Sanford Meltzer

Medical Malpractice, Mediation
712 Empire Building, 472 South Salina Street
Syracuse, New York 132022493


Medical Malpractice

Admitted

1959, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1960, U.S. Tax Court; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

Law School

Syracuse University, J.D., 1959

Law School Graduation Year

1959

College

Syracuse University, A.B., 1957

Memberships

The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Onondaga County (Member: Assigned Counsel Program, 1963—; Vice Chairman, 1982-1987; Family Law Committee, 1977—; Board of Directors, 1980-1983; Member, 1970-1995 and Chairman, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1981—; Member, 1974— and Secretary, 1980—, Judiciary Committee), New York State (Contributor to Newsletter, Surrogate Parenting, Volume II Number 2, 1990; Child Custody & Visitation in New York, National Business Institute, 1992 and 1995; Planning Chair, Practical Skills- How to Commence a Civil Litigation, 1996—; Member, Sections on: Defense of the Indigent; Family Law; Real Property; Litigation; Criminal Justice) and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; New York State Defenders Association; Syracuse Defense Group; Upstate Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1984—; Director, Continuing Legal Education Program, 1984—); New York State Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Committee on Medical/Legal Defense).

Biographical

Small Claims Arbitrator, Syracuse City Court, 1978—; Arbitrator, New York State Supreme Court and City Court of Syracuse, 1980—; Hearing Officer, New York Office of Court Administration for Real Estate Tax Assessment and Use Claims Against Municipalities, 2000—; Chairman, Board of Assessment Review, Town of DeWitt, 1980-2000; Hearing Officer, Real Estate Assessment and Land Use Cases, New York State, 2000—. Director, Hiscock Legal Aid Society, Onondaga County, 1974-1981. Chief of Staff to Assemblyman Kenneth G. Bartlett, New York State Legislature, 1967-1972. Guest Lecturer, Civil and Criminal Trial Practice, Syracuse University College of Law, 1985—; Instructor of Constitutional, Criminal and Family Law, Syracuse University Community Internship Program, 1970—.

Military