Pamela A. Nichols
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Albany, New York
Practice Areas:
Personal Injury,
Medical Malpractice,
Animal Bites,
Birth Injury,
Brain Injury,
Construction Accident,
Premises Liability - Plaintiff,
Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff,
Trucking Accidents,
Wrongful Death
Education Qualification:
Albany Law School
Practice Areas:
Personal injury,
Medical malpractice,
Animal bites,
Birth injury,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Sexual abuse - plaintiff,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
54 State StreetAlbany, New York, 12207
First Admitted: 1991, New York
Professional Webpage: https://www.oalaw.com/lawyers/pamela-a-nichols/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- New York State Bar Association, 2023
- U.S. District Court, Eastern Districts of New York
- Member of Executive Committee, New York State Trial Lawyers Association since 2018, 2023
- Board of Directors New York State Trial Lawyers Association sicne 2018., 2023
- President, Capital Region Affiliate, New York State Trial Lawyers Association since 2017, 2023
- Member, American Association for Justice, since 2008, 2023
- U.S. District Court, Southern Districts of New York
- Member, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 2009 - Present
- U.S. District Court, Northern, Districts of New York
- Member, The Injury Board, since 2011, 2023
- Member, Albany County Bar Association, 1991 - Present
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- $4 million settlement for a pedestrian killed by an automobile, 2023
- $850,000 settlement for a passenger in an automobile, 2023
- $750,000 settlement in a dramshop collision, 2023
- $2.65 million settlement for a pedestrian injured on a construction site. , 2022
- $750,000 settlement in a medical malpractice action involving an attempted suicide. , 2022
- $1.25 million dollar settlement in an automobile pedestrian collison., 2019
- $200,000 settlement in an automobile collison with a soft tissue injury , 2019
- Medical Malpractice, Settled $1.2 million, Physician practice failed to hire, train, and monitor physician
- Auto crash settlement $475,000, 2016
- Collision on a ski mountain, co-counsel. $1.5 million settlement, 2017
- Legal Malpractice, Litigation, Settled $485,000, lawyer failed to properly represent party resulting in a verdict against the party, 2013
- Medical Malpractice, Settled $1.8 million, Pediatrician failed to properly diagnose child, Nov 30, 2011
- Medical Malpractice - Gallbladder Surgery. $400,000, 2015
- Trampoline injury, co-counsel. Verdict $800,000, 2016
- Medical Malpractice case involving death of an infant - $725,000, 2016
- Medical Malpractice, $11 million - settled after verdict, medical malpractice against pediatrician for failing to diagnose sexual abuse of two young children, Aug 11, 2009, 2009
- Trucking negligence - $750,000, 2015
- Unfair competitition litigation, settled $9 Million, 1997
- Trucking Accident, Settled $6.4 million, Trucking company with a defective part severely injured a family in an automobile accident, Sep 01, 2009
Pro bono/Community Service:
- VIce President, Board Member, Downtown Albany Buisness Improvement District, 2020
Honors/Awards:
- Fellow, Trial Lawyer Honorary Society - Litigation Counsel of America since 2017, Fellow, Trial Lawyer Honorary Society, Litigation Counsel of America, 2023
- Earned national designation, Best Lawyer's in America, Best Lawyers, 2023
- Super Lawyer Upstate New York, Super Lawyers, 2023
- Martindale-Hubbelll’s AV Preeminent Rating, since 2014, Martindale Hubbell, 2023
- Honored by SuperLawyers, Top 25 Women Upstate New York, SuperLawyers, 2015
- Recognized for volunteer effort to bring safety message to more than 10,000 teens and adults in upstate New York, Heart of Business GOBY award, The Stakeholders, Inc., 2014
- Comprehensive database for Business Leaders, Strathmore's Who's Who, Strathmore's Who's Who, 2012
Educational Background:
- Albany Law School, J.D., 1990
- Fordham University, B.S., 1987
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Volunteer presenter of national teen awareness safety program, Presenter, End Distracted Driving, 2019
- Teaching lawyers the latest caselaw on Evidence., Presenter, Decisions 2018, New York State Trial Lawyers, 2018
- Teaching lawyers the latest caselaw on Evidence, speaker on Evidence, Decisions 2019, https://www.nystla.org/index.cfm?pg=store&sa=ViewDetails&ItemID=15241&cat=2808, New York State Trial Lawyers, 2019
- Overview of applying rules of evidence, Presenter, Applying the Rules of Evidence, What Every Attorney Needs to Know, Legal, 2014
- Speaker, Abuse and Neglect in Nursing Homes, Skilled Nursing Facilities, 2003
- Writer/Speaker, Skilled Nursing Facilities, 1993
- Writer/Speaker, Medical Providers, 1994
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