Cynthia S. Lafave Esq. - Albany, NY
Attorney at LaFave, Wein, Frament & Karic, PLLC
Personal Injury Lawyers in Albany, NY
1 Wall Street Albany, NY 12205
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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44
Years
Experience
Albany Personal Injury Lawyer
Updated: 03/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
Attorney Information
Overview
Cynthia has always been an advocate for those who have found their lives turned upside down because of injuries due to some other person or entity’s negligence. She is passionate about her career and takes to heart the needs of her clients. She is an active and prominent local attorney.
Cynthia is the proud mom of Hannah, Seth, Susanne and Sorawit. She loves dogs and horses, and enjoys spending time in the county, swimming, cooking and music.
Cynthia LaFave joined the Gender Fairness Committee of the Third Judicial District, chaired by Hon. Rachel Kretser (ret.), for its continuing series on pioneering women attorneys in the region.
Verdicts & Settlements
Cynthia has received many verdicts and settlements in excess of $1 million for her clients. In 1996 she received the highest personal injury verdict for the entire United States, in the total sum of $94,500,000.00.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Named a Super Lawyer since 2007
- Named a Top 100 Lawyer since 2010
- Received the Wiedemann Wysocki Citation of Excellence from the American Association for Justice
- In 2021 is being presented with the first Betty Friedlander Award of Excellence from the NYSBA Trial Lawyers Section
- Named a Pioneering Woman Lawyer for the New York State Pioneering Women Lawyer Oral History Project, by the Gender Fairness Committee of the Third Judicial District, Chaired by Hon. Rachel Kretser (ret.), and highlighted in a podcast about Cynthia LaFave
- Outstanding Student Leadership Award, SUNY Brockport, 1978
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Included on the 2026 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2012 New York Super Lawyers Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2007 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
- Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1981
Other Affiliations
- Member of Board of Directors of Mohawk Hudson Humane Society, 2012 to 2021
- Chair of Board of Directors of Mohawk Hudson Humane Society, 2017-2021
- Member (2016-2019); Chair Albany County Democratic Committee, Judicial Qualifications Committee (2016-2017)
- Member NYS Magistrate’s Association 1984 to the present
- Town of New Scotland Town Justice 1984-1988
- Past President of the NYS Trial Lawyers Association, Capital Region Affiliate
- Past Vice President for the NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers, Third Judicial Department
- Member of the Board of Directors of the NYS Trial Lawyers since 1996 to the present
- Past Delegate for the NYS Bar Association
- Member, American Association for Justice
- Member, NYS Magistrate’s Association
- Member American Board of Trial Advocates
- Member Capital Region Trial Lawyers Association
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Contact
1 Wall Street
Albany, NY 12205
Phone: 518-869-9094
Fax: 518-869-5142
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.lwflegal.com/
Hours: Monday – Friday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
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