Patricia A. Lynn-Ford Esq. - Syracuse, NY

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • St. John's University School of Law, 1985
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • College of Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1982
    B.A.
    Honors: cum laude
    Honors: With Honors
    Major: English

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly, Associate, 1987 - 1989
• Martin Clearwater & Bell, Associate, 1985 - 1987

Classes and Seminars

• Speaker, Practicing Law Institute, "Trial Evidence 2016: Advocacy, Analysis, Illustrations", 2016 - Present
  
• Panelist, Onondaga County Bar Association and American College of Trial Lawyers "Video Vignettes Bring Ethics Issues to Life with a Panel", 2012 - Present
  
• Speaker, Onondaga County Bar Association "Direct Examination-Litigation Series", 2006 - Present
  
• Speaker, New York State Bar Association "Proving and Defending Damages at Trial", 2005 - Present
  
• Speaker, Onondaga County Bar Association Litigation at Lunch, "Direct Examinations", 2005 - Present
  
• Speaker, New York State Bar Association "Practical Skills, Civil Practice-The Trial", 2000 - Present
  
• Speaker, New York State Bar Association "Practical Skills: How to Commence a Civil Lawsuit", 1999 - Present
  
• Speaker, New York State Bar Association "Jury Selection Techniques", 1999 - Present
  
• Speaker, Lorman Education Services "The Use of Expert Witnesses in a Personal Injury and Insurance Case", 1996 - Present
  
• Speaker, New York State Bar Association "Practical Evidence", 1996 - Present
  
• Speaker, New York State Bar Association "Practical Skills, Civil Practice-The Trial", 1996 - Present
  
• Speaker, New York State Bar Association "The Art of Cross-Examination", 1996 - Present
  
• Speaker, New York State Bar Association "How to Try an Auto Accident Case", 1995 - Present
  
• Speaker, Lorman Business Center, Inc. "Personal Injury and Insurance Law", 1995 - Present
  
• Speaker, New York State Bar Association "Proving and Defending Damages", 1995 - Present
  
• Speaker, New York State Bar Association "Practical Evidence", 1994 - Present
  
• Speaker, New York State Bar Association, "Anatomy and Trauma Go on Trial", 1994 - Present

Pro Bono Activities

• Onondaga County Volunteer Lawyers Project, Major Fundraising Initiative, Member, 2007 - Present
• Board Member, Skaneateles Recreational Charitable Trust
• Board Member, Skaneateles Girls Lacrosse Association
• Board Member, Skaneateles Varsity Hockey Boosters
• Board Member, Skaneateles Figure Skating Association
• Skaneateles Community Center/YMCA
• SAVES (volunteer ambulance) new building construction project

Representative Cases

• Dryer v. Musacchio, etal.
  • Citation: 117 A.D. 3d 1115
  • Court: 3rd Dep't
  • Year: 2014
• Corsivo v. M&S Hotels, et al.
  • Citation: 71 A.D.3d 1503
  • Court: 4th Dep't
  • Year: 2010
• Treglia v. Colgate University
  • Citation: 70 A.D.3d 1516
  • Court: 3rd Dep't
  • Year: 2010
• Brown v. Rome Up & Running
  • Citation: 71 A.D.3d 1551
  • Court: 4th Dep't
  • Year: 2010
• Green v. Peterson
  • Citation: 13 A.D.3d 1157
  • Court: 4th Dep't
  • Year: 2004
• Wilson-Gunther v. Crouse Health Systems, Inc.
  • Citation: 32 Misc.3d 435
  • Court: Sup. Ct. Onondaga Co.
• Gristwood v. State of New York
  • Citation: 119 A.D.3d 1414
  • Court: 4th Dep't
  • Year: 2014

Published Works

Articles

• Author, Syracuse University Law Review, Evidence Survey Volume 63 (2013), Volume 64 (2014), Volume 66 (publication pending)
  
• Co-Author, New York State Bar Association, Insurance Law Practice, Third Edition, Chapter 13, "Claims Made Coverage Issues" (2016)
  

Bar Admissions

• New York, 1986
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1991
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1987

Other Affiliations

• American College of Trial Lawyers, 2014 - Present (State Chair (Upstate New York))
• New York State Bar Association
• Northern District of New York, Federal Court Bar Association
• Onondaga County Bar Association
• Central New York Women's Bar Association
• New York City Bar Association
• New York State Trial Lawyers Association
• New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers
• American Association for Justice
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• Supreme Court Historical Society
• Onondaga County Ad Hoc Committee on the Jury, 2003 - Present (Member/Speaker)