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. Mr. Steck is also a member of The New York State Assembly, representing parts of Albany & Schenectady counties.

Mr. Steck has been practicing employment and civil rights law for 25 years. He has wide-ranging experience in all of the employment-related matters listed on the firm’s employment law website www.employeerightsalbany.com.

• Employment and Civil Rights Litigation
• Commercial and Business Litigation
• Construction Litigation
• Criminal Defense
• Employment Law Counseling

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 – 1993

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. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2015
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1992
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1993

• O’Connell-Byrne v. Hilton Cent. Sch. Dist., 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27618 (N.D.N.Y. 2024)
• Weiping Liu v. Indium Corp. of Am., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 137786 (N.D.N.Y. 2019) 
• Weiping Liu v. Indium Corp. of Am., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 203779 (N.D.N.Y. 2019) 
• Colistra v. Cairo-Durham Cent. Sch. Dist., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 149699 (N.D.N.Y. 2018).
• Johnson v. Spencer, Civil Action No.: 17-568 (D.R.I. 2019)
• Hines v. City of Albany, 862 F.3d 215 (2nd Cir. 2017)
• McDonough v. Smith, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 135380 (N.D.N.Y 2016)
• De Oliveira v. Cairo-Durham Cent. Sch. Dist., 634 Fed. Appx. 320 (2d Cir. 2016)
• Stagliano v. Herkimer Cent. Sch. Dist., 151 F. Supp. 3d 264 (N.D.N.Y 2015)
• Hines v. City of Albany, 613 Fed. Appx. 52 (2d Cir. 2015)
• Matter of David Frueh Contr., LLC (BCI Constr., Inc.), 129 A.D.3d 1285 (3rd Dept. 2015)
• Matter of Thornton v. Saugerties Cent. Sch. Dist., 121 A.D.3d 1253 (3rd Dept. 2014)
• Barton Mines Co., L.L.C. v. Miller, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 125611 (N.D.N.Y 2014)
• Mudge v. Zugalla, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 74617 (N.D.N.Y 2014)
• Stuto v. Kerber, 18 NY 3d 909 (2012)
• Hines v. City of Albany, 2011 US Dist LEXIS 68548 (N.D.N.Y 2011)
• Mclaughlin v. Pezzolla, 2010 US District LEXIS 232 (N.D.N.Y 2010)
• Hickey v. Myers, 2010 US District LEXIS 18281 (N.D.N.Y 2010)
• Aktas v. JMC Dev. Co., 2010 U.S. District LEXIS 59334 (N.D.N.Y 2010)
• Bennett v. Lucier, 2010 US Dist LEXIS 130308 (N.D.N.Y 2010)
• Bruno Machinery Co. v. Troy Die Cutting Co., 435 B.R. 819 (NPM 2010)
• Wheeler v. Parker, 546 F.Supp. 2d 7 (N.D.N.Y. 2008)
• Tabakman v. Vancouver Telephone Company, CV 07-3676 (C.D.CA 2008)
• Burns v. County of Schenectady, 2008 US District LEXIS 109648 (N.D.N.Y 2008)
• Palkovic v. Johnson, 281 Fed. Appx. 63 (2d Cir. 2008)
• Cioffi v. Averill Park Central School District, 444 F.3d 158, cert. denied, 127 S. Ct. 382 (2d Cir. 2006)
• Alvarez v. New York Racing Association, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49110 (N.D.N.Y. 2006)
• Mora v. RGB, Inc., 17 A.D.3d 849 (3rd Dept. 2005)
• Warnke v. Warner-Lambert Co., 21 A.D.3d 654 (3rd Dept. 2005)
• Ayco Co., L.P. v. Walton, 3 A.D.3d 635 (3rd Dept. 2004)
• Sunward Electronics v. McDonald, 362 F.3d 17 (2d Cir. 2004)
• Matter of Avella v. Batt, 6 Misc. 3d 158 (Albany County 2004)
• People v. Wood, 299 A.D.2d 739 (3rd Dept. 2002)
• Truelove v. Northeast Capital Corp., 95 N.Y.2d 220 (Ct. App. 2000)
• Mohawk Minden Ins. Co. v. Ferry, 251 A.D.2d 846 (3rd. Dept. 1998)
• United States v. Zeppieri, 155 F.3d 44 (2d Cir. 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)
• Capital Imaging Assoc. v. Mohawk Valley Medical Assoc., 996 F.2d 537 (2d Cir. 1993)