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Michael A. Bottar

Bottar Law, PLLC
  • Recognized Since:
    2015
  • Recognized in:
    Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs...
  • Law School:
    Syracuse University
  • Website:
    http://www.bottarleone.com
  • Locations:
    1300 AXA Tower II
    120 Madison Street
    Syracuse, NY 13202
  • 90 State Street
    Albany, NY 12207

Mr. Bottar brings more than 15 years of experience to the pursuit of medical malpractice, wrongful death, and complex personal injury actions throughout New York and the northeastern United States, with a focus on claims for birth injuries, neonatal/pediatric negligence, heart attack, stroke, brain damage, nerve injuries, cancer misdiagnosis, and liability under the Federal Tort Claims Act.

Mr. Bottar is a graduate of Colgate University and is a summa cum laude (top 2%) graduate of Syracuse University College of Law where he is an adjunct professor of law, authors the "Civil Practice" chapter of the Syracuse Law Review’s Survey on New York law, and serves on the law school's Board of Advisors.

Mr. Bottar has been selected by his colleagues for inclusion in the oldest peer-reviewed publication in the legal profession, The Best Lawyers In America®.  For the areas of plaintiff's medical malpractice, product liability and personal injury, he is the youngest attorney in central New York listed in Best Lawyers®, and is the only attorney in Syracuse listed in all three fields.  Mr. Bottar was honored by The Best Lawyers In America® as Syracuse's 2019 Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year, and its 2019 Product Liability Lawyer of the Year.  Previously, Mr. Bottar was recognized by Best Lawyers® as Syracuse's 2017 Product Liability Lawyer of the Year. 

Mr. Bottar is regional vice president of the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers and is a member of its judicial screening committee. He is also one of the region's best known legal speakers and has, on behalf of various bar associations, provided continuing education on nearly 50 occasions to 1,000+ attorneys in Syracuse, Albany, Rochester, Buffalo, New York City and throughout Long Island. In addition, Mr. Bottar has been invited to speak by the Association of Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, and was selected to serve as a faculty member for the New York State Bar Association Advanced Trial Academy.

Every year since 2013, Mr. Bottar has been recognized in Upstate New York Super Lawyers®, a publication with membership limited to the top 5% of lawyers in each state, and was selected for its "Top 50" lawyers list in 2016, 2018 and 2019. He was named a 2016 New York Daily Record Attorney of the Year for his "professional accomplishments, exceptional character, integrity, ethics, and commitment to clients and community." He has achieved an AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the organization's highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards, and holds the title of fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America, a trial lawyer honorary society with membership limited to less than one-half of one percent of lawyers.

Since 2013, Mr. Bottar has been recognized annually by The National Trial Lawyers as one of the "Top 100" trial lawyers in New York State.  While only 40 years old, he has recovered more than $75,000,000 for his clients, including dozens of extraordinary recoveries over the past five years, e.g., $6,000,000, 4,500,000, $4,000,000, $3,800,000, $3,200,000, $3,000,000, $3,000,000, $2,600,000, $2,250,000, $2,200,000, $2,100,000, $1,850,000, $1,850,000, $1,650,000, $1,585,000, $1,500,000, $1,500,000, $1,325,000, $1,250,000, and $1,100,000. As a result, he has earned life membership in the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Mr. Bottar is a past member and executive editor of the Syracuse Law Review, which published his note titled "Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: Medicaid Liens, Supplemental Needs Trusts and Personal Injury Recoveries on Behalf of Infants In New York State Following the Gold Decision." Mr. Bottar’s article, which addressed the complexities of personal injury settlements, has been cited as an authority by the Practicing Law Institute (twice), American Jurisprudence Proof of Facts, the American Law Institute, and the American Bar Association’s Real Property Trusts and Estates Law Journal. In addition to the Syracuse Law Review, he is a past member of the Syracuse University College of Law Moot Court Honor Society, and was inducted into the Order of the Coif, the Order of Barristers, and the Justinian Honorary Law Society.

Mr. Bottar began his legal career as a litigation associate with the New York City office of White & Case, LLP, one of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the world (41 offices in 28 countries), with professional highlights including representing a French bank on trial for fraud, advising Fortune 500 companies on various liability matters, and conducting Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations in Buenos Aires, Brussels, Paris, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Immediately prior to joining Bottar Law, PLLC, Mr. Bottar was a litigation associate with Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, then the largest law firm in Syracuse, New York.

