Jessica A.
Desany
Director
Jessica A. Desany practices in the areas of civil litigation, including actions defending claims of personal injury, premises liability, and construction work-site injuries under New York State’s Labor Law. She also has an active practice in commercial real estate matters and provides clients with insurance coverage analysis and litigates coverage disputes.
Mrs. Desany is admitted to the New York State Bar and to Bars of the United States District Court for the Northern and Western Districts of New York, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She is a member of the American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, Albany County Bar Association, and Rensselaer County Bar Association, and is active in the Rensselaer County Regional Chamber of Commerce. She is a member of ALFA International, the Defense Research Institute, and DRI of Northeastern New York, and has received the Peer Review Rating of "BV" in the Martindale-Hubbell Directory for Attorneys. Mrs. Desany has also lectured on topics related to insurance coverage, construction work-site litigation, and trial technique.
Bar Admissions:
New York State, 1999
U.S. District Court
Northern District of New York, 1999
Western District of New York, 2000U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2000
Education:
State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law, 1998
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
University of Notre Dame du lac, 1995
B.A., Bachelor of Arts, cum laude
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Albany County Bar Association
ALFA International (Insurance Practice Group Steering Committee Member)
American Bar Association (Advisory Panel)
Defense Research Institute, Inc. (DRI)
DRI of Northeastern New York (Board Member 2003-2007; President 2007)
New York State Bar Association
Northern District of New York Federal Court Bar Association
Rensselaer County Bar Association
Rensselaer County Regional Chamber of Commerce (Firm Representative)
Representative Cases:
King v. Perrotte, 50 AD3d 1266 (3rd Dept 2008);
Venuti v. Voisins of Newburgh, 31 AD3d 429 (2nd Dept 2006);
Gittino v. LCA Vision, Inc., 301 AD2d 847 (3rd Dept 2003);
Berger-Vespa v. Rondack Building Insp. Inc., 293 AD2d 838 (3rd Dept 2002);
Regula v. Ford Motor Credit Titling Trust, 280 AD2d 843 (3rd Dept 2001);
Tkach v. Golub Corp., 265 AD2d 632 (3rd Dept 1999);
Hadden v. Effner, 263 AD2d 807 (3rd Dept 1999).
