeminent™ Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review (2014-present)

Educational Background:

The Order of Barristers, Syracuse University College of Law
Colgate University, B.A., 2000
Order of the Coif, Syracuse University College of Law
Summa Cum Laude, Syracuse University College of Law
Justinian Honorary Law Society, Syracuse University College of Law

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Social Media, What's New?, Fall Conference, Association of Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, CLE (Geneva 2018)
Past Member, Syracuse Law Review
Faculty Member, New York State Bar Association Advanced Trial Academy
Medical Malpractice Litigation: Cross Examination, NYS Bar Association CLE (Syracuse 2019)
Say What? Hearsay Rules In New York, NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE (New York 2015)
Hearsay, NYS Bar Association CLE (Syracuse 2017)
Ethics of Social Media Discovery, NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE (Syracuse 2016)
Ethics of Social Media Discovery, NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE (Rochester 2016)
Ethics of Social Media Discovery, NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE (Albany 2016)
Ethics of Social Media Discovery, NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE (New York 2016)
Ethics of Social Media Discovery, NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE (Long Island 2016)
Medical Malpractice Litigation, Discovery: NYS Bar Association CLE (Syracuse 2016)
Say What? Hearsay Rules In New York, NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE (Syracuse 2015)
Say What? Hearsay Rules In New York, NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE (Rochester 2015)
Say What? Hearsay Rules In New York, NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE (Buffalo 2015)
Say What? Hearsay Rules In New York, NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE (Albany 2015)
Trial Practice: After the Verdict, NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE (New York 2013)
Say What? Hearsay Rules In New York, NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE (Long Island 2015)
Federal Tort Claims Act: Fundamentals and Updates, Northern District of New York Federal Court Bar Association CLE (Albany 2015)
Social Media In New York, Syracuse University College of Law CLE (Syracuse 2014)
Federal Tort Claims Act II: Essential Elements for NY Practitioners, NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE (Syracuse 2014)
Federal Tort Claims Act II: Essential Elements for NY Practitioners, NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE (Albany 2014)
Federal Tort Claims Act II: Essential Elements for NY Practitioners, NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE (Long Island 2014)
Volunteering Is Best - Feel Better By Doing Good, NYS Bar Association CLE (New York 2014)
Medical Malpractice Litigation: Technique, Strategy & Procedure, NYS Bar Association CLE (Syracuse 2014)
Federal Tort Claims Act II: Essential Elements for NY Practitioners, NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE (New York 2014)
Trial Practice: After the Verdict, NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE (Syracuse 2013)
Trial Practice: After the Verdict, NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE (Albany 2013)
Trial Practice: After the Verdict, NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE (Rochester 2013)
Proving Damages to the Jury, NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE, Buffalo, 2012
Trial Practice: After the Verdict, NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE (Long Island 2013)
Litigating In The Digital Age, NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE (Syracuse 2013)
Litigating In The Digital Age, NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE (Albany 2013)
Litigating In The Digital Age, NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE (Rochester 2013)
Litigating In The Digital Age, NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE (Buffalo 2013)
Networking Best Practices, NYS Bar Association CLE, Syracuse, 2012
Article 50A and 50B, BS&K In-House CLE, Syracuse, 2006
A Primer on the Federal Tort Claims Act, NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE, Buffalo, 2012
A Primer on the Federal Tort Claims Act, NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE, Long Island 2012
"Robbing Peter To Pay Paul: Medicaid Liens, Supplemental Needs Trusts and Personal Injury Recoveries on Behalf of Infants In New York State Following the Gold Decision," 53 Syr.L.Rev. 175, 2003
Proving Damages to the Jury, NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE, New York, 2012
Proving Damages to the Jury, NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE, Long Island, 2012
Executive Editor, Syracuse Law Review, Syracuse University College of Law
2011-2012 Survey of New York Law: Civil Practice, Syracuse Law Review, 63 Syr.L.Rev. 593, 2013
2016-2017 Survey of New York Law: Civil Practice, Syracuse Law Review, 68 Syr.L.Rev. 748, 2018
2017 - 2018 Survey of New York Law: Civil Practice, Syracuse Law Review, 69 Syr.L.Rev, 2019
CLE, Proving Damages To The Jury, New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers, Albany, NY (Chair and Presenter)
Instructor, New York State Bar Association Advanced Trial Academy
CLE, Proving Damages To The Jury, New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers, Syracuse, NY (Chair and Presenter)
CLE, Proving Damages To The Jury, New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers, Rochester, NY (Chair and Presenter)
Author, Michael A. Bottar, Robbing Peter To Pay Paul: Medicaid Liens, Supplemental Needs Trusts and Personal Injury Recoveries on Behalf of Infants In New York State Following the Gold Decision, 53 Syr.L.Rev. 175, 2003
CLE, The "Nuts & Bolts" of a Trial: Essential Elements at the Core of Every Victory, New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers, Syracuse, NY (Presenter)
CLE, The Ins and Outs of Article 50B, Syracuse, NY (Presenter)
CLE, Did You Know Your Genes Are Patented? Emerging Law and Ethics On Genetic Counseling and Testing: What It Can & Cannot Do, and Medical Malpractice Issues The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties, Inc., Oneida County Bar Association and Ferre Institute, Inc. (Co-Presenter)
CLE, A Primer on the Federal Tort Claims Act, New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers, Albany, NY (Chair and Presenter)
CLE, A Primer on the Federal Tort Claims Act, New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers, Syracuse, NY (Chair and Presenter)
CLE, A Primer on the Federal Tort Claims Act, New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers, Rochester, NY (Chair and Presenter)
CLE, A Primer on the Federal Tort Claims Act, New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers, New York, NY (Chair and Presenter)
CLE, A Primer on the Federal Tort Claims Act, New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers, Plainview, NY (Chair and Presenter)
CLE, Proving Damages To The Jury, New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers, Buffalo, NY (Chair and Presenter)
CLE, Proving Damages To The Jury, New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers, New York, NY (Chair and Presenter)
Author, Michael A. Bottar & Kim Wolf Price, 2009-2010 Survey of New York Law: Civil Practice, Syracuse Law Review, 61 Syr.L.Rev. 631, 2011
Author, Michael A. Bottar, 2010-2011 Survey of New York Law: Civil Practice, Syracuse Law Review, 62 Syr.L.Rev. 571, 2012
Author, Michael A. Bottar, 2012-2013 Survey of New York Law: Civil Practice, Syracuse Law Review, 64 Syr.L.Rev. 601, 2014
Author, Michael A. Bottar, 2013-2014 Survey of New York Law: Civil Practice, Syracuse Law Review, 65 Syr.L.Rev. 667, 2015
Author, Michael A. Bottar, 2014-2015 Survey of New York Law: Civil Practice, Syracuse Law Review, 66 Syr.L.Rev. 805, 2016
Author, Michael A. Bottar, 2015-2016 Survey of New York Law: Civil Practice, Syracuse Law Review, 67 Syr.L.Rev. 789, 2017

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Adjunct Professor, Syracuse University College of Law (2011-present)

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