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Updated: May 6th, 2021 | Auburn | Lawyer List J | Michaels & Smolak P.C. | Litigation, Premises Liability,
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Address: 17 E. Genesee Street, Ste. 401, auburn, NY, 13021
Law Firm: Michaels & Smolak, P.C.
Phone: 315-253-3293
Fax: 315-252-6970
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Website: http://www.michaels-smolak.com
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Areas of Practice | Litigation, Premises Liability |
Description | Jan Smolak is a native of Auburn and a 1979 graduate of Auburn High School. He graduated from the University of Buffalo, B.A., cum laude, in 1983 and the University of Buffalo School of Law in 1986 where he was a recipient of the Robert J. Connolly Award for excellence in trial practice. He is admitted to practice law in New York and Georgia (1987). He is also admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District (1987).He has lectured and written on the subject of personal injury law for numerous CLE seminars including, A Primer on Automobile Litigation and Insurance Coverage Issues (Fall 2000); Building Your Civil Trial Skills (February 2007); Evidence and Expert Testimony Best Practices: Supporting Your Case (October 2007).He is a member of the New York State Bar Association; American Association of Justice; New York State Trial Lawyers Association and the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers. He has been a Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocates (20002005).Jan has consistently been selected as Super lawyer by Law & Politics Magazine since the magazine’s inception. The title Super Lawyer is given only to those attorneys who are considered to be among the top 5% of all lawyers in the State of New York.Jan is a member of the elite personal injury Million Dollar Advocates Forum. The Million Dollar Advocates Forum is one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States. Membership is limited to attorneys who have won million and multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements. Less than 1% of U.S. lawyers are members.Jan is also listed in Best Lawyers in America. The inclusion in Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer-review (lawyers rating lawyers). According to the Best Lawyers publishers, the way they select lawyers to be listed is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.Jan has served on the Board of Directors for the ACC/CCC Alumni Association (19881992); Big Brother/Big Sisters of Cayuga County (19941996); Board of Directors for the Cayuga County Boy Scout Council (19962005; Eagle Scout, 1978; Silver Beaver, 2006); Scoutmaster of Troop 1, Auburn (20052007); Zoning Board of Appeals for the Town of Owasco (20002004); and Board of Directors for the MerryGoRound Playhouse Theater (2004present; 2nd V.P. 20072008; 1st V.P. 2013 to present). Jan enjoys traveling, golf, boating and cooking. |
WE ARE A TOP-RATED PERSONAL INJURY LAW FIRM HANDLING SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY AND MALPRACTICE CASES (MOSTLY) IN UPSTATE NEW YORK.We accept all kinds of personal injury and malpractice cases, including cases involving wrongful death, and legal and medical malpractice cases. Although our hub is the Syracuse area, we represent deserving clients all over Upstate, from Buffalo to Albany, from Watertown to Binghamton, and even from D…
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