First Admitted: 1993, Pennsylvania

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):

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:

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)

Michael Bersani