Attorneys

Alan J. Pierce

Mr. Pierce has more than 20 years of litigation experience, concentrating on appellate practice, insurance coverage, defamation and civil and commercial litigation. He has handled numerous appeals in his career, appearing before the New York State Court of Appeals, all four Departments of the State’s Appellate Division and in the Second, Fourth and Eleventh United States Circuit Courts of Appeals. Mr. Pierce has served as trial and appellate counsel in successful actions for defamation and insurance bad faith. He has authored several publications on appellate practice and insurance coverage, and lectures on behalf of the NYSBA and the Office of Court Administration on appellate advocacy and insurance coverage litigation. Prior to joining the Firm, he served as Confidential Law Clerk to the Hon. Richard D. Simons, New York State Court of Appeals.

Education

• Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude) 1984
  • Dean's Outstanding Representative Award
  • President, Justinian Honor Society
  • Order of the Coif
  • Syracuse Law Review, Editor-In-Chief
• St. Lawrence University (B.A., summa cum laude) 1981

Admitted to Practice

• New York
• United States Supreme Court
• United States Court of Appeals (Second, Fourth and Eleventh Circuits)
• United States District Court (NDNY, SDNY, EDNY, WDNY)

Professional Activities

• Onondaga County Bar Association
• New York State Trial Lawyers Association
• New York State Bar Association
• St. Lawrence County Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Member, Fourth Department to the Fifth Judicial District Character & Fitness Committee
• New York State Bar Association Task Force on Mandatory Retirement of Judges
• New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers Board of Directors
• The Best Lawyers in America ® 2008, 2009 & 2010
• New York Super Lawyers ® 2007, 2008 & 2009

Born

• Madrid, New York