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Working hands-on with contractors, subcontractors, owners, developers and suppliers on a wide array of commercial and construction matters. From contract development and negotiation to contract disputes dealing with environmental, labor and lien law matters, administrative agency issues, bankruptcy, foreclosure actions, property rights matters, real property tax law proceedings, alternative dispute resolution, and business torts.

With hundreds of cases handled, The Law Office of Eric K. Schillinger is one of the best criminal defense firms in Albany. Our lawyer has protected the constitutional rights of people at the local level and has even tried multiple cases at the federal level. His integrity has earned the respect of both judges and prosecutors—a respect that gets life-changing results for our clients in the courtroom. When the people of Albany are looking to have their criminal charges reduced or even dropped, they turn The Law Office of Eric K. Schillinger. We will be proud to have the opportunity to defend your rights in court, and we won’t give up until your voice is fairly heard.

Tom is senior partner at O’Connell and Aronowitz practicing almost exclusively in Personal Injury litigation. He represents clients who have sustained serious injuries as a result of accidents, product liability and professional malpractice and has secured several multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. He is known for his thoroughness and attention to detail particularly in handling complex product liability and professional negligence matters.  Tom has lectured at seminars sponsored by the New York State Bar Association on various topics regarding personal injury litigation and also lectured to the National Academy of Forensic Engineers on the use of forensic animation and expert witness testimony. Tom has been consecutively awarded “AV-Preeminent” ratings by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards.  As a Certified New York State Emergency Medical Technician, Tom is personally committed to supporting Emergency Service Providers in the local community. He acts as general counsel to several local emergency response organizations and provides continuing education programs to several EMS organizations and fire departments.  Very active in the community, Tom has served for many years on the Executive Boards for local little league organizations and on Board of Trustees at Christian Brothers Academy, an all-boys LaSallian Jr/Sr high school.  His community service activities also include volunteering for safety program aimed at local high school students as part of a national End Districted Driving campaign.

Terence L. Kindlon has practiced as a criminal defense lawyer in New York's capital city since 1974. He began his career as an assistant public defender and entered private practice in the late 1970's. Over the years Terry has defended many people charged with serious crimes and has tried more than 175 felony cases to verdict. Additionally, he has maintained an extensive appellate practice.Certified in capital defense, he has zealously represented a number of men facing the death penalty in both state and federal court. One of the founding members of at the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Terry has served as a lecturer for that group as well as for the Criminal Justice Section of the Criminal Justice Section of the New York State Bar Association.Among the professional awards Terry has received are the New York State Defenders Association Service of Justice Award, the New York State Bar Association's David S. Michaels Memorial Award for Courageous Efforts in Promoting Integrity in the Criminal Justice System, the Thurgood Marshall Unity Award by the NAACP Oneonta Area Branch, the Disabled American Veterans Certificate of Appreciation for the DAV Vietnam Veterans Outreach Program and a Commendation from the Veterans Administration Vet Center for Legal Assistance.Terry has received the Martindale Hubble AV rating (highest ratings for Legal Ability and General Ethical Standards) and has also been selected for inclusion in "New York Super Lawyers" for the past several years.During the War in Vietnam Terry served in the United States Marine Corps. He was medically retired as Sergeant as a result of serious wounds received in combat in Quang Tri Province during the Tet Offensive of 1968. As a result of his actions, Terry received the Purple Heart medal and was awarded a bronze star with a combat "V" for valor.Terry resides in the Capital District, flies a twin-engine Cessna 340 and is an active volunteer pilot with Angelflight NE.

