Atty. Michael J. Hutter, Jr.
Michael J. Hutter is a Professor of Law at Albany Law School of Union University, where he has been a member of the faculty since 1976.
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Michael J. Hutter, Jr. is a litigation and appellate attorney based in Albany, New York, practicing at Powers & Santola LLP. Educated at Boston College Law School (J.D., 1970) and Brown University (—, 1967). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Appellate Practice (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Bet-the-Company Litigation (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Special Focus: (2026). Serands clients in Albany, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Michael J. Hutter is a Professor of Law at Albany Law School of Union University, where he has been a member of the faculty since 1976
- He is also Special Counsel to the Albany law firm of Powers & Santola, LLP. Professor Hutter is an honors graduate of Brown University and Boston College Law School
- In law school, he was the Editor-In-Chief of Boston College’s law review and was elected to the Order of the Coif
- After graduation, Professor Hutter served as law clerk to Judge Matthew J. Jasen, an Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, New York’s highest appellate court
- From 1979 to 1984, he was the Executive Director of the New York State Law Revision Commission
- In 1999, Professor Hutter was selected as one of seven nominees to the Court of Appeals by the State Commission on Judicial Nomination
- Professor Hutter’s teaching areas include Evidence, Intellectual Property, and Trade Regulation
- He limits his private practice to appellate practice
- He has argued over 275 appeals in all of New York’s appellate courts and many of the cases in which he represented the prevailing party are considered to be landmark decisions
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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Practicing law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Albany are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New York state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New York brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New York courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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