Martin D. Smalline - an Albany, United States Personal Injury Lawyer

Albany Personal Injury Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

Personal Injury 90%
Medical Malpractice 10%

Litigation: 100%

Attorney Information

Overview

Martin D. Smalline was born on May 14, 1961 in Rochester, New York and graduated magna cum laude from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1983, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. He received his Juris Doctor from the School of Law at the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1986. He first practiced law with the New York City firm of Ross, Suchoff, Tarroff, Egert & Hankin, PC, from 1987 through 1990, gaining extensive trial experience in the areas of medical malpractice and personal injury. He then practiced with the firm of Culley, Marks, Tanenbaum, Reifsteck & Potter, LLC in his home city of Rochester, New York from 1990 through 1994 doing trial work in the areas of insurance defense litigation, medical malpractice, and personal injury. The current partnership of Smalline and Harri was formed in 1994, located in downtown Albany, New York, where he has practiced continuously in the areas civil litigation, including but not limited to construction injuries, harm caused by medical malpractice, disability resulting from motor vehicle accidents, birth injury, brain injury, wrongful death, and sexual assault. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association.

Education

Legal Education
- State University of New York, Buffalo School of Law, Buffalo, New York, 1986
  Juris Doctor
Non Legal Education
- State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, 1983
  B.S., Bachelor of Science
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Major: Business Administration

Current Employment Position(s)

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Partner
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Past Positions

Ross, Suchoff, Tarroff, Egert & Hankin, PC, 1987 - 1990
Culley, Marks, Tanenbaum, Reifsteck & Potter, LLC, 1990 - 1994

Representative Cases

Melfe v. Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, 196 A.D.3d 811 (3d Dept., 2021)
Eaton v. Keyser, 53 A.D.3d 1029 (3d Dept., 2008)
Richardson v. State of New York #2006-015-126, Claim No. 110501 NYS Court of Claims

Bar Admissions

New York, 1987

Other Affiliations

New York State Bar Association (Member, Present)

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Contact

Albany, NY

100 State Street
Suite 300
Albany, NY 12207

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Phone: 518-704-4604

Fax: 518-426-7965

Email: Send a message

Website: https://www.smallineandharri.com

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