Michael P. Cavanagh

Albany, New York
Partner

Phone: (518) 465-0400 :: Fax: (518) 465-0015
Email: cavanagh@1stlaw.com

Michael P. Cavanagh is a 1986 graduate of the State University of New York at Albany, where he graduated cum laude with a double major of English and Political Science. He also competed in varsity ice hockey. Michael graduated with honors from Albany Law School of Union University, receiving his Juris Doctor degree in 1994. At Albany Law School, he was a Note & Comment Editor for the Albany Law Review.

Michael is an officer of the firm and a trial and appellate lawyer who focuses on defending tort cases involving premises liability, construction accidents, products liability and medical malpractice. Michael also practices employment law, representing employers in state and federal courts. As a trial attorney, Michael has completed over 40 jury trials in state and federal courts. Michael regularly appears before appellate courts and has successfully argued before the New York Court of Appeals. Michael is one of the founding members of the firm’s Diversity Committee. He carries a BV rating with Martindale-Hubbell.

Michael is admitted to practice in the State of New York, and the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of New York as well as the United States District Court for Vermont. He has lectured on trial practice and other civil litigation issues and is a member of the New York State and Albany Bar Associations. Michael is an avid runner and hockey player. He completed the 1981 New York Marathon and the 2000 Boston Marathon.

• Premises Liability
  
• Construction Accidents
  
• Products Liability
  
• Medical Malpractice
  
• Employment Law – Employment

• New York, 1995
  
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York, 1995
  
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2001
  
• U.S. District Court of Vermont, 2005
  

• Albany Law School of Union University, Albany, New York, 1994, J.D.
  Honors: Cum Laude
  Honors: With Honors
  Law Review: Albany Law School Law Review, Note and Comment Editor,
  1992 – 1994
• State University of New York at Albany, New York, 1986, B.A.
  Honor: Cum Laude
  Honors: Dean’s List
  Major: English
  Major: Political Science
  

• Ethics in Disclosure, New York State Bar Association, 2000
  
• How to Try a Slip and Fall Case, New York State Bar Association, 2001
  
• Basics of Civil Practice – The Trial, New York State Bar Association, 2007

• New York State Bar Association
• Albany County Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute
• Capital District Women’s Bar Association