Steve is the founding partner and chair of O'Connell and Aronowitz Personal Injury and Criminal Defense practices. Under his leadership, the firm has become one of the most active personal injury and criminal defense law firms in Upstate New York. Steve is one of the few lawyers in upstate New York who has excelled in both the personal injury and criminal defense fields with over thirty-five years of experience at the State and Federal level. He has been recognized by his peers for his record setting verdicts and settlements and his unique ability to master both personal injury and criminal defense trials. Steve was selected by his peers as a New York Superlawyer in these fields and was the cover feature on 2010 Superlawyers for his distinction. Steve Coffey is known for his fearless approach when confronted with injustice. He has enjoyed powerful courtroom victories and has consistently garnered million dollar verdicts for his clients in cases that are often highly complex and high profile. Steve has obtained verdicts in excess of one million dollars in ten cases and has obtained countless settlements that have exceeded one million dollars. Steve has enjoyed the same unrelenting success as a criminal defense lawyer. He is widely recognized in the Capital District as one of its premiere criminal defense trial lawyers. Steve has justly earned that reputation through his representation of thousands of clients in both street crime cases (e.g., DWI, assault, sex abuse, murder) and highly complex white collar cases (e.g., Medicaid fraud, embezzlement). He has secured dozens of acquittals.  Steve's knowledge, insight and analytical skill have translated easily from the court room to the media. Local television and radio stations have looked to him as a regular commentator for highly publicized local and national criminal cases. A former Assistant District Attorney for Albany County and Chief Felony Prosecutor, Steve was the youngest Felony Bureau Chief to serve in Albany County. He also served as Special Prosecutor in Fulton and Albany Counties. Steve compliments his civil and criminal trial skill with an extensive appellate practice. He has briefed and argued cases in the Appellate Divisions throughout the State of New York, the New York Court of Appeals and the Federal Appellate Courts. He has lectured and written extensively on civil and criminal trial practice. Steve is an active participant of local and national charitable organizations involving disabled individuals, including the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Living Resources, and The Miracle League.

Since launching the law firm of Powers & Santola in 1987 with John K. Powers, Santola has treated each of his cases with the individual attention they demand. His law firm has received the top ranking by U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers. He holds an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Buffalo. After earning his law degree from Albany School of Law, he taught as an assistant professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of Management in Troy, N.Y.. In 1976, Santola turned to the field of personal injury law, and accepted an associate position with one of the Capital Region’s top trial lawyers. Five years later, he became a partner in the firm of Bloomberg & Santola where he worked until he teamed with John Powers to start their practice.. Santola, who started his career as a university professor, has spent three decades teaching personal injury law for court attorneys and judges at professional association conferences and at law schools.  His topics cover subjects such as construction accidents, medical malpractice, trial tactics, evidence, and products liability.. He has consistently been named as one of the “Best Lawyers in America”, by Best Lawyers and is listed by the American Trial Lawyers Association as one of the top 100 trial lawyers in the country. In 2012 he was named Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year, by Best Lawyers.  He has consistently been listed in Super Lawyer’s Top Attorneys in New York State since its inception.. As a leader in state and national associations, Santola has spent his career giving back to his profession. He is a past president of the Albany County Bar Association, The Capital District Trial Lawyers Association, the Capital Region Affiliate of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, and the Albany Affiliate of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Santola also holds the rank of Dean of Continued Legal Education for the New York Academy of Trial Lawyers.

Said (Sa-eed) Ibrahim is a fierce advocate for his clients, and practices exclusively in the field of matrimonial and family law, concentrating on divorce negotiation and litigation, custody, child support, and adoption issues. Mr. Ibrahim has extensive experience in representing clients in both Supreme and Family Court, as well as negotiations of resolutions of these matters.. Mr. Ibrahim is committed to identifying the unique factors that apply to each individual case, and coming up with a legal plan which best serves each client. Whether this means aggressive compromise and settlement pursuit, or creative discovery and trial tactics, clients will always know that their goals have been heard, recognized, and zealously advocated for.. Mr. Ibrahim currently serves as a Board Member of the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York, and serves on their Judiciary Committee as well. He is also a 2023 SuperLawyers Rising Star, a member of the Character & Fitness Committee for the Appellate Division, Third Department, and has worked extensively on pro-bono cases for the New York State Clemency Project. Mr. Ibrahim also has a deep-rooted commitment to mentorship within the legal community, and is a part of the American Bar Association Judicial Internship Opportunity Program, the Albany Law School Mentorship & Interviewing programs, and has served as a mock-appellate judge for Albany Law students.. Mr. Ibrahim received his J.D. from Albany Law School and received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics & Business Administration from Florida International University. He is admitted to practice in New York, District of Columbia, and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York.

