Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Latham, NY

Verdicts/Settlements

• Mr. Anderson has obtained numerous multi-million dollar settlements and awards on behalf of his clients in the courts in the Capital District, including a verdict in Albany County Supreme Court of $4.8 million in a products liability case, reported as one of the highest verdicts in upstate New York.  In June of 2018 Mr. Anderson settled a case against the State of New York involving a 44 year old man who became a quadriplegic in an accident at an upstate ski area, as the result of a claimed negligent operation of a terrain park feature.

Bar/Professional Activity

• Saratoga Bar Association, Member
• New York State Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Section
• United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
• New York State Bar Association, Member
• Rensselaer Bar Association, Member
• Capital District Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Directors, Former Member
• New York
• American Association for Justice, Member
• Albany Bar Association, Member
• Capital District Trial Lawyers Association, Past President
• American Bar Association, Member
• New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Directors, Former Member

Scholarly Lectures/Writings

• Lecturer, New York State Bar Association
• Lecturer, American Association for Justice
• Teacher, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Albany Law School, since 2017
• I Was Hurt in an Amusement Park Accident: What Are My Rights?
• I Slipped and Fell and Was Seriously Injured at My Neighbor’s Pool: What Are My Rights?
• Driving Unlicensed: What Happens When Unlicensed Drivers Cause Car Accidents
• Author, Chapter on Products Liability Law in a two-volume treatise: The Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Action in New York, The New York State Bar Association, 2008 (authored the update to this in 2019)
• Lecturer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Lecturer, American Society of Safety Engineers
• Lecturer, Decisions programs for the New York State Trial Lawyers Association
• Lecturer, Capital District Trial Lawyers Association

Honors/Awards

• Honored by the Capital District Trial Lawyers Association for his Contributions as President, 1998-1999
• One of the Top Lawyers in New York State, Super Lawyers Magazine
• Honored by The New York State Bar Association for his Contributions to Continuing Legal Education Programs
• Honored for his efforts in writing a chapter on Products Liability Law for the New York State Bar Association's two-volume treatise: The Plaintiff's Personal Injury Action in New York
• The Best lawyers in America, Products Liability Litigation, 2014
• Honored by the Rensselaer County Bar Association for his efforts during Settlement Term
• AV Preeminent rated, Martindale-Hubbell continuously since 2003. Selected annually by his peers for several years to Super Lawyers in multiple categories.

Educational Background

• Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, Bachelors of Arts, Honors: Cum Laude, 1978