Mr. Bottar is also a founding donor in support of Syracuse University's newly-constructed law school, where the Lorraine and Anthony V. Bottar Lecture Hall is named in memory of his grandparents. 

He was born and raised in Syracuse, New York, and presently resides in Manlius with his wife, Tiffany, a physical therapist, and their children.

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Lawyer Bio

Mr. Bottar brings more than 15 years of experience to the pursuit of medical malpractice, wrongful death, and complex personal injury actions throughout New York and the northeastern United States, with a focus on claims for birth injuries, neonatal/pediatric negligence, heart attack, stroke, brain damage, nerve injuries, cancer misdiagnosis, and liability under the Federal Tort Claims Act.

Mr. Bottar is a graduate of Colgate University and is a summa cum laude (top 2%) graduate of Syracuse University College of Law where he is an adjunct professor of law, authors the "Civil Practice" chapter of the Syracuse Law Review’s Survey on New York law, and serves on the law school's Board of Advisors.

Mr. Bottar has been selected by his colleagues for inclusion in the oldest peer-reviewed publication in the legal profession, The Best Lawyers In America®.  For the areas of plaintiff's medical malpractice, product liability and personal injury, he is the youngest attorney in central New York listed in Best Lawyers®, and is the only attorney in Syracuse listed in all three fields.  Mr. Bottar was honored by The Best Lawyers In America® as Syracuse's 2019 Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year, and its 2019 Product Liability Lawyer of the Year.  Previously, Mr. Bottar was recognized by Best Lawyers® as Syracuse's 2017 Product Liability Lawyer of the Year. 

Mr. Bottar is regional vice president of the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers and is a member of its judicial screening committee. He is also one of the region's best known legal speakers and has, on behalf of various bar associations, provided continuing education on nearly 50 occasions to 1,000+ attorneys in Syracuse, Albany, Rochester, Buffalo, New York City and throughout Long Island. In addition, Mr. Bottar has been invited to speak by the Association of Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, and was selected to serve as a faculty member for the New York State Bar Association Advanced Trial Academy.

Every year since 2013, Mr. Bottar has been recognized in Upstate New York Super Lawyers®, a publication with membership limited to the top 5% of lawyers in each state, and was selected for its "Top 50" lawyers list in 2016, 2018 and 2019. He was named a 2016 New York Daily Record Attorney of the Year for his "professional accomplishments, exceptional character, integrity, ethics, and commitment to clients and community." He has achieved an AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the organization's highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards, and holds the title of fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America, a trial lawyer honorary society with membership limited to less than one-half of one percent of lawyers.

Since 2013, Mr. Bottar has been recognized annually by The National Trial Lawyers as one of the "Top 100" trial lawyers in New York State.  While only 40 years old, he has recovered more than $75,000,000 for his clients, including dozens of extraordinary recoveries over the past five years, e.g., $6,000,000, 4,500,000, $4,000,000, $3,800,000, $3,200,000, $3,000,000, $3,000,000, $2,600,000, $2,250,000, $2,200,000, $2,100,000, $1,850,000, $1,850,000, $1,650,000, $1,585,000, $1,500,000, $1,500,000, $1,325,000, $1,250,000, and $1,100,000. As a result, he has earned life membership in the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Mr. Bottar is a past member and executive editor of the Syracuse Law Review, which published his note titled "Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: Medicaid Liens, Supplemental Needs Trusts and Personal Injury Recoveries on Behalf of Infants In New York State Following the Gold Decision." Mr. Bottar’s article, which addressed the complexities of personal injury settlements, has been cited as an authority by the Practicing Law Institute (twice), American Jurisprudence Proof of Facts, the American Law Institute, and the American Bar Association’s Real Property Trusts and Estates Law Journal. In addition to the Syracuse Law Review, he is a past member of the Syracuse University College of Law Moot Court Honor Society, and was inducted into the Order of the Coif, the Order of Barristers, and the Justinian Honorary Law Society.

Mr. Bottar began his legal career as a litigation associate with the New York City office of White & Case, LLP, one of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the world (41 offices in 28 countries), with professional highlights including representing a French bank on trial for fraud, advising Fortune 500 companies on various liability matters, and conducting Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations in Buenos Aires, Brussels, Paris, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Immediately prior to joining Bottar Law, PLLC, Mr. Bottar was a litigation associate with Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, then the largest law firm in Syracuse, New York.

Mr. Bottar is also a founding donor in support of Syracuse University's newly-constructed law school, where the Lorraine and Anthony V. Bottar Lecture Hall is named in memory of his grandparents. 