Richard G. Greco is an experienced trial lawyer, having tried numerous patent infringement, general commercial, securities and criminal cases before judges and juries. He has argued appeals in federal and state courts. Mr. Greco has concentrated on patent infringement litigation for the past 25 years and has had extensive experience in complex patent litigation. He was a partner in the Kaye Scholer LLP patent litigation practice for fifteen years before commencing his own practice.. He has represented major pharmaceutical, chemical and biotechnology companies in litigations on patents claiming pharmaceutical compounds, recombinant proteins, pharmaceutical formulations, drug delivery systems, immunoassays and devices, nucleic acid testing, recombinant cell research tools, transgenic animals and processes for producing recombinant products. His work includes several challenges to abbreviated new drug applications on the world’s leading drugs. Outside the life sciences area, he has handled cases concerning catalysts, temperature measurement devices, jet engine fan blades, voice recorders with computer control capabilities and computer displays.  He has also consulted on anti-trust matters related to patent activities.. Examples of pharmaceutical and biotech litigations handled by Mr. Greco include Pfizer Inc v Mylan (Norvasc®);Pfizer Inc v Apotex, Inc (Norvasc®); Pfizer Inc v Synthon Labs (Norvasc®); University of Rochester v Pharmacia (a major precedent defining the written description requirement); Pfizer Inc v Siegfried Pharmaceuticals (Procardia®); Bayer AG v Barr Laboratories (Cipro®); Pfizer v Mylan Laboratories(Procardia XL®); Xoma Corp v Centocor Inc (anti-sepsis monoclonal antibody); and Spectral Diagnostics Inc v Biosite Diagnostics, Inc (antibody-based cardiac assay); Abbott Labs v. Biosite Diagnostics, Inc. (monoclonal based drug of abuse assay);  He has conducted several claim construction hearings, including a successful claim construction hearing in Chiron Corporation v F Hoffman-LaRoche Ltd concerning the pioneering hepatitis C virus cloning. Mr. Greco has consulted with counsel outside the United States to co-ordinate litigations of foreign counterparts of United States patents and has worked with Counsel in the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, Germany, The Netherlands, Italy, Canada, and Jamaica.. Mr. Greco has lectured on patent litigation topics to various professional groups and at in house programs including for Pfizer, Inc., sanofi-Aventis, Bristol Myers-Squibb, and Novartis.  He is a co-author of Pharmaceutical and Biotech Patent Law (PLI 2007).

Registered lobbyist. Meet with legislators on client priorities. Draft proposed legislation. Propose andimplement legislative strategy. Brief clients on legislative developments.

Provide closing and title services to national and local banks, mortgage companies, loan officers, brokers, and consumers. Write deeds, search titles, prepare and process closing documents, disburse settlement funds, and execute closings. Landlord-tenant law. Analyze legal liability of businesses and implement crucial policies necessary to safeguard against potential legal claims. Form domestic and foreign corporations and other business entities. Prepare various legal disclaimers and contracts essential to protect businesses including but not limited to employee handbooks, confidentiality agreements, and corporate resolutions. Represent parties at school meetings, mediation sessions, and due process hearings. Civil litigation. Select constitutional law and discrimination cases involving Title IX, civil rights and liberties.

