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A. DAGOSTINO, ESQ. Mae A. D’Agostino is a 1977 magna cum laude graduate of Siena College in Loudonville, NY. After graduating from College, Mae attended Syracuse University College of Law, receiving her juris doctor degree in May of 1980. At Syracuse University College of Law, Mae was awarded the International Academy of Trial Lawyers award for distinguished achievement in the art and science of advocacy. She was a member of the 1979 National Mock Trial Team that captured the United States Championship in a trial presided over by the Honorable Leon Jaworski. In addition to her numerous Mock Trial activities in law school, Mae was a teaching assistant in the legal writing and research department. After graduating from Law School, Mae began her career as a trial attorney. She has tried scores of personal injury cases in all areas of Tort Law including but not limited to medical malpractice, products liability, negligence, work place accidents, and civil assault. Mae was one of the first attorneys in the Northern District of New York to actually try to conclusion a case involving the Americans with Disabilities Act. In January of 1989, Mae received the Young Lawyer Award presented by the Insurance Negligence and Compensation Law Section of the New York State Bar Association for her outstanding contribution to the practice of law in the field of Insurance. She has also received the Daniel H. Mahoney Memorial Award presented annually by the Capital District Trial Lawyers Association for outstanding commitment and service to client, bar and profession. In 1992, Mae organized an unprecedented attempt in Albany County to settle cases. For her efforts, she received the President’s Award from the Albany County Bar Association in recognition of her commitment to settlement week. During settlement week in Albany County, the Courts were actually closed for one full week while every case on the calendar was assigned to a seasoned attorney for purposes of settlement. Settlement week was a resounding success. Many cases were settled to the satisfaction of both plaintiffs and defendants. Mae is a past chair of the Trial Lawyers Section of the New York State Bar Association and in 2003 was inducted into both the International Academy of Trial Lawyers which limits its membership to approximately 500 American attorneys and the American College of Trial Lawyers, another selective professional society. In addition to her career, Mae has been very active in the legal community and in the community at large. For several years she coached fifth and sixth grade girls basketball at a local elementary school; she served as a coach for the Albany Law School Trial Team for ten years. She has volunteered on a number occasions to speak to students who are considering careers in the legal field and last year presented a Mock Trial for third graders at a local public school to better enable them to understand the civil justice system. Mae has participated
in numerous Continuing Legal Education programs and continues to
freely give of her time to educate other attorneys. She is an Adjunct
Professor at Albany Law School where she teaches Trial Tactics and
Medical Malpractice. She is a member of the Siena College Board
of Trustees and the Board of Visitors at Syracuse University College
of Law. She is also a member of the New York State Continuing Legal
Education Board, the New York State and Albany County Bar Associations
as well as the Capital District Woman’s Bar Association. |
