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With nearly a decade of experience under his belt, Attorney Maximiliano Zayas has quickly and decisively proven himself as a tough and aggressive advocate for personal injury victims. He has focused on personal injury to enhance his knowledge and experience, allowing him to better serve his clients. Attorney Zayas is committed to helping injury victims get fair compensation, and recently secured a multi-million dollar verdict in a wrongful death case. He is fluent in English and Spanish and is a proud member of the Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association. To get an aggressive personal injury attorney on your side, call his firm.

Ben Trujillo received his law degree from Texas A&M University School of Law in 2017 and was licensed to practice law by the State Bar of Texas in 2018. He has a special interest in birth injury, spinal cord injury, and surgical error cases. Mr. Trujillo’s many years, more than a decade, in the legal profession gives him the benefit of a unique and extensive set of skills and expertise.

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.

Combining more than twenty years as a critical care nurse with over a decade of trial lawyer experience Ms. Butler concentrates her practice in the areas of medical malpractice defense (including the defense of hospitals, nursing homes, doctors and correctional facilities) and medical professional misconduct investigations and hearings. Ms. Butler is a partner in the law firm of Thuilez, Ford, Gold, Butler & Young.

Adam P. Powers is an associate attorney in the law firm of Powers & Santola, LLP. His practice is limited to the representation of serious and catastrophically injured individuals, including those that have been affected by a delayed cancer diagnosis.. Born in Saratoga Springs, New York, Adam is a 2010 graduate of Albany Law School. While attending Albany Law School, Adam clerked for the Honorable Richard T. Aulisi of the New York State Supreme Court, 4th District. Adam also participated in a clinical externship through the Albany Law Clinic and Justice Center for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.. Before joining Powers & Santola in 2013, Adam was a solo-practitioner at the Law Office of Adam P. Powers, represented the indigent through Saratoga County Public Defender’s Office of Assigned Counsel, and worked in the capacity as a Court Appointed Fiduciary for the New York State Office of Court Administration.. Adam is a member of the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers and the Capital District Trial Lawyers Association. He is also a member of the Albany County, Northern District of New York and New York State Bar Associations.. Adam serves on the Albany County Bar Association Newsletter Committee as well as the Pro Bono and Community Service Committee and the Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Committee on Laws and Practices for the New York State Bar Association. Adam is also a contributing author/editor for the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers' Department Updates.

My wife and I have raised four children in the Bangor area and we cannot think of a better place to raise a family.  We love the community and are dedicated to giving back to a community that has given us so much.