Pam has been a Partner at O’Connell & Aronowitz since 1997 where she practices in our Personal Injury Litigation Department. She was the firm’s managing partner for fifteen years. Her accomplishments tackling the legal issues that arise during litigation have been critical to the firm’s overall success.. Pam consistently obtains excellent results representing plaintiffs in all areas of personal injury lawsuits including wrongful death cases, medical malpractice, automobile collisions, trucking crashes, dangerous products, abused children, and defective medical devices and pharmaceuticals. Since New York State’s passage of the Child Victims Act in 2019, she represented countless numbers of survivors of child sexual abuse in actions against their abusers and against the establishments that failed to prevent the abuse.. Her results speak for themselves. Pam recently settled an automobile collision involving a pedestrian for $4 million. She settled a pedestrian-construction case for $2.65 million. Pam was the driving force in winning an $11 million verdict in a medical malpractice case involving sexually abused children. Pam obtained a $1.8 million settlement in a medical malpractice case involving a physically abused and neglected child. She co-counseled a wrongful death trucking collision which settled for $6.5 million dollars and a ski injury trial which ultimately settled for $1.5 million dollars. Pam also reached a settlement of $750,00 for the wrongful death of a three-year-old child.. Pam has obtained millions of dollars on behalf of children injured at birth and on behalf of adults and children who have suffered injury and death as a result of malpractice. She has represented many families in wrongful death actions to recover for the loss of a family member due to the negligent acts of others. Pam understands that the focus must be on family after a parent or child sustains an injury and she fiercely protects families’ legal and financial rights so they can focus on their emotional and physical needs. She is a tireless advocate for New York State’s Grieving Families Act which would allow families to seek compensation for grief or anguish, loss of love, protection, comfort, and companionship and loss of nurture, guidance, counsel, advice, training and education resulting from death of a loved one.. Pam also takes pride in her commitment to the L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ community in the Capital Region through her legal representation of clients in the community and through the firm’s participation in local events that support and celebrate diversity.. When she is not practicing law, Pam is an active volunteer supporting many different causes that encourage and ensure health and safety. In 2012, she joined forces with The Casey Feldman Foundation and for a national distracted driving initiative aimed at keeping high school students safe on the road. The Casey Feldman Foundation is a not-for-profit whose namesake was a 21-year-old Fordham University student who was killed by a distracted driver. Her parents, Joel and Dianne, both attorneys, started the foundation in their daughter’s memory with the hopes of sparing other families from such profound loss. Tragedy inspired a national movement and began Pam’s journey as an advocate of EndDD in upstate New York. Today, under her leadership, O’Connell and Aronowitz volunteer attorneys have brought EndDD’s message to more than 14,000 students in upstate New York. Pam has also presented to the NYS Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee and NYS Partnership for Teen Driving Safety.. Every year, Pam leads our firm in volunteer efforts to help others in need. These efforts have ranged from providing food and clothing to homeless veterans and providing school supplies to children in need, to painting the physical plant of the local Boys and Girls Club, and purchasing supplies for domestic violence safehouses and homeless shelters. Her outreach has also included cleaning protected beaches to save wildlife and organizing supply donations around the country to aid victims of natural disasters.. Pam serves as the Capital Region Affiliate President of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and is a member of NYSTLA’s Executive Committee. She is an active member of the Leader’s Forum with the American Association for Justice and The Injury Board, a national community of personal injury attorneys committed to consumer safety. Once again named to the Best Lawyers in America list in addition to the Upstate New York Super Lawyer’s list since 2012, Pam also earned the highest level of recognition from her peers with Martindale-Hubbell’s AV Preeminent Rating.. Pam represents clients throughout upstate New York as well as in New York City where she maintains a residence. She enjoys reading, traveling and spending time with her husband, four grown children.

My practice focuses on defending the rights of the accused and those suffering from physical or business related injuries.  I have tried and argued cases in New York State Trial and Appellate Courts, as well as New York Federal Courts including the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.. As a former Assistant District Attorney and State Assistant Attorney General, I utilize my prior experience and success litigating on behalf of the government to zealously advocate for my clients in criminal and civil matters throughout the State of New York.. As a felony prosecutor, I tried numerous cases to verdict while assigned to the Special Victims Unit. I have also conducted hearings and trials in local courts throughout the region, primarily in the area of DWI law.. As an Assistant Attorney General, I was assigned to the Litigation Bureau where I represented a state agency and its employees in all stages of civil litigation including investigations, motion practice, witness preparation, depositions and trials.. My experience in both the private and public sectors allows me to evaluate your case from multiple angles so that I can assist you in crafting creative solutions for your complex legal challenges.

Ms. Howard's professional endeavors are focused primarily on environmental matters and municipal securities.

Ms. Dalbec is an experienced civil and criminal litigator who has been practicing since 2002. Ms. Dalbec has focused her practice on matrimonial law, family court matters, plaintiff's personal injury, complex criminal defense, and defending professionals in disciplinary matters. Ms. Dalbec has extensive trial experience including high profile criminal matters and successful trials, negotiation, mediation and settlement of substantial civil cases.

Mr. Valenza has extensive expertise in providing advice and assistance on a broad range of business issues and transactions including the formation and operation of business entities; business start-ups; business expansions through mergers and acquisitions; shareholder, member and partner buyouts; raising capital via debt and equity financing, including private placements; investment of capital in new, emerging and established businesses; real estate transactions, including like-kind exchanges; federal, state and local taxation; and family business and management succession planning.. Mr. Valenza also counsels not-for-profit organizations on issues of formation, operation and tax exempt status.

