Mr. Derek J. Spada
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307 Clinton Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401
About Mr. Derek J. Spada
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
Education
- Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, New York, 2000J.D.
- Honors: Member of the Cardozo Moot Court Honor Society from 2000-2002
- Honors: Recipient of the Jacob Burns Medal for Best Brief, which is given to the best writer on the Moot Court Honor Society
- Honors: Northeast Regional Winner and Winner of 2002 Best Brief Award in the Giles Sutherland Rich Moot Court Competition in Boston, MA, and semifinalist in national competition Giles Sutherland Rich competition held in Washington, D.C.
- College of Saint Rose, 1999B.A.
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Oxford University
Representative Cases
- $4,000,000 Tractor Trailer Accident
- $1,100,000 Verdict - Pedestrian Hit By Driver
- $1,620,000 Verdict - Slip and Fall on Ice
- $888,500 Verdict – Head-On Car Collision
- $775,000 Settlement – Car Collision
- $4,000,000 Tractor Trailer Accident
- $1,100,000 Verdict - Pedestrian Hit By Driver
- $1,620,000 Verdict - Slip and Fall on Ice
- $888,500 Verdict – Head-On Car Collision
- $775,000 Settlement – Car Collision
Classes and Seminars
- How to Lay a Foundation to Get Your Evidence Introduced, October 2021
- Civil Trial Case Presentation, August 2020
- Personal Injury Evidence: Social Media, Smartphones, Experts and Medical Records, June 2018
- Plaintiff’s Personal Injury from Start to Finish, June 2017
- Plaintiff’s Personal Injury from Start to Finish, Basics of Civil Practice and Procedure, June 2017
- Litigating Slip, Trip, and Fall Cases in New York, December 2016
- Voir Dire and Jury Selection, March 2015
- Applying the Rules of Evidence: What Every Attorney Needs to Know, May 2014
- Litigating Automobile Accident Cases, July 2012
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New York, 2002
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York
- Connecticut
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
Other Affiliations
- Ulster County Bar Association, 3 Terms as President, 2011 - 2012
- American Association of Justice (Member)
- New York State Bar Association (Member)
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- Ulster County Board of Ethics (Chairman)
- Character and Fitness Committee of the Third Judicial Department (Member)
- Civil Appeals Settlement Program Advisory Committee of the Third Judicial Department (Member)
- National Trial Lawyers Association
- Friends of the Senate House
- American Association for Justice
Past Positions
- Hon. George B. Daniels in the Federal Southern District of New York, Clerk
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Personal Injury
Nearby Lawyers
- Personal Injury
- 0.3 mile away
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