Phillip G. Steck
Partner
Location:
Albany, New York
Phone:
518-449-3900
888-352-3751
518-618-4082
888-352-3751
518-618-4082
Fax:
518-432-3111
E-mail:
Phillip G. Steck focuses his practice on litigation with a concentration in civil rights, employment, and commercial cases and has successfully advocated in major case trials and appeals for both plaintiffs and defendants. He has appeared before the United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, New York State Court of Appeals, Appellate Division, Third Department, as well as all Federal and State Courts in New York State. Mr. Steck also lectures on employment and civil rights law for bar associations, private companies, and not-for-profit organizations.
Areas of Practice
- Employment and Civil Rights Litigation
- Commercial and Business Litigation
- Criminal Defense
- Employment Law Counseling
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1985
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1985
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1996
- U.S. District Court Western District of New York, 2002
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1992
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1993
Education
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- J.D. - 1984
- Honors: National Moot Court Team
- Law Review: University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1982 - 1984
- Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- B.A. (Magna Cum Laude) - 1981
- Major: Government
- Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce Capital Leadership Program, Albany, New York
Representative Cases
- Palkovic v. Johnson, 281 Fed. Appx. 63 (2nd Cir. 2008)
- Cioffi v. Averill Park Central School District, 444 F.3d 158, cert. denied, 127 S. Ct. 382 (2nd Cir. 2006)
- Sunward Electronics v. McDonald, 362 F.3d 17 (2nd Cir. 2004)
- United States v. Zeppieri, 155 F.3d 44 (2nd Cir. 1998)
- Capital Imaging Assoc. v. Mohawk Valley Medical Assoc., 996 F.2d 537 (2nd Cir. 1993)
- Aktas v. JMC Dev. Co., 2010 U.S. District LEXIS 59334 (N.D.N.Y 2010)
- Mclaughlin v. Pezzolla, 2010 US District LEXIS 232 (N.D.N.Y 2010)
- Burns v. County of Schenectady, 2008 US District LEXIS 109648 (N.D.N.Y 2008)
- Hickey v. Myers, 2010 US District LEXIS 18281 (N.D.N.Y 2010)
- Tabakman v. Vancouver Telephone Company, CV 07-3676 (C.D.CA 2008)
- Wheeler v. Parker, 546 F.Supp. 2d 7 (N.D.N.Y. 2008)
- Alvarez v. New York Racing Association, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49110 (N.D.N.Y. 2006)
- Truelove v. Northeast Capital Corp., 95 N.Y.2d 220 (Ct. App. 2000)
- Warnke v. Warner-Lambert Co., 21 A.D.3d 654 (3rd Dept. 2005)
- Mora v. RGB, Inc., 17 A.D.3d 849 (3rd Dept. 2005)
- Ayco Co., L.P. v. Walton, 3 A.D.3d 635 (3rd Dept. 2004)
- People v. Wood, 299 A.D.2d 739 (3rd Dept. 2002)
- Mohawk Minden Ins. Co. v. Ferry, 251 A.D.2d 846 (3rd. Dept. 1998)
- Capital Medical Systems v. Fuji Medical Systems, 239 A.D.2d 743 (3rd Dept. 1997)
- People v. Sydney, 195 A.D.2d 763 (3rd Dept. 1993)
- Matter of Avella v. Batt, 6 Misc. 3d 158 (Albany County 2004)
Classes/Seminars
- First Amendment Rights of Public Employees, NYSPHSAA, 2010
- First Amendment Rights of Public Employees, NYSPHSAA, 2004
- Basic Course on Emploment Law, Columbia County Bar Association, 2002
Honors and Awards
- Hudson Valley Super Lawyers, 2008 - 2010
Professional Associations and Memberships
- National Employment Lawyers Association
- Albany County Bar Association (Director 1998)
- New York State Bar Association
- Shaker Heritage Society, Board of Directors, 2000 - 2008
Past Employment Positions
- New York County (Manhattan) District Attorney, Assistant District Attorney, 1987 - 1989
Pro Bono Activities
- Chair, Grievance Committee, Albany County Bar Association, 2004 - 2008
- President, The Center for Family and Youth (Project STRIVE), 1999 - 2007
- Shaker Heritage Society (Board of Directors 2000-2008)
Ancillary Businesses
- Legislator 15th District, Albany County Legislature (1999 - present)
