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Phelan, John J. III

John J. Phelan III - Albany, NY

Attorney at Phelan, Phelan & Danek LLP

Construction Law Lawyers in Albany, NY

300 Great Oaks Boulevard Suite 315 Albany, NY 12203

  • 1 Super Lawyers®
  • 43 Years 
    Experience

Albany Construction Law Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

  • Construction Law
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Negligence Defense
  • Insurance Defense
  • Products Liability
  • Commercial Law
  • Arbitration
  • Mediation
  • Labor Law
  • Employment Law

Attorney Information

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

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John J. Phelan III included in a Super Lawyers® list

Honors

  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • Who’s Who In American Law
  • Top 1% of Trial Counsel for Medical Malpractice Defense Attorneys in New York State
  • The Litigation Counsel of America, Senior Fellow
  • Order of the Centurions (Over 100 Jury Verdicts), Member
  • International Academy of Construction Lawyers, Fellow

Other Sources of Feedback About John J. Phelan III

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

Education

  • Legal Education

    • Albany Law School of Union University, Albany, New York, 1982
      J.D.
  • Non Legal Education

    • College of the Holy Cross, 1978
      B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Senior Partner
  • Founding Partner

Pro Bono Activities

  • Defense Research Institute, Member
  • Capital District Pop Warner, Team Coach
  • Capital District Pop Warner, Former Board Member
  • Guilderland High School Varsity Football team, Team Photographer

Bar Admissions

  • New York, 1983
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1983
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1983
  • U.S. District Court Western District of New York

Other Affiliations

  • American Bar Association (Member)
  • New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member)
  • New York State Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
  • Albany County Bar Association (Member)
  • New York State Bar Association (Products Liability Committee, Member)
  • New York State Bar Association (Professional Liability Committee, Member)
  • The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member)
  • Litigation Counsel of America (Member)
  • Panel Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association (Member)
  • New York State Bar Association
  • American Academy of Malpractice Lawyers (Charter Member)

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