Biography
Bob Abdella is a 1993 graduate of Johnstown High School where he was the captain of the football, basketball and baseball teams. He completed his undergraduate degree at Syracuse University in 1997 and received his Juris Doctorate from Albany Law School in 2000. Upon graduating from law school, Bob quickly established himself as a skilled and tenacious litigator, winning his first major felony criminal defense trial at the age of 26.
He has been the lead attorney on several high-profile criminal and personal injury cases and has established himself as one of the foremost personal injury/ medical malpractice attorneys in Upstate New York. He has achieved several multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts on behalf of his clients. He is a skilled and dedicated trial lawyer with over 25 years of experience taking on big insurance and the best defense attorneys in New York State. He is a Super Lawyer; member of the New York State Bar and Federal Bar of the Northern District of New York; former president and current member of the Fulton County Bar Association and is a member of the American Association for Justice.
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Criminal Defense Cases
Education
- Albany Law School of Union University, Albany, New York
- 2000
- Syracuse University
- 1997
- Major: Political Science
Bar Admissions
- New York
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York
Professional Associations
- American Association of Justice, Member
- Fulton County Bar Association, President, 2020 to Present
- Montgomery County Bar Association