Joslin, P. Baird Jr.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

P. Baird Joslin, Jr. is a 1993 graduate of the University of Vermont. He received his J.D. with honors from Albany Law School of Union University in 1997, and is a member of the Justinian Society. Baird is admitted to practice in the States of New York and Vermont, the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, the District of Vermont and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Baird is an officer of the firm, and a trial and appellate defense lawyer, whose practice emphasizes: the defense of physicians and hospitals in medical malpractice cases: the defense of manufacturers in product liability cases; and the defense of general liability cases, including premises liability, construction accidents, automobile negligence and municipal liability. His experience in the professional liability arena includes medical, dental, psychiatric and podiatric malpractice cases. Baird's experience in products liability litigation includes industrial machines, consumer products and medical devices.

Baird represents insurers in general insurance coverage litigation. He also defends insurers and their insureds in environmental and toxic tort claims, including cost recovery and enforcement actions for petroleum spills under New York State's Navigation Law.

Areas of Practice

• Professional Liability
• Products Liability
• Premises Liability
• Construction Accidents
• Automobile Negligence
• Municipal Liability
• Professional Discipline and Licensing
• Environmental Litigation
• Insurance Coverage Litigation

West Practice Categories

Construction, Environmental, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Insurance, Litigation & Appeals, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice

Bar Admissions

• New York, 1998
• Vermont, 2008
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1998
• U.S. District Court District of Vermont, 2011
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2005

Professional Associations and Memberships

• New York State Bar Association (Member)
• Albany County Bar Association (Member)
• Vermont Bar Association

Education

• Albany Law School Union University, Albany, New York, 1997
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Justinian Society
• University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, 1993
  B.A.
  Major: Political Science

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Address

20 Corporate Woods Boulevard
Albany, NY 12211-2396

Phones

518-465-0400
877-886-4029

Faxes

518-465-0015

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