Mr. Hoskins is a 1985, summa cum laude, graduate of Syracuse University College of Law where he graduated fourth in his class.  While at Syracuse, he served as the Managing Editor of the Syracuse Law Review and was awarded the Order of the Coif.  He received his undergraduate education at the New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University, which he attended on a four year Army ROTC Scholarship.. After graduation from law school, Mr. Hoskins was assigned to the Office of the Army General Counsel as a participant in the Army General Counsel's Honors Program.  While with the General Counsel's office, his duties focused on providing legal and policy advice on issues involving the Clean Water Act, the National Environment Policy Act and Water Resources Development Act of 1986 and 1988.. Upon a completion of his military service, Mr. Hoskins accepted a position as an associate with the Baltimore law firm of Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Gray where he concentrated on civil litigation involving products liability, commercial, toxic tort, and insurance coverage matters.  His experience in sophisticated product liability litigation included participating in the defense of the manufacturer of an allegedly defective mechanical heart valve.. Mr. Hoskins joined the Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos in December, 1993 and was principally responsible for handling sophisticated personal injury and wrongful death cases, including cases involving allegations of product liability.  Mr. Hoskins also served as co-liaison counsel for the various lawsuits brought by the firm against the tobacco industry, including litigation brought on behalf of the State of Maryland and separate class action lawsuits brought on behalf of citizens of Maryland and the District of Columbia.. In June 2000, Mr. Hoskins left the Angelos firm to open his own law office dedicated to providing personalized representation to injured individuals and their families.  Since founding the firm, Mr. Hoskins has helped individuals seriously injured by automobile accidents receive fair compensation for their injuries.  His firm brought the first lawsuits in Maryland against the tobacco industry seeking recovery for injuries caused by the synergistic effects of asbestos and cigarette smoke.  His firm is currently involved in ground breaking litigation seeking to obtain the remedies provided by the Maryland Secondary Mortgage Loan law on behalf of thousands of Maryland residents.. On September 11, 2001, Mr. Hoskins was driving home from a court appearance in Annapolis, Maryland when he learned that American Airlines flight 77, traveling at an estimated 350 miles per hour at tree top height, crashed into the Pentagon.  One hundred twenty-five employees and visitors were killed at the Pentagon along with sixty-four people aboard the airplane.  Hundreds others were severely injured.  Mr. Hoskins represented two of the victims before the Victim’s Compensation Fund established by Congress.  Mr. Hoskins donated his legal services to the victims in conjunction with Trial Lawyers Care, Inc., a non-profit corporation set up by volunteer trial lawyers across the nation to provide free legal services to the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.. Mr. Hoskins is licensed to practice in Maryland, New York and the District of Columbia.

Mr. Andrew Gareleck is a native of the New York State and a member of the New York State Bar. He has much experience assisting corporations and individuals in the areas of U.S. corporate, commercial, and immigration law.. Prior to founding the law firm of Lexalia PLLC (a New York professional limited liability company with offices in in Lyon and Jerusalem), Mr. Gareleck worked in New York City for a prominent mid-town Manhattan law firm and in Lyon, France, for a law firm directed by a member of European Parliament. He subsequently spent three years, from 1996-99, leading the U.S. Desk of Ernst & Young’s French law practice.. As managing partner at Lexalia PLLC, Mr. Gareleck regularly advises clients on business development and strategies for entering the U.S. market. He has assisted clients with the creation of corporations and limited liability companies (LLC) including foreign-owned subsidiaries and joint-venture companies. Business entities formed by Mr. Gareleck can be found throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. Mr. Gareleck also has extensive experience negotiating and drafting of various types of contracts including license, distribution, merger, and cession agreements. Among his clients are the Presidents, Senior Managers, and employees of some of the world’s largest multinational corporations. He also has experience filing trademark applications with the US Patent and Trademark Office.. Mr. Gareleck is active in the educational field. He regularly teaches courses in US and International business law at universities throughout Europe.

