Michael Bersani
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Auburn, New York
Practice Areas:
Personal injury,
Appellate,
General litigation
Education Qualification:
Syracuse University College of Law
Practice Areas:
Personal injury,
Appellate,
General litigation
17 East Genesee St., Suite 401, Auburn, NY 13021Auburn, New York, 13021
First Admitted: 1993, Pennsylvania
Professional Webpage: https://www.michaels-smolak.com/michael-bersani.html
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Board Director of the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Bar associations of New York State, Onondaga County, Cayuga County, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, American Justice Institute, New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers, Auburn, NY YMCA (president); Geneva, NY Boys & Girls Club (vice-president); Farmworkers' Legal Services of New York (board member)
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- Many. Member of Multi-Million Dollar Advocacy forum.
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Geneva, New York 2010 "Citizen of the Year"; President Geneva, New York Boys & Girls Club 2010 - 2012; President Auburn, New York YMCA 2008 - 2010; Farm Workers Legal Services of New York, board member 1998 to present., 2009
- Have served on following not-for-profit boards: YMCA of Auburn NY (President), Geneva NY Human Rights Commission (Chair), Geneva Boys & Girls Club (President), Farm Worker Legal Services of NY, Currently serve on following boards: YMCA of Geneva NY, Blueprint, Inc. (Geneva),Worker Justice Center of New York. Volunteer with under-privileged children after school on Fridays to take them to Y swimming pool. Help immigrant farmworkers with legal issues.
Honors/Awards:
- Super lawyer by Law & Politics Magazine
- Multimillion Dollar Advocates Forum.
- ("AV") in the prestigious Martindale-Hubbell directory
- "Best Lawyers in America", Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year for Syracuse Metropolitan Area, Best Lawyers in America, 2021
- Professional Malpractice Lawyer of the Year for the Syracuse Metropolitan Area, Best Lawyers in America, 2022
Educational Background:
- Syracuse University College of Law, 1993
- Middlebury College - master's degree, Spanish, 1989
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- New York State Trial Lawyers "Bill of Particulars", and the Syracuse Law Review
- "Understanding Your New York Personal Injury Claim"
- Municipal Liability in the New York Bar Association Personal Injury Treatise (The Plaintiffs Personal Injury Action in New York State,
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- 2009 Geneva, NY Chamber of Commerce "Citizen of the Year"; Justinian Society (outstanding law student), Order of the Coif (outstanding law student), Syracuse College of Law, Law Review Editor (selective)
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