Michael