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• Telephone: 845-331-0702
• Fax: 845-331-1003
• E-Mail: law@cookfirm.com
• Website: www.cookfirm.com

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3939, Kingston, NY 12402

Established: 1905

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About Us

Our firm is exceptionally experienced in trial law and approximately 80% of our practice involves civil trial work throughout the Hudson Valley and upstate New York. Our central location and familiarity with the local venues has permitted us to provide legal services to our clients throughout the Hudson Valley and New York State with a keen personal knowledge of local juries and adversaries, enabling us to obtain prompt resolution of legal matters.

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Client Information

Insurance Clients

Non-Insurance Clients

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Personnel Information

Of Counsel

Robert E. Netter

Kingston, NY

Admitted

• New York, 1967

Memberships:

• American, New York State and Ulster County Bar Associations

Education:

• Siena College, B.A., 1964
• Albany Law School of Union University, LL.B., 1967

Born: 1942

William N. Cloonan

Kingston, NY

Admitted

• New York, 1974

Memberships:

• American, New York State and Ulster County Bar Associations
• Association of the Bar of the City of New York
• Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
• Defense Research Institute

Education:

• Marist College, B.A., 1968
• Albany Law School of Union University, J.D., 1975

Born: 1946

Robert D. Cook

Kingston, NY

Admitted

• New York, 1978
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1994
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2012

Memberships:

• New York State and Ulster County Bar Associations
• Defense Research Institute

Education:

• College of the Holy Cross, B.A., 1974
• Albany Law School of Union University, J.D., 1977

Born: 1952

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Firm Members

Eric M. Kurtz

Kingston, NY

Admitted

• New York, 1986
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1999
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2012
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2015

Memberships:

• New York State and Ulster County Bar Associations
• Defense Research Institute

Education:

• State University of New York at Albany, B.A. (cum laude), 1982
• University at Buffalo Law School, J.D., 1985

Born: 1960

Thomas A. Murphy

Kingston, NY

Admitted

• New York, 1987

Memberships:

• New York State and Ulster County Bar Associations

Education:

• Siena College, B.A. (cum laude), 1982
• Gonzaga University School of Law, J.D., 1986

Born: 1960

Michael T. Cook

Kingston, NY

Admitted

• New York, 1999
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York, 2004
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2010
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2017

Memberships:

• New York State and Ulster County Bar Associations
• Defense Research Institute

Education:

• St. Bonaventure University, B.A., 1995
• Albany Law School of Union University, J.D., 1998

Born: 1971

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Associate Attorney

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Service Areas

Albany, New York, USA 55 miles

Newburgh, New York, USA 39 miles

Poughkeepsie, New York, USA 21 miles

White Plains, New York, USA 88 miles

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