Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  Born: Rochester, New York, 1968; admitted to bar, 1992, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1993, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: St. John Fisher College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1989); Syracuse University (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Recipient: Dean's Most Outstanding Contribution Award, 1992; American Jurisprudence Award in Criminal Law, 1992. Member: Justinian Honorary Law Society. Editor-in-Chief: Legislative Research Bureau, Syracuse University, 1991-1992. Member: Onondaga County (Co-Chairperson, Young Lawyers Section 1993). President: Central New York Worker's Compensation Bar Association 2002 to 2005 (Vice-President 1999 to 2002). Member: Injured Workers' Bar Association. Member: National Organization of Social Security Claimant's Representatives. Administrative Practice and Procedures Committee of New York State Worker's Compensation Board. AREAS OF PRACTICE: Real Estate Law; Worker's Compensation Law, Social Security Disability and Personal Injury Law. COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: Member Western Area Volunteer Emergency Service, Inc. 1998 to date (Board Member, 2002 to 2004). Member Camillus Youth Hockey Association, 2002 to 2012 (Board Member 2006 to 2012).

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
  The next question I receive is “How do workers compensation attorneys receive payment?†It’s important to understand that unlike other attorney-client relationships, a workers’ compensation attorney cannot collect money from you directly. That attorney has to submit a few requests to the workers’ compensation law judge and the judge determines whether or not that fee request is reasonable. If the judge determines the request is reasonable the fee will be awarded on the benefits the insurance company has yet to pay. Again, the payment for attorney fees comes out of money that is moving and there is no situation where an individual reaches into their own pocket and sends a check to an attorney for workers’ compensation representation.

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Born: Fort Meade, Maryland, 1963; admitted to Bar, 1992 Connecticut; 1993 New York; 1994 U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1986), Syracuse University (J.D. 1991). Member: New York State Bar Association. AREAS OF PRACTICE: Real Estate Law; Worker's Compensation Law, Social Security Disability and Personal Injury Law.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  From Northern New York to the Greater CNY Region, thousands of injured workers, those who have suffered a personal injury, or those who are in need of SSD representation have turned to the experienced and trusted legal team of lawyers at Oot & Associates, PLLC. We have law firms in Syracuse and Canton, NY.
• Auto Accidents
• Social Security Disability
  If you have paid into the Social Security system, you are entitled to disability benefits if you are unable to work. Unfortunately, the vast majority of Social Security Disability applicants are initially denied benefits. We will represent you before the Social Security Administration and win the benefits you are entitled to.