John W. Bailey

Principal

jwbailey@bkjlaw.com | (888) 360-5650

John W. Bailey has been practicing law for 30 years and is the founding shareholder of Bailey, Kelleher & Johnson, P.C. He has tried over 100 cases to verdict.

Mr. Bailey represents individuals, families, businesses, and municipalities in several matters of civil litigation:

Admitted to practice

• All New York State Courts (1980)
• Federal Courts
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York (1980)
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (1994)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit (1996)

Education

• Juris Doctor, Albany Law School (1979)
• Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, The University at Albany (1976)

Memberships

• Albany County Bar Association
• New York State Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• DRI of Northeastern New York (Former President: 1991)

Mr. Bailey has also lectured for New York and Albany County Bar Associations, LexisNexis's Mealey's publications, the Property Loss Research Bureau, and the Liability Insurance Research Bureau.

Honors

• AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5

Notable Cases

While most cases are never officially reported, the following is a list of Mr. Bailey’s appellate case reports:

• N.Y. State Law Officers Union v. Andreucci - 433 F.3d 320
• United Republic Ins. Co. v. Chase Manhattan Bank - 40 Fed. Appx. 630
• Lawrence v. Wink (In re Lawrence) - 293 F.3d 615
• Phillips v. Bowen - 278 F.3d 103
• Hughes v. City of Albany - 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 15072
• Murphy v. Watson - 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44654
• Traditional Leather v. Atlas Refinery, Inc. - 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28975
• Topliff v. Wal-Mart Stores E. LP - 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20533
• Sula v. City of Watervliet - 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 76133
• Carrasquillo v. City of Troy - 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7409
• Hoyt v. Andreucci - 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 29251
• Marsch v. Rensselaer County - 218 F.R.D. 367
• Travelers Indem. Co. v. Gosline - 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8828
• Cipolla v. County of Rensselaer - 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16150
• United Republic Ins. Co. v. Chase Manhattan Bank - 168 F. Supp. 2d 8
• Lawrence Group v. Barton - 262 B.R. 26 (aff'd 262 B.R. 30)
• Phillips v. Bowen - 189 F.R.D. 50 (aff'd 278 F.3d 103)
• Sterling v. Yerbury - 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 457
• Hughes v. City of Albany - 33 F. Supp. 2d 152
• Gibbs v. Colonie Town Court - 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15271
• Book v. Dettenrieder - 14 Fed. Appx. 40M
• Spensieri v. Lasky - 94 N.Y.2d 231
• Vandermark v. Jotomo Corp. - 2007 NY Slip Op 5875
• Papa v. Kilroy - 24 A.D.3d 1088
• Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. v. State - 300 A.D.2d 949
• Coluccio v. County of Albany - 258 A.D.2d 756
• Spensieri v. Lasky - 258 A.D.2d 754
• White v. Sperry Supply & Warehouse - 225 A.D.2d 130
• Melino v. National Grange Mut. Ins. Co. - 213 A.D.2d 86
• Quinlan v. Eastern Refractories Co. - 217 A.D.2d 819
• Martin v. Hacker - 185 A.D.2d 553
• Binghamton Sav. Bank v. Pacific Employers Ins. Co. - 176 A.D.2d 419
• Fashion Tanning Co. v. Fulton County Electrical Contractors, Inc. - 142 A.D.2d 465
• Bustos v. Rome Gen. Lumber & Hardware - 785 N.Y.S.2d 880

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