Paul E. Kerson - Forest Hills, NY

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Columbia Law School, New York, New York, 1975
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1972
    B.A.
    Honors: magna cum laude

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• City of Ardsley, Judge
• Queens County Bar Association, President
• Queens County Criminal Courts Bar Association, President
• U.S. Federal Court, - 1976
• U.S. Supreme Court, - 1979
• Phi Beta Kappa

Pro Bono Activities

• Queens County Historical Society, Member

Representative Cases

• People v. Rodriguez
  • Citation: 480 N.Y.S.2d 155
  • Court: N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept.
  • Year: 1984
  • Serial Number: 1984146650
• Parent Ass'n of Andrew Jackson High School v. Ambach
  • Citation: 598 F.2d 705
  • Court: C.A.2 (N.Y.)
  • Year: 1979
  • Serial Number: 1979112982
• Weiss v. Feigenbaum
  • Citation: 558 F.Supp. 265
  • Court: E.D.N.Y.
  • Year: 1982
  • Serial Number: 1983110761
• People v. Petri
  • Citation: 423 N.Y.S.2d 974
  • Court: N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept.
  • Year: 1980
  • Serial Number: 1980201817
• Hunter v. City of New York
  • Citation: 396 N.Y.S.2d 186
  • Court: N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept.
  • Year: 1977
  • Serial Number: 1977127699

Published Works

Articles

• Editor, Queens County Bar Association, Queens County Bar Bulletin, 1987
  
• Contributor, Queens County Bar Bulletin
  

Bar Admissions

• New York, 1976
• District of Columbia, 1978
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1976
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1979

Other Affiliations

• Queens County Bar Association, 2015 - 2016 (President)
• Queens County Criminal Courts Bar Association (President)
• NYS Bar Association (Member)
• Queens Legal Services Corporation
• City of Ardsley (Judge)
• U.S Federal Court , - 1976
• U.S. Supreme Court,, - 1979

Fraternities and Sororities

• Phi Beta Kappa