Phillip G. Steck, Attorney

Phillip G. Steck focuses his practice on litigation with a concentration in civil rights, employment, and commercial cases and has successfully advocated in major case trials and appeals for both plaintiffs and defendants.  He has appeareared before the United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, New York State Court of Appeals, Appellate Division, Third Department, as well as all Federal and State Courts in New York State. Mr. Steck also lectures on employment and civil rights law for bar associations, private companies, and not-for-profit organizations.

Mr. Steck's notable decisions include: Palkovic v. Johnson, 281 Fed. Appx. 63 (2nd Cir. 2008) (due process); Cioffi v. Averill Park Central School District, 444 F.3d 158 (2nd Cir. 2006), cert. denied, 127 S. Ct. 382 (2006) (first amendment); Sunward Electronics v. McDonald, 362 F.3d 17 (2nd Cir. 2004) (trademark); United States v. Zeppieri, 155 F.3d 44 (2nd Cir. 1998) (money laundering); Capital Imaging Assoc. v. Mohawk Valley Medical Assoc., 996 F.2d 537 (2nd Cir. 1993) (antitrust); Tabakman v. Vancouver Telephone Company, CV 07-3676 (C.D.CA 2008) (breach of fiduciary duty); Wheeler v. Parker, 546 F.Supp. 2d 7 (N.D.N.Y. (2008) (due process); Alvarez v. New York Racing Association, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49110 (N.D.N.Y. 2006) (due process); Truelove v. Northeast Capital Corp., 95 N.Y.2d 220 (Ct. App. 2000) (bonus compensation); Warnke v. Warner-Lambert Co., 21 A.D.3d 654 (3rd Dept. 2005) (personal injury); Mora v. RGB, Inc., 17 A.D.3d 849 (3rd Dept. 2005) (construction law); Ayco Co., L.P. v. Walton, 3 A.D.3d 635 (3rd Dept. 2004) (multi-state conflict of laws); People v. Wood, 299 A.D.2d 739 (3rd Dept. 2002) (arson); Mohawk Minden Ins. Co. v. Ferry, 251 A.D.2d 846 (3rd. Dept. 1998) (insurance coverage); Capital Medical Systems v. Fuji Medical Systems, 239 A.D.2d 743 (3rd Dept. 1997) (breach of contract); People v. Sydney, 195 A.D.2d 763 (3rd Dept. 1993) (narcotics); Matter of Avella v. Batt, 6 Misc. 3d 158 (Albany County 2004) (campaign finance law).

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of Pennsylvania Law School	J.D.	Law School	N/A
			Harvard University B.A.