James A.
Resila
Director
James A. Resila graduated magna cum laude from Syracuse University in 1984, and from Fordham Law School in 1988. Upon his graduation from Fordham, Mr. Resila commenced a two year clerkship with the Hon. Con. G. Cholakis, U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of New York.
Mr. Resila's practice has focused on the defense of municipalities in federal civil rights cases, medical malpractice and negligence defense.
Mr. Resila is admitted to the state bars of New York and Massachusetts, and the Federal bars of the United States Supreme Court, the Northern, Southern and Western Districts of New York, Massachusetts, Vermont and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. He is also a member of the New York State Bar Association, the Albany County Bar Association and the Defense Research Institute. He is a mediator on the Northern District of New York's Mediation Panel. Mr. Resila was also recognized as one of New York area’s Top Lawyers for 2008 for appeals in New York Magazine, was a 2008 selection to New York Area’s Top Lawyers and 2009 selection to Best Lawyers in America.
Bar Admissions:
New York State, 1988
Massachusetts, 1988
U.S. District Court
Northern District of New York, 1990
Southern District of New York, 2002
Western District of New York, 1998U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1991
Education:
Fordham Law School, New York, New York, 1988
J.D., Doctor of JurisprudenceSyracuse University, Syracuse, New York, 1984
AB, Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Albany County Bar Association
Albany Law School - Moot Court Judge
Defense Research Institute (DRI)
New York State Bar Association
New York State Supreme Court, 3rd Judicial District's Fee Dispute Resolution Program
New York State Supreme Court, 3rd Judicial District's Arbitration Panel (Member)
Northern District of New York - Mediation Panel
Representative Cases:
Rockefeller v. Moront, 81 NY2d 560 (1993);
Torres v. Mazzone Administrative Group, 46 AD3d 1040 (3rd Dept 2007), appeal denied, 10 NY3d 706 (2008);
Weimer v. City of Johnstown, 249 AD2d 208 (3rd Dept 1998), appeal denied, 92 NY2d 806 (1998);
Besicorp Group v. Village of Ellenville, 205 AD2d 944 (3rd Dept 1994);
Paull v. Norstar Bank, 190 AD2d 890 (3rd Dept 1998);
Morrison v. Johnson, 429 F3d 48 (2nd Cir 2005);
DeSieno v. Crane Manufacturing, 127 Fed App. 551 (2nd Cir 2005);
Plante v. Buono, 112 F.3d 505 (2nd Cir. 1996);
Greenwich Citizens v. Counties of Warren & Washington IDA, 77 .3d 36 (2nd Cir 1996);
Weaver v. Brenner, 40 F.3d 527 (2nd Cir 1994);
Moore v. Comesanas, 32 F.3d 670 (2nd Cir 1994);
Clemente v. Town of North Greenbush, WL 2073959 (NDNY 2008);
Higgins v. City of Johnstown, 20 FSupp2d 422 (NDNY 1998);
Quinn v. City of Johnstown, 1998 WL 187404 (NDNY 1998), aff’d, (2nd Cir 1999;
Chamberlain v. Lishansky, 970 FSupp 118 (NDNY 1997);
Lawrence v. Finch Pruyn & Co., 891 FSupp 75 (NYNY 1995), aff’d, (2nd Cir 1996);
Bechard v. Costanzo, 810 FSupp 579 (D. Vt. 1992);
Langdon v. Proper, 1991 WL 504911 (NDNY 1991).
