Joseph L. Mooney

Joseph L. Mooney

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Joseph Mooney concentrates his practice in the areas of products liability and catastrophic personal injury litigation. He has defended numerous product manufacturers in actions involving industrial equipment, cranes, power tools, medical devices, pharmaceuticals and household products.

A member of the firm's Product Liability Litigation Practice Group, Joe is a frequent author and lecturer on products liability, product licensing, the admissibility of expert testimony and other litigation issues. He has shared his expertise as a presenter to numerous organizations, from the Defense Research Institute, to the Risk Management Counsel of Canada and the New York State Bar Association.

A cum laude graduate of Hamilton College and of the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law, Joe was named to the New York Super Lawyers [products liability defense] and is featured in em>Business First's Who's Who in Law [civil litigation]. He is admitted to practice before all state courts in New York, the Second Circuit of Appeals, and the U.S. District Courts for the Western and Northern Districts of New York. Joe is a member of the Bar Association of Erie County, New York State and American Bar Associations, as well as the Defense Research Institute (DRI).

Honors
  • Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition
  • Selected for inclusion in New York Super Lawyers
  • Named to Business First's Who's Who in Law
Professional Affiliations
  • DRI: Products Liability Committee, Chair, Product Licensing and Franchising Specialized Litigation Group
  • American Bar Association
  • New York State Bar Association; Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section and Trial Lawyers Section
  • Bar Association of Erie County
  • Western New York Trial Lawyers Association
  • Women's Bar Association of the State of New York, Western New York Chapter
Admitted to Practice
  • New York
  • U.S. District Courts for the Nothern and Western Districts of New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Education
  • 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
Publications/Presentations
  • Co-Author, "Frye 'Em: Jury Psychology Can Undermine Plaintiffs' Expert Witnesses," For the Defense, Defense Research Institute, December, 2007
  • Contributing Author, "Additional Insured Coverage & Contractual Indemnification in Construction Cases: The Fundamentals and Other Issues," June, 2007
  • Co-Author, "Product Licensing: An Emerging Litigation Arena," For the Defense, Defense Research Institute, December, 2006 
  • Co-Author, "Product Licensing Liability: An Overview," Defense Research Institute, February, 2006
  • Presenter, "Product Licensing," Defense Research Institute, February, 2006
  • Author and Presenter, "Defending the Old Product", Defense Research Institute, February, 2005
  • Chair, New York State Bar Association Seminar on Products Liability, "Great Cases Revisited", 2004
  • Author and Presenter, "Expert Testimony, the Altered Landscape," 2004
  • Author and Presenter, "Successful Defense of Low Speed Impact Claims," Risk Management Counsel of Canada, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2003
  • Author and Presenter, "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
  • Author and Presenter, "Liability for Sporting Activities," New York State Bar Association Seminar on Basics of Premises Liability 2001, 2001
  • Author and Presenter, "Elements of Third-Party Practice," New York State Bar Association Seminar on Construction Site Litigation, 1999
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