Practice areas: Personal Injury, Employment & Labor, Products Liability; view more
Licensed in New York since: 1980
Education: Albany Law School
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Details
John W. Bailey is a distinguished attorney at Bailey, Johnson & Peck, P.C., located in Albany, New York. His practice focuses on personal injury law, and he serves the Albany-Schenectady-Troy area. With a robust legal career, he has completed over 200 jury trials and numerous bench trials. His current focus is on defending municipalities and corporations in high-stakes damage cases, where he employs his keen ability to evaluate cases quickly. This involves making well-judged decisions on exposure, reserves and projected costs to effectively represent his clients.
Mr. Bailey holds an AV Preeminent peer-review rating* through Martindale Hubbell, a prestigious acknowledgment of legal excellence. His leadership in the legal community is further demonstrated by his past presidency at the Defense Research Institute. He has shared his knowledge through lectures for the New York State Bar Association, the Albany County Bar Association and other respected organizations. Additionally, he served as town justice for Guilderland, New York, for 16 years, highlighting his commitment to public service.
Throughout his career, Mr. Bailey has represented a diverse array of clients, including individuals, families, businesses and municipalities in civil disputes. He has successfully advocated for many clients who have suffered severe injuries in car accidents. His legal education began at the University at Albany, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts cum laude in 1976, followed by a Juris Doctor from Albany Law School in 1979.
As a partner at Bailey, Johnson & Peck, P.C., Mr. Bailey continues to provide high-quality legal representation, drawing from his extensive experience to achieve favorable outcomes for his clients. His contributions to the legal field and community stand as a testament to his dedication and skill as a trial attorney.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer-review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Defense, Employment & Labor: Employee, Personal Injury - Products: DefenseFocus areas
Animal Bites, Assault, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Dram Shop Laws, Employment Law - Employee, Labor Law, Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Defects, Personal Injury - Defense, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Pharmaceutical, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Sexual Harassment, Slip and Fall, Toxic Mold, Trucking Accidents, Unions, Wage & Hour Laws, Whistleblower, Wrongful Death
- 80% Personal Injury - General: Defense
- 10% Employment & Labor: Employee
- 10% Personal Injury - Products: Defense
First Admitted: 1980, New York
Professional Webpage: http://www.baileyjohnson.com/attorneys/John-W-Bailey-Shareho...
- New York State Bar Association
- DRI (Defense Research Institute) of Northeastern New York, Former President, 1991
- American Bar Association
- Albany County Bar Association
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
- New York, 1980
- Bustos v. Rome Gen. Lumber & Hardware - 785 N.Y.S.2d 880
- Quinlan v. Eastern Refractories Co. - 217 A.D.2d 819
- Fashion Tanning Co. v. Fulton County Electrical Contractors, Inc. - 142 A.D.2d 465
- Binghamton Sav. Bank v. Pacific Employers Ins. Co. - 176 A.D.2d 419
- Martin v. Hacker - 185 A.D.2d 553
- Melino v. National Grange Mut. Ins. Co. - 213 A.D.2d 86
- White v. Sperry Supply & Warehouse - 225 A.D.2d 130
- Coluccio v. County of Albany - 258 A.D.2d 756
- Spensieri v. Lasky - 258 A.D.2d 754
- Spensieri v. Lasky - 94 N.Y.2d 231
- Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. v. State - 300 A.D.2d 949
- Papa v. Kilroy - 24 A.D.3d 1088
- Vandermark v. Jotomo Corp. - 2007 NY Slip Op 5875
- Book v. Dettenrieder - 14 Fed. Appx. 40M
- Gibbs v. Colonie Town Court - 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15271
- Lawrence Group v. Barton - 262 B.R. 26 (aff'd 262 B.R. 30)
- Hughes v. City of Albany - 33 F. Supp. 2d 152
- Sterling v. Yerbury - 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 457
- Phillips v. Bowen - 189 F.R.D. 50 (aff'd 278 F.3d 103)
- United Republic Ins. Co. v. Chase Manhattan Bank - 168 F. Supp. 2d 8
- Cipolla v. County of Rensselaer - 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16150
- Carrasquillo v. City of Troy - 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7409
- Travelers Indem. Co. v. Gosline - 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8828
- Marsch v. Rensselaer County - 218 F.R.D. 367
- Hoyt v. Andreucci - 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 29251
- Sula v. City of Watervliet - 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 76133
- Traditional Leather v. Atlas Refinery, Inc. - 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28975
- Topliff v. Wal-Mart Stores E. LP - 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20533
- Murphy v. Watson - 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44654
- Hughes v. City of Albany - 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 15072
- Lawrence v. Wink (In re Lawrence) - 293 F.3d 615
- Phillips v. Bowen - 278 F.3d 103
- United Republic Ins. Co. v. Chase Manhattan Bank - 40 Fed. Appx. 630
- N.Y. State Law Officers Union v. Andreucci - 433 F.3d 320
- Town Justice for Guilderland, New York, for 16 years
- Super Lawyer, since 2014
- AV Preeminent peer-review rating* through Martindale Hubbell
- University at Albany, B.A., Honors: cum laude, 1976
- New York State Bar Association, Lecture
- Liability Insurance Research Bureau, Lecture
- Property Loss Research Bureau, Lecture
- LexisNexis’s Mealeys publications, Lecture
- Albany County Bar Association, Lecture
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2015 - 2025