Matthew Toporowski is an experienced litigator and trial attorney. His practice is split between the areas of commercial litigation and plaintiff’s personal injury. He has represented business owners and shareholders in disputes involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duties, fraud, theft of trade secrets and non-compete agreements. The subject matter of these disputes is as varied as the geographic location or forum where it has occurred and has included polymers, mutual funds, hedge funds, advertising, bridal startups and more. He has represented clients before the American Arbitration Association (AAA), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and in state and federal courts throughout New York. As a member of the Firm’s complex commercial litigation practice group and trial team, he often litigates in courts of other states as well on behalf of clients’ interstate interests.. Matt also litigates personal injury cases on behalf of individuals harmed by the negligent acts of others. This includes medical malpractice, automobile accidents and products liability issues resulting in serious injuries, traumatic brain injuries, spinal damage, nerve damage, life-altering injuries as well as wrongful death claims. As a former law clerk to the New York State Appellate Division and assistant district attorney in Albany County, Matt successfully litigates, conducts trials and defends verdicts on appeal when necessary on behalf of his clients.. Matt invests his spare time in his community. He is on the boards of the New York Capital Region Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Green Tech High Charter School. He currently serves as the President of the Ten Broeck Triangle Preservation League, the neighborhood association of the City of Albany’s second oldest neighborhood, the Ten Broeck Triangle. He completed Ironman Lake Placid in 2015, and qualified for the 70.3 Ironman World Championship in 2017.

Margie A. Soehl is one of Albany’s few bilingual, English-Spanish speaking attorneys.. A partner with Powers and Santola, Margie focuses her practice on representing seriously and catastrophically injured victims of medical malpractice, construction accidents, motor vehicle accidents, wrongful death, and birth injuries.. Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Margie earned her J.D. from Espiritu Santo University of Guayaquil.  While in law school, she interned at Yamaguchi International Law Offices in Osaka, Japan.  After she earned her law degree, she joined the legal advisory team of Ecuadorian President Gustavo Noboa.. In 2003, Margie moved to the United States and currently holds a dual citizenship in Ecuador and the United States.. She received a Masters Degree in Law and Letters from Albany Law School in 2005 and joined Powers and Santola in 2007.  Margie is admitted to practice in the State of New York, Ecuador and the United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern and Western Districts of New York.. Margie is an appointed member of the Committee on Character and Fitness of the Appellate Division, Third Department and serves on the Independent Judicial Election Qualification Commission for the Third Judicial District.  She is a board member on both the Capital District Black and Hispanic Bar Association and the New York Capital Region Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.  She is also active in the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers, the New York State Bar Association, the Capital District Women’s Bar Association, the Albany County Bar Association, and Hispanic National Bar Association.. In addition to speaking Spanish and English fluently, she is proficient in Japanese and is learning Italian.

L.J. D’Arrigo is Partner & Leader of the Immigration Practice at Harris Beach Murtha. With over 250 attorneys in 16 offices across the Northeast, Harris Beach Murtha is a legal powerhouse dating back to 1856 with over 30 major legal practices. L.J. specializes in corporate/professional immigration involving employment-based immigrant/nonimmigrant petitions, as well as family-based immigration. L.J. is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association where he serves on the national Department of Labor Liaison Committee and is a frequent speaker at the local and national levels on business immigration matters. The AILA DOL Liaison Committee is a highly select group of AILA member attorneys across the country that has a seat at the table with the Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Foreign Labor Certification, DOL Wage and Hour Division (WHD), the Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA), and other stakeholder groups to discuss policy issues. L.J. is counsel to the largest system of universities in the U.S., the largest public health care system in the U.S., and the largest commercial landscape company in the U.S. He represents our nation's top employers, including state university & hospital systems, multi-national corporations & seasonal businesses in securing employment-based visas and counseling employers on compliance issues. He maintains expertise in assisting technology companies in developing/managing global mobility programs for 3rd-party placements. He represents companies and research institutions in importing highly-skilled labor to fuel growth. He provides training to employers across the country on I-9 compliance and conducts due diligence reviews for large-scale corporate transactions. L.J. also maintains one of the largest H-2A/H-2B practices in the U.S. He is a nationally recognized leader in the processing of seasonal visas for Ag employers, the landscaping industry, and the thoroughbred racing industry, as well as in providing guidance on compliance issues. L.J. was named one the nation's Top Influencers in Law for 2019 by The Business Journals. He is a 2013 honoree of the Capital Region Business Review's 40 Under Forty award, exemplifying leadership in business and community involvement, and recipient of Super Lawyers'? New York designation (2014-Present). L.J. is past Chair of the Upstate NY Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the nation's leading Immigration bar association. L.J. also serves on the NYS Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third . was appointed by the Justices of the Appellate Division of the Third Judicial Department of the New York State Supreme Court in 2023 as a member of their Attorney Grievance Committee, which hears complaints of professional misconduct made against attorneys licensed in New York, including those practicing in other states.

