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Michael Ginsberg Named to National Trial Lawyers Top 100 in New York for the Second Time



Michael Ginsberg - New York (Northeast/Hudson Valley) - The National Trial Lawyers Top 100

 

Michael E. Ginsberg received his Juris Doctor degree in 1992 from Syracuse University College of Law and received his undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Albany in 1989.

 

Michael was chosen as a member of the Albany Business Review’s 40 Under Forty in 2005. He is the former President of the Rensselaer County Bar Association and also a former member of the House of Delegates of the New York State Bar Association. He is active in the community, serving as General Counsel to the Rensselaer County Regional Chamber of Commerce. He is also President and sits on the Board of Directors of the Louis Weinberg Foundation. Michael was formerly a board member of Vanderheyden Hall, Inc. and The Northeastern Association for the Blind.

 

He was the 2001 recipient of the New York State Bar Association Award of Appreciation and Chairman of the New York State Bar Association Practical Skills Seminar on Forming and Advising Businesses. He has published articles on legal topics such as protecting against corporate liability and the usefulness of employee non-compete agreements. Michael is Chief Litigation Counsel to RPI and the City of Troy his areas of practice include Commercial and Civil Litigation, Higher Education Law, Title IX, Estate Planning and Administration, Commercial Banking, Corporate and Business Law, Employment Law, Environmental Law, Real Estate Law and Media Law. He is a member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA).

 

PRACTICE AREAS

 

The attorneys of Pattison Sampson Ginsberg & Griffin, PLLC provide a broad base of legal services. We have experience in areas ranging from simple real estate transactions to complex business and corporate litigation matters. Michael E. Ginsberg's areas of practice include:

 

  • Commercial Law
  • Civil Litigation
  • Higher Education Law
  • Title IX
  • Employment Law
  • Estate Planning And Administration
  • Commercial Banking
  • Corporate And Business Law
  • Real Estate
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