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MICHELE M. MONSERRATE
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 United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern 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.

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
• Premises Liability
• Motor Vehicle Negligence
• Labor Law Issues

West Practice Categories

Labor Law, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff

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

Professional Associations and Memberships

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

Honors and Awards

• AV Rated

Classes and Seminars

• Instructor, Law and Banking, American Institute of Banking, Siena College, 1994 - 1999

Past Employment Positions

• Hon. Howard A. Levine, Association 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, District of Columbia, 1986
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Psi Chi Honor Society
  Honors: Jesuit Honor Society
  Major: Economics

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Albany, NY 12211-2396

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