Bottar Law, PLLC, was the only law firm in Central New York to receive a FIRST TIER ranking in the 2018 edition of U.S. News & World Report | Best Lawyers®, “Best Law Firms” for: (1) plaintiffs medical malpractice law; (2) plaintiffs product liability law; AND (3) plaintiffs personal injury…
On May 11, 2017, Michael A. Bottar was sworn in as regional vice president of the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers. The ceremony was held at the Academy’s 13th annual membership reception located at the Friar’s Club in New York City, with a number of distinguished guests including…
On May 2, 2017, Aaron J. Ryder was sworn in as vice president of the Onondaga County Bar Association. The ceremony was held at the OCBA’s Law Day reception at the OnCenter, with keynote speaker Dean Craig M. Boise from the Syracuse University College of Law. About Aaron J. Ryder…
On November 5, 2015, Michael A. Bottar completed the final leg of a six-city CLE tour for the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers titled “Say What? Using, Misusing and Abusing the Hearsay Rules.” Bottar chaired the statewide CLE, which was attended by hundreds of attorneys in Syracuse, Albany,…
Formerly Samantha C. Robbins, Ms. Riggi’s practice focuses on cases sounding in medical malpractice, workplace accident, motor vehicle, product liability, wrongful death and severe personal injury matters. Ms. Riggi is a graduate of Syracuse University College of Law, and Siena College, magna cum laude. She is a past member and…
On October 16, 2015, Michael A. Bottar, a partner with Bottar Law, PLLC, received the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers “ROCKSTAR” award for his commitment to providing high-quality continuing legal education to attorneys throughout the State of New York. The Academy’s ROCKSTAR award has been issued to a…
On January 15, 2015, Bottar Law, PLLC was among fifteen New York law firms (the only firm in upstate New York) to receive a 2014 Litigator Award for extraordinary achievement within the fields of medical malpractice, birth injury, products liability, catastrophic injury and personal injury litigation. According to the Trial…
On November 7, 2014, Aaron J. Ryder spoke in Syracuse and Albany for the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers at a CLE titled “Cutting the Gordian Knot, Resolving Liens and Reimbursement Claims.” CLE description: Few things are more frustrating to litigators than a client’s Medicare, Medicaid or ERISA…
In April of 2010, Syracuse University College of Law received a $15 million naming gift for a new, innovative, state-of-the-art law school. With a great head-start, the College of Law went on to raise another $30 million to make the 200,000 share foot, five-story building a reality, including pivotal donations…