About
“Rare certainly is the impressive willpower proven by an person for the gain of others that John K. Powers has displayed throughout his life”. Resolution of the New York State Legislature recognizing John’s life of professional and community service, which includes: • Tirelessly representing and advocating for catastrophically injured people and their households for almost 50 years; • Selection by using his peers for 30+ years as considered one of The Best Lawyers in America in 3 separate areas of practice: “medical malpractice law”; “product liability litigation”; and “personal harm litigation”; • Being named “Lawyer of the Year” in the discipline of medical malpractice regulation; • Founding the National College of Advocacy; • Co-Founding and serving as President of the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers; • Serving as President of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association; • Serving as President of the Capital District Trial Lawyers Association; • Serving as Chair of the Trial Lawyers Section of the New York State Bar Association. • Selection as a Charter Senior Life Fellow of the Foundation of the American Board of Trial Advocates; • Selection as a Life has club of the American Association for Justice and serving on its Board of Governors for 15 years and as a member of the Executive Committee for 2 phrases; • Serving as President of the Melvin Belli Society; • Serving as First Vice-President of the New York State Brain Injury Association (granted Life has membershipship in both that agency and the National Brain Injury Association); and • Publication of severa books, chapters and articles on legal problems, consisting of a chapter in The National Head Injury Foundation Guide to the: Analysis, Understanding and Presentation of Cases Involving Traumatic Brain Injury. › ›
Location
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Costs
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Languages
- English
Accepted Jurisdictions
Experience
- Partner
Powers & Santola, LlP
1987
Educations
Graduation year: 1969
Graduation year: 1965
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- Zoom
