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MAE D’AGOSTINO, ESQ. INDUCTED INTO TWO PRESTIGIOUS
 TRIAL LAWYERS SOCIETIES:

Latham Defense Attorney One of Only 500 from U.S. to Receive Honor from International Academy; Among Only One Percent of All NYS Lawyers

Inducted into American College

COLONIE (November 7, 2003) — Mae A. D’Agostino, Esq. of Latham, a partner in the Menands-based law firm of D'Agostino, Krackeler, & Maguire, P.C., was recently inducted into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and the American College of Trial Lawyers.

D’Agostino, who concentrates her trial work in the area of defense of physicians and hospitals, automobile accidents and work-related litigation, is an Adjunct Professor at Albany Law School and serves on the Board of Visitors of Syracuse University College of Law and Albany Law School. 

“I am deeply honored to be included in two such prestigious societies of trial lawyers,” said D’Agostino, who is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Siena College.  “I have devoted my professional career to the trial of lawsuits, and I care deeply about improving the standards and ethics of trial practice and the administration of justice — goals of both the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and the American College of Trial Lawyers.  Having achieved this lifelong goal, I am even more committed to the law profession.”

The International Academy of Trial Lawyers, founded in 1954, and the American College of Trial Lawyers, established in 1950, cultivate the legal profession by promoting reforms in the law, facilitating the administration of justice, and elevating the standards of integrity, honor and courtesy in the legal profession.

Membership in both groups is very selective.  The International Academy limits membership to only 500 fellows from the United States and demands at least 12 years of trial and appellate practice.  Meanwhile, membership in the American College cannot exceed one percent of the total population of any state or Canadian province and members must have practiced for a minimum of 15 years.  Invitations to both societies are based on the recommendation of peers and trial judges.  Qualifications for membership include outstanding advocacy skills, exceptional ability and abiding by the highest ethical standards of conduct.

D’Agostino has one son, Ted.

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D'Agostino, Krackeler, & Maguire, P.C. was founded by four seasoned litigators in 1997.  Located in the The Sage Mansion in Menands, the firm has six partners and two associates who have a mix of legal expertise and are admitted to practice in all State courts of New York as well as the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.  Its two appellate partners, meanwhile, are admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States. For more information, call (518) 434-9807.