Atty. Michael P. McDermott
Mike is President of O'Connell and Aronowitz. He handles plaintiff’s personal injury cases and criminal defense at our firm with a special emphasis in representing children who have suffered brain injuries as a result of lead paint poisoning.
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Michael P. McDermott is a Shareholder based in Latham, New York, practforg at O'Connell and Aronowitz, P.C.. They haand 55+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1971. Admitted to practice in New York (1971) and US District Court, Northern District of New York (1990). Educated at Albany Law School Of Union College (J.D., 1989) and Siena College (B.A., 1983). Recognitions include BV Distinguished. Serands clients in Latham, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Mike is President of O'Connell and Aronowitz
- He handles plaintiff’s personal injury cases and criminal defense at our firm with a special emphasis in representing children who have suffered brain injuries as a result of lead paint poisoning
- Mike has handled or supervised over three dozen homicide prosecutions, trying many of those cases to verdict, and he is a court-appointed special prosecutor in homicide cases in Albany and Rensselaer counties
- While in law school, Mike was an Associate Editor of the Albany Law Review
- Upon graduation, he entered the Albany County District Attorney’s Office as an assistant district attorney under the Hon. Sol Greenberg
- In 1991 he was hired by the Hon. Mary Donohue as Chief Assistant District Attorney of Rensselaer County
- After leaving the Rensselaer County DA’s Office, Mike was a partner in the former Albany law firm of Bouck, Holloway, Kiernan and Casey where he specialized in defending insurance carriers in arson cases
- In 2002, he returned to the Albany County District Attorney’s Office as Chief Assistant District Attorney under the Hon. Paul A. Clyne
- In 2004, Mike was named New York State Arson Prosecutor of the Year by the New York State Fire Investigators Association
- Mike continued to serve in the Albany County District Attorney’s Office as Chief Assistant under the Hon. P. David Soares until January of 2007, when he became Of Counsel to our firm
- Also in 2007, he was appointed by Gov. Eliot Spitzer to the New York State Commission on Sentencing Reform
- He previously served as a member of the City of Albany Gun Violence Task Force
- For the sixth consecutive year, Mike was named to the 2019 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list, a distinction earned by less than 5% of the attorneys in the state
- He serves on the board of directors of TASC, Inc. a local not-for-profit corporation providing residential drug treatment as an alternative to incarceration for eligible offenders in the Capital District, and he also serves on the board of directors of the Albany County Bar Association
- In addition to the practice of law, Mike has been an adjunct professor at Siena College and Southern Vermont College
- He has lectured on legal issues for the New York State Bar Association, the Albany County Bar Association, the Schenectady County Bar Association, the New York State Prosecutors Training Institute, Albany Law School, and the National Business Institute
- Professional Associations • American Association for Justice • New York State Bar Association • New York State Trial Lawyers Association • New York State Defenders Association • Albany County Bar Association • Saratoga County Bar Association • Capital District Trial Lawyers Association • City of Albany Gun Violence Task Force Board Memberships • Albany County Bar Association, President-Elect • TASC, Inc., Board Member Awards • Upstate New York Super Lawyers 2014-2019 • New York State Arson Prosecutor of the Year presented by New York State Fire Investigators Association Presentations • Damages in Personal Injury | National Business Institute CLE, December, December 2015 • Traumatic Brain Injury | National Business Institute CLE, May 2015 • The Role of the Criminal Defense Attorney, 2015 • Court of Appeals Roundup: Criminal Law Update | Albany County Bar Association CLE, 2013-14 • Expert Reports and Scientific Evidence | National Business Institute CLE, 2014 • The Role of the Criminal Defense Attorney, 2014 • Applying the Rules of Evidence: What Every Attorney Needs to Know | National Business Institute CLE, May 2014 • Permissible Trickery or Constitutional Violation? | Albany County Bar Association CLE, April 2014 • Personal Injury 101 | National Business Institute CLE, March 2014 • Court of Appeals Roundup: Criminal Law Update | Schenectady County Bar Association CLE, September 19th, 2013 • Plaintiff's Personal Injury – From Start to Finish Results • Legal Malpractice Practice Area: Litigation Outcome: Settled $485,000 Description: Lawyer failed to properly represent party resulting in a verdict against the party • Third Degree Arson Practice Area: April 2016 Outcome: All charges dismissed in Arson case Description: Small business owner accused of setting fire to his restaurant. • Indictment for Sexual Abuse Practice Area: Criminal Defense Outcome: 14-count grand jury indictment dismissed Description: Client accused of sexual abuse of two girls. • White Collar Prosecution Practice Area: White Collar Criminal Defense Outcome: Not Guilty Verdict Description: Multiple federal charges against client for unlawful operation of casin
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Practforg law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand law. Cases originating in Latham 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 substantiand 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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