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james T. Snyder, partner

Education

• 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

Lectures and Affiliations

• 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
• Lecturer, “How to Successfully Resolve Automobile Injury Cases,” 2008
• Lecturer, “Product Liability, NYS Trial Academy Annual Update,” 2008
• Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rated

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