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Brennan, Timothy S.

Timothy S. Brennan - 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®
  • 24 Years 
    Experience

Albany Construction Law Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

  • Construction Law
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Negligence Defense
  • Appellate Practice
  • Products Liability
  • Personal Injury
  • Commercial Law
  • Labor Law
  • Municipal Liability

Attorney Information

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

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Honors

  • Recipient, The New England Scholar Award, 1997 - 1998
  • Recipient, The New England Scholar Award, 1999 - 2000
  • Corpus Juris Secundum Award for Excellence in the Study of Torts, 1998
  • CALI Award for Excellence in the Future of Appellate Practice, 2000

Other Sources of Feedback About Timothy S. Brennan

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

    • New England Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 2001
      J.D.
      Honors: cum laude
  • Non Legal Education

    • Western Connecticut State University, 1997
      B.S.

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Partner

Past Positions

  • Appellate Division Third Department, Appellate Court Attorney

Pro Bono Activities

  • Board President, Niskayuna Youth Football & Cheerleading
  • Niskayuna Town Parks & Recreation Committee

Representative Cases

  • Denlea v. Hanswirth
    • Citation: 2003 N.Y. Slip. Op. 12612
  • Gittino v. LCA Vision, Inc.
    • Citation: 301 AD.2d 847
  • Hinlicky v. Dreyfuss, 6 N.Y. 3d 636
  • F.A.S.A. Const. Corp. v. Village of Monroe, 14 A.D. 3d 532
  • Kowalski v. St. Francis Hosp. and Health Ctrs., 21 N.Y. 3d 480
  • Lang v. Newman, 12 N.Y. 3d 868
  • Swartz v. St. Mary’s Hosp., 101 A.D. 3d 1273
  • Matter of Soressi v. SWF, L.P., 81 A.D. 3d 1143
  • Caiozzo v. Koreman, 581 F.3d 63

Published Works

Articles

  • "Silencing Miranda,", New England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement, Spring, 2001

Bar Admissions

  • New York, 2002
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 2003
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2003
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2006

Other Affiliations

  • Albany County Bar Association
  • New York State Bar Association

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