He was born and raised in Syracuse, New York, and presently resides in Manlius with his wife, Tiffany, a physical therapist, and their children.

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Education:

  • Syracuse University , J.D., summa cum laude, graduated 2003
  • Colgate University, BA, graduated 2000

Bar Admissions:

  • New York, 2004
 

Court Admissions:

  • New York

Affiliations:

  • New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers - Board of Directors
  • Syracuse University College of Law - Adjunct Professor
  • Syracuse University College of Law - Board of Advisors

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, Syracuse (2021)
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Syracuse (2019)
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, Syracuse (2019)
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, Syracuse (2017)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
 

Awards:

  • Martindale-Hubbell: AV Preeminent
  • New York Super Lawyers (Upstate)
  • National Trial Lawyers: Top 100
  • Litigation Counsel of America, Trial Lawyer Honorary Society
  • National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys: Top 10
  • Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • Million Dollar Advocates Forum
 

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Firm Details

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Bottar Law, PLLC
http://www.bottarleone.com
 
Headquarters
1300 AXA Tower II
120 Madison Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
(315) 422.3466
2 Office Locations
in 1 Country

United States

United States

New York

New York

Albany, NY

90 State Street

Albany, NY 12207

United States

(518) 768.4897

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Lawyer Case History

$6,000,000.00: Medical Malpractice / Birth Injury

New York birth injury lawsuit for negligent obstetrical care causing hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), hearing loss and cerebral palsy (CP).  As part of the settlement, the child is entitled to lifetime medical care via the New York State Medical Indemnity Fund (MIF), with an estimated value of $26,000,000.00.

$4,500,000.00: Medical Malpractice / Birth Injury

New York birth injury lawsuit for negligent obstetrical care causing hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), cortical visual impairment (CVI), and cerebral palsy (CP).  As part of the settlement, the child is entitled to lifetime medical care via the New York State Medical Indemnity Fund (MIF), with an estimated value of $23,000,000.00.

$4,000,000.00: Medical Malpractice / Birth Injury

New York birth injury lawsuit for negligent obstetrical care causing hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), cerebral palsy (CP), and global developmental delays.  As part of the settlement, the child is entitled to lifetime medical care via the New York State Medical Indemnity Fund (MIF), with an estimated value of $65,000,000.00.

$3,800,000.00: Medical Malpractice / Birth Injury

New York birth injury lawsuit for negligent obstetrical care causing hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), cerebral palsy (CP), and global developmental delays.  As part of the settlement, the child is entitled to lifetime medical care via the New York State Medical Indemnity Fund (MIF), with an estimated value of $44,000,000.00.

$3,200,000.00: Medical Malpractice

New York medical negligence claim for surgeon's failure to identify and protect the spinal accessory nerve during a (benign) cervical lymph node excision, causing permanent loss of use of arm, scapular winging, and complex regional pain syndomr (CRPS). 

$3,000,000.00: Medical Malpractice

New York medical negligence claim for surgeon's failure to diagnose and treat in situ breast cancer prior to metastasis and terminal diagnosis.

$2,600,000.00: Medical Malpractice / Birth Injury

New York birth injury lawsuit for negligent obstetrical care causing hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), cortical visual impairment (CVI), and cerebral palsy (CP).  As part of the settlement, the child is entitled to lifetime medical care via the New York State Medical Indemnity Fund (MIF), with an estimated value of $51,000,000.00.

$2,250,000.00: Motor Vehicle Accident

New York motor vehicle accident lawsuit for damage to the plaintiff's spine when he was struck by an off-duty policy car.

$2,200,000.00: Medical Malpractice

New York medical negligence claim for internist's failure to diagnose and treat a thoracic aortic aneurysm prior to rupture and death.

$2,100,000.00: Medical Malpractice

New York medical negligence lawsuit for an internist's failure to diagnose and treat chronic proteinuria before a progressive condition caused permanent kidney damage and lifetime dialysis.

$1,850,000.00: Medical Malpractice

New York medical negligence claim for primary care physician's failure to timely diagnose and act upon a transient ischemic attack, leading to stroke and hemiplegia. 

$1,650,000.00: Medical Malpractice

New York medical negligence claim for the failure of an emergency medicine physician and hospitalist to timely diagnose and treat post-partum sepsis, leading to death. 

$1,250,000.00: Motorcycle Accident

New York motorcycle accident lawsuit for damage to the plaintiff's right brachial plexus, causing permanent loss of use of dominant arm (resolution for policy limit).
 
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