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JohnO'Mara

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"My broad experience in many areas of the law has given me the opportunity to counsel new attorneys as they move forward in their careers."

Syracuse
P: 607.398.3709
M: 607.742.3311
Overview

Biography

The former commissioner and chair of the NY Public Service Commission and founding partner of Davidson & O’Mara with over 50 years of legal experience, John primarily concentrates his practice on litigation, commercial law, public law, and health care.

Bar Associations

  • Chemung County Bar Association
  • New York State Bar Association

Selected Memberships & Affiliations

  • American College of Trial Lawyers
Experience

Representative Experience

  • Led the restructuring of New York’s electric industry and the entry of Bell Atlantic (now Verizon) into long distance as chair of the NY Public Service Commission.

Prior Experience

  • Hiscock & Barclay, LLP, Of Counsel
  • Davidson & O'Mara, P.C., Founding Partner
  • NY Public Service Commission, Commissioner and Chairman
  • NY Governor George Pataki, Special Counsel
  • NYS Court of Claims, Judge
  • Chemung County, District Attorney
  • Chemung County, Attorney
  • NY Commission on Judicial Nomination, Member and Chairman

Selected Honors

  • State University of New York at Oswego, Honorary Doctor of Laws, 2000
Knowledge
Overview Experience Knowledge

Education

  • Cornell University, LLB
  • Le Moyne College, BA

Practices & Industries

Admitted to Practice

  • New York
  • US District Court for the Northern District of New York
  • US District Court for the Western District of New York
  • US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

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