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Michael Bersani

Michael Bersani

Michaels & Smolak

28 years of experience

Personal Injury, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability

New York

Biography

Mike Bersani is an experienced and highly respected New York State trial lawyer concentrating his practice almost entirely on personal injury claims. He is a widely published author on personal injury law. He has published numerous articles on the subject, and wrote and published the book "Understanding Your New York Personal Injury Claim", which can be ordered on his website. Mike Bersani graduated Magna Cum Laude (top 5% of his class) from Syracuse University College of Law in 1993. He went on to a two-year clerkship with an appellate court in Rochester, NY. Since then he has devoted his practice to helping injured people recover compensation from those responsible for their injuries. Mike was recently named "Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year" by the legal directory "Best Lawyers in America" because judges and fellow lawyers rated his performance higher than any other personal lawyer in the Syracuse Metropolitan area. He has the highest lawyer ranking ("AV") in the prestigious Martindale-Hubbell directory. This "AV" rating means that judges and other lawyers have rated him, compared to other lawyers, "very high to preeminent in legal ability, expertise, experience, integrity and overall professional excellence." Mike is also listed in "Best Lawyers in America". Mike is a community activist. He has served for nearly two decades on the board of directors of the Worker Justice Center of New York (formerly the Farm Workers' Legal Services of New York), which provides free legal service to undeserved agricultural workers. He has served as chair of many not-for-profit boards. He also volunteered for many years for the Boys & Girls Club by taking the Club members for weekly swims at the YMCA in Geneva. Because of his commitment to helping others less fortunate than himself, Mike was named 2009 Citizen of Year by his hometown Geneva, New York Chamber of Commerce. View More ›


Fees

Free Consultation


Practice Area

Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death,
Legal Malpractice
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death,
Medical Malpractice
Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors,
Products Liability
Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts,

Languages

English: Spoken, Written

French: Spoken, Written

Spanish: Spoken, Written


Professional Experience

Law Clerk
New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division Fourth Department
1993 - 1995

Education

Middlebury College

M.A. | Spanish

Middlebury College
Syracuse University College of Law

J.D. (1993)

Syracuse University College of Law

Awards

Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year for the Syracuse Metropolitan area
Best Lawyers in America
2021
Citizen of the Year
Geneva Area Chambre of Commerce
2009
Received an “AV” rating
Martindale–Hubbell Law Directory
Super Lawyer
Law & Politics Magazine
The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory

Professional Associations

Elite personal injury Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Member

Current

Elite personal injury Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Boys & Girls Club of Geneva, NY

President

2009 - Current

Boys & Girls Club of Geneva, NY
New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers

Member

2005 - Current

New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers
YMCA of Auburn, NY

President

1998 - Current

YMCA of Auburn, NY
Farmworkers' Legal Services of NY

Board Member and Secretary

1998 - Current

Farmworkers' Legal Services of NY

Websites & Blogs

website
Michael Bersani's Website Profile

Video


Social Media


Offices

Michaels & Smolak
Auburn Office 17 E Genesee St #401 Auburn, NY 13021
Telephone: (315) 253-3293
Fax: (315) 252-6970
Michaels & Smolak
Syracuse Office 499 S Warren St #513 Syracuse, NY 13202
Telephone: (315) 253-3293
Fax: (315) 252-6970
Michaels & Smolak
Geneva Office 20 Maxwell Ave Geneva, NY 14456
Telephone: (315) 253-3293
Fax: (315) 252-6970
Michaels & Smolak
Liverpool Office 245 Commerce Blvd Liverpool, NY 13088
Telephone: (315) 253-3293
Fax: (315) 252-6970



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