Learn More About New York Personal Injury Lawyer Anthony S. Bottar

Senior Partner 
abottar@bottarlaw.com 
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Main: (315) 422-3466

AXA Tower II – Suite 1600
120 Madison Street
Syracuse, New York 13202

What I Do

• Medical Malpractice
• Birth Injuries and Birth Trauma
• Brain, Spinal Cord, Nerve, Limb and Organ Injuries
• Construction, Industrial & Workplace Accidents
• Accidents, Personal Injury & Wrongful Death

Mr. Bottar is the senior partner and co-founder of Bottar Leone, PLLC. His practice centers around the investigation, prosecution and trial of cases involving birth injuries (e.g., oxygen deprivation, cerebral palsy, mechanical injury), brain injuries (e.g., stroke, concussions, post-concussion syndrome, TBI), nerve injuries (complex regional pain syndrome, Erb’s Palsy, paralysis), cancer misdiagnosis, surgical errors, and musculoskeletal injuries due to accidents, malpractice, falls, and defective and dangerous products.

Over thirty-four years of practice, Mr. Bottar has counseled thousands of clients. His extensive trial experience in State and Federal courts has led to substantial and record jury verdicts and settlements in lawsuits against individuals, corporations and state/government entities, earning him the honor of Best Lawyers® Syracuse Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year, annual recognition in The Best Lawyers In America®, annual listing in New York Magazine as one of the New York Area’s Best Lawyers and, as one of Upstate New York’s top plaintiff’s medical malpractice and personal injury attorneys, annual listing in New York Super Lawyers (Upstate Edition).

Mr. Bottar is immediate past-president of the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers. He is a fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America – Trial Lawyer Honorary Society™, has been recognized by The National Trial Lawyers as one of the top 100 trial lawyers in New York State (the “Top 100″), by Lawdragon as one of the top 3,000 attorneys in the United States (the “Lawdragon 3000″) and, as one of the “Top Trial Lawyers In America™,” he has earned a life membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum® and the Multi Million Dollar Advocates Forum®. Mr. Bottar is well versed in the law, the legal system, and the intricacies of trial practice. He is well-known for his professionalism, integrity and the personal approach he takes with his clients.

In 2001, Mr. Bottar was appointed by the Appellate Division, Fourth Department to serve as a member of the Character and Fitness Committee for the New York State Supreme Court, Fifth Judicial District. The Committee is responsible for screening and interviewing all Central New York applicants who are seeking admission to the Bar.

He is also a member of the Onondaga County Bar Association and sits on its CNY Justice-For-All Project Committee, and is a member of the New York State Bar Association, American Bar Association, and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. He regularly speaks or lectures at legal and non-legal functions, including Syracuse University College of Law’s Professional Responsibility and at ethics, torts or trial-related classes. He is also a past member of the Dean’s Advisory Counsel at the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Law.

Mr. Bottar has a long record of public service and is deeply invested in New York State’s education system. He served as a Trustee of the North Syracuse Central School District Board of Education from 1988 through 1989, and as the President of the Board from 1989 through 1996. He also served on the Board of Directors of the Onondaga Madison School Boards Association from 1994 through 1996. In 1996, 2001, 2006 and again in 2011, the New York State Legislature elected Mr. Bottar to serve as a Regent of the University of the State of New York, the most comprehensive and unified education system in the nation. The position is unpaid. In his capacity as a Regent, Mr. Bottar is responsible for educational policy affecting public and private elementary and secondary schools, public and private colleges and universities, libraries, museums, public broadcasting facilities, as well as the licensure, regulation and discipline of New York State professionals including accountants, dentists, doctors, engineers, nurses, pharmacists and therapists.

Prior to co-founding the Firm in 1983, Mr. Bottar was an Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Syracuse, Department of Law.