Firm Profile

james T. Snyder, partner

• Colgate University (AB, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1980)
• Albany Law School of Union University (JD, 1983)

Admissions

• 1984—New York State Bar
• 1986—U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
• 1988—District of Columbia
• 1989—U.S. District Court, Western and Northern Districts of New York
• 2001—U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

Honors & Achievements

• Senior Trial Attorney, The Legal Aid Society of the City of New York, Criminal Defense Division, 1983–1987
• Speechwriter and Assistant Counsel to Governor of the State of New York, 1987–1992
• Adjunct Professor, Syracuse University, 1993 to present
• Adjunct Professor, Le Moyne College, 2007 to present
• Founder, Franciscan Legal Referral Clinic, Syracuse, New York
• Recipient, New York State Bar Association, President’s Pro Bono Service Attorney Award, 2003
• Lecturer, “Internet Strategies for Legal Professionals,” 2006
• Lecturer, “Personal Injury in New York,” 2003 and 2004
• Lecturer, “Discovery Skills for Legal Staff,” 2004 and 2006
• Lecturer, “Computer Assisted Legal Research for New York Paralegals,” 2002
• Lecturer, "Litigating to Win Through Advanced Trial Advocacy," 2007
• Lecturer, "Taking and Defending Effective Depositions in New York," 2008
• Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rated

• Lecturer, “How to Successfully Resolve Automobile Injury Cases,” 2008

Memberships

• Onondaga County and New York State Bar Associations
• Frank H. Hiscock Legal Aid Society (Member, Board of Directors, 1997 to present)
• New York State Trial Lawyers Association
• NDNY Federal Court Bar Association
• New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers

Reported Cases

• People v. Barnett, 135 Misc.2d 1127, 517 N.Y.S.2d 849 (N.Y. Crim. Ct. 1987)
• Wisner v. United States, 154 F.R.D. 39 (N.D.N.Y. 1994)
• Robbins v. Navistar International Transportation Corporation, 224 A.D.2d 912, 638 N.Y.S.2d 525 (3rd Dept. 1996)
• Ferrugia v. State of New York, 237 A.D.2d 858, 655 N.Y.S.2d 174 (3rd Dept. 1997)
• Dunning v. Ohmeda Pharmaceutical Products Division, 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19744
• Matter of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance and Tremaine, 270 A.D.2d 962, 705 N.Y.S.2d 477 (4th Dept. 2000)
• Blouin v. Spitzer, 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18243
• Blouin v. Spitzer, 213 F.Supp.2d 184 (N.D.N.Y. 2002), aff'd, 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 1477 (2004)
• Reid v. Sony Corporation of America, 300 A.D.2d 1155, 751 N.Y.S.2d 429 (4th Dept. 2002)
• Green v. Clark-Reliance Corp., 300 A.D.2d 1155, 751 N.Y.S.2d 429 (4th Dept. 2002)
• Southworth v. Macko, 249 A.D.2d 920 (4th Dept. 2002)
• Matter of Beyah v. Goord, 309 A.D.2d 1049, 766 N.Y.S.2d 222 (3rd Dept. 2003)
• Curtis v. Naselli, 12 A.D.3d 1098 (4th Dept. 2004)
• Mosley v. Apple Computer, 7:04-CV-5773 (S.D.N.Y 2004)
• Revisor, Carmody-Waite 2d

1. Arthur M. Greene
2. James E. Reid
3. James T. Snyder
4. Jeffrey G. Pomeroy

1. Auto Accident
2. Birth Injury
3. Boat Accident
4. Brain Injury
5. Drug Injuries
6. Defective Products
7. Dog Bite
8. Insurance Dispute
9. Medical Malpractice
10. Motorcycle Accident
11. Nursing Home Abuse
12. Slip and Fall Injury
13. Workers' Compensation
14. Wrongful Death