Monserrate, Michele M.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Michele M. Monserrate is a 1986 graduate of Georgetown University, where she was elected to the Jesuit Honor Society and Psi Chi Honor Society, and a 1989 graduate of Albany Law School of Union University. Michele is admitted to practice In the State of New York, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and in the U.S. District Court for the Northern, Southern and Western Districts of New York.

Michele is an officer of the firm and an experienced litigation attorney who has handled a broad range of cases involving professional liability, premises liability, motor vehicle negligence and Labor Law issues. Prior to entering private practice, Michele gained significant litigation experience at the appellate level while serving as a judicial law clerk to an Associate Justice of the Appellate Division, Third Department. In that capacity, Michele researched and drafted judicial opinions in criminal, civil and administrative law matters. She was recently selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for the specialty of Appellate Law and is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Michele is a member of the New York State Bar Association, Albany County Bar Association and Capital District Women’s Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

• Professional Liability - Medical Malpractice, Dental, Legal
• General/Commercial Liability
• Labor Law Issues

West Practice Categories

Criminal Defense, Mergers & Acquisitions

Bar Admissions

• New York, 1990
• Massachusetts, 1989
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1990
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1994
• U.S. District Court Western District of New York, 2007
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2005

Professional Associations and Memberships

• New York State Bar Association (Member)
• Albany County Bar Association (Member)
• Capital District Women's Bar Association (Member)
• Professional Liability Underwriting Society (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rated
• The Best Lawyers in America, Appellate Law

Classes and Seminars

• Adjunct Faculty, Department of Economics, Siena College, 2008
• Instructor, American Institute of Banking, 1997 - 1999

Past Employment Positions

• Honorable Howard A. Levine, Associate Justice, Appellate Division, Third Department, Clerk, 1990 - 1992

Education

• Albany Law School Union University, Albany, New York, 1989
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Justinian Society
• Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1986
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Psi Chi Honor Society
  Honors: Jesuit Honor Society

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Address

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Albany, NY 12211-2396

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518-465-0400
877-886-4029

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518-465-0015

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