Joseph L. Mooney

Joseph L. Mooney is a partner of the firm whose trial practice involves the defense of insured and self-insured clients, in state and federal courts, with an emphasis on the defense of products liability, New York Labor Law (construction site) and insurance coverage claims.

A cum laude graduate of Hamilton College and of the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law, Mr. Mooney is a frequent author and lecturer on products liability, Labor Law and other liability issues. He is admitted to practice before all state courts in New York, the Second Circuit of Appeals, and the United States District Courts for the Western and Northern Districts of New York. Mr. Mooney is a member of the Erie County, New York State and American Bar Associations, as well as the Defense Research Institute.

Direct Dial
716.566.5460
Fax
716.566.5401
E-mail
jmooney@goldbergsegalla.com
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Practice Areas

• Product Liability Litigation
• Worksite Injury Litigation
• Insurance Coverage Litigation

• Hamilton College, B.A., cum laude, 1990
• State University of New York at Buffalo Law School, J.D., 1993
• Jessup International Moot Court Board
• Defense Counsel Trial Academy - International Association of Defense Counsel, July, 1999

• Defense Research Institute
• American Bar Association
• New York State Bar Association
• Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section 
• Trial Lawyers Section
• Erie County Bar Association
• Western New York Trial Lawyers Association 
• Women's Bar Association of the State of New York, Western New York Chapter

• Co-Author, "Frye 'Em: Jury Psychology Can Undermine Plaintiffs' Expert Witnesses," For the Defense, Defense Research Institute, December, 2007
• Co-Author, An Emerging Litigation Arena, For the Defense, Defense Research Institute, December, 2006 
• Chair, Author and Presenter, Expert Testimony, the Altered Landscape,New York State Bar Association  Seminar on Products Liability: Great Cases Revisited , 2004
• Presenter, "Successful Defense of Low Speed Impact Claims," Risk Management Counsel of Canada, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2003
• Author, Advanced Construction Law in New York - Contract Clauses, July, 2003
• Author, Expert's Concept: Has It Been Tested? Defense Research Institute, Daubert Compendium, December, 2002
• Presenter, "Liability for Sporting Activities," New York State Bar Association Seminar on Basics of Premises Liability 2001, 2001
• Presenter, "Elements of Third-Party Practice," New York State Bar Association Seminar on Construction Site Litigation, 1999