Kevin F. McCane graduated from Albany Law School in 1988 and was admitted to practice in New York in 1989. He taught Workers' Compensation Law in New York for Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations' Albany Extension Office from 1992 to 2002. He currently speaks at workers' compensation law seminars for the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association.

Kelly is also active in the East Greenbush School District community, serving as an active member and co-vice president of the Donald P. Sutherland PTO.  She serves on the Board of Directors of the Brain Injury Association of New York State and is a member of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, the Capital District Women’s Bar Association, and the Bar Associations of New York State, Albany County and Rensselaer County.

Kathleen is an associate with O'Connell & Aronowitz, P.C.'s Health Law department.  She joined the firm as law clerk in 2014.. Before joining O’Connell and Aronowitz, Kathleen was a law clerk in Counsel’s Office at the New York State Office of Medicaid Inspector General, as well as an intern in the Office of Counsel to the New York State Governor.  Prior to law school, Kathleen was a Project Coordinator and Administrator for two health care consulting firms located in Washington, D.C. and Clifton Park, N.Y., as well as a Project Administrator with the New York State Department of Health’s Bureau of Early Intervention.. Kathleen is a graduate of Albany Law School and St. John’s University.  While in law school, Kathleen was honored with the Class of 2014 Kate Stoneman Student Award and The Student Service Award. She was also a 2014 finalist in both the Donna Jo Morse Client Counseling and Negotiations Competitions.

John R. McFadden devotes the majority of his law practice to vigorously defending those charged with criminal offenses. John has representing clients in virtually all levels of charges, including narcotics offenses, violent crimes and white collar crimes.  John practices in both New York State and Federal courts.  John prides himself on providing his clients prompt, personal attention and fighting for their rights.. On a personal level, John is happily married and has a son.  He is a long suffering Jets fan and enjoys golfing in his spare time.

John Powers has represented the interests of catastrophically injured individuals for more than 45 years. For more than 30 consecutive years, he has been selected by a nationwide vote as one of "The Best Lawyers in America" for his representation of plaintiffs in three separate areas of practice: “medical malpractice law”; “product liability litigation”; and “personal injury litigation”.In 2013, John was named “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers in America" in the field of medical malpractice law - Plaintiffs.In 2012, the New York State Legislature recognized John’s lifetime of professional and community service by a Legislative Resolution which declared: “Rare indeed is the impressive dedication shown by an individual for the benefit of others that John K. Powers has displayed throughout his life”.For more than a decade, his firm, Powers & Santola, has repeatedly been selected by US News and World Report as one of the “Best Law Firms in America” for its representation of plaintiffs in medical malpractice, product liability and personal injury cases. He is listed in the “Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers”. For more than a decade: John has been repeatedly selected for inclusion in New York Super Lawyers; named one of the New York Area’s Top Lawyers in New York Magazine; and selected as one of The Top 100 Trial Lawyers in New York State by The National Trial Lawyers Association.A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Albany Law School, John is a nationally recognized authority on the medical and legal aspects of catastrophic injury. He is the Co-Founder and a former President of the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers; a former President of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association; a former President of the Capital District Trial Lawyers Association; a former Chair of the Trial Lawyers Section of the New York State Bar Association and has served as a member of the House of Delegates of the NYSBA. John is a Past-President of the prestigious Melvin M. Belli Society. He served as a member of the national Board of Governors of the American Association for Justice [AAJ] (formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America [ATLA]) for fifteen years and served two terms as a member of the association's Executive Committee. He is one of only 43 lawyers in the nation to be granted the status of "Life Member" in AAJ. John is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Academy of Trial Advocacy, has been awarded the rank of Advocate by the American Board of Trial Advocates and is a Charter Senior Life Fellow of the Foundation of the American Board of Trial Advocates.In addition to his service to the legal profession, John served as First Vice-President and General Counsel of the New York State Brain Injury Association and has been granted Life Membership in both that organization and the National Brain Injury Association. A Co-Founder of the National College of Advocacy and former President of the New York State Trial Lawyers Institute, John is in frequent demand as a speaker, particularly in the area of advocating on behalf of individuals who have suffered catastrophic injuries. In the past, he has served as a chairperson or lecturer at more than 450 programs throughout the United States and Canada. John has published many books, chapters and articles on legal issues, including a chapter in The National Head Injury Foundation Guide to the: Analysis, Understanding and Presentation of Cases Involving Traumatic Brain Injury.