Dennis A. First
Work in O'Connor First
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 44 years of experience
Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Product Liability
20 Corporate Woods Boulevard, 4th Floor, Albany, NY 12211
About Dennis A. First
Practice Areas
- Medical Malpractice
- Legal Malpractice
- Product Liability
Education
- Albany Law School Union University, Albany, New York, 1978J.D.
- Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1975B.A.
- Major: Political Science
- Honors: With Distinction
- Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York
Classes and Seminars
- Lecturer: “Basic Civil Practice-The Trial”, New York State Bar Association, - 1993
- “New York Medical Malpractice”, National Business Institute, - 1993
- “Psychiatric Malpractice Issues in New York”, American Psychiatric Association, Northeastern New York Region, - 1993
- “Federal Practice”, New York State Bar Association, 1995 - 1996
- “Products Liability”, Albany County Claims Association, - 2000
- “Medical Malpractice”, New York Psychiatric Association, - 2000
- “Trial Preparation Secrets”, New York State Trial Lawyers Institute, - 2001
- “Expert Witness: Procedures, Discovery and Trial Issues in New York”, Lorman Education Services, - 2005
- “Construction Site Accidents: The Law and the Trial”, New York State Bar Association, 2007, 2009, 2010
- Trial practice and procedure, New York State Bar Association
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1979
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1985
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1979
- U.S. District Court Western District of New York, 1979
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association (Member)
- Albany County Bar Association (Member)
- New York State Bar Association (Member)
- Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- New York State Bar Association, Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law and Environment Law Sections (Member)
- State Bar Association, Appointed Member (Special Committee to Confer with the State's Medical Society)
- DRI (Member)
- Council on Litigation Management (Member)
- Capital District Trial Lawyers (Member)
Past Positions
- Supreme Court, Hon. Joseph Harris, Law Clerk, 1979 - 1980
- Carter, Conboy, Blackmore, Maloney & Laird, P.C., 1980 - 1994
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- 39 years of experienceInsurance, Medical Malpractice, Appellate, Alternative Dispute Resolution
- 34 years of experienceInsurance, Personal Injury, Car Accidents, Product Liability, Toxic Mold, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Medical Malpractice, Employment, Bankruptcy, Appellate, Social Security, Administrative Law, Legal Malpractice, Litigation, Professional Malpractice, Class Actions
Nearby Lawyers
- Medical Malpractice
- Legal Malpractice
- Product Liability
- 2.2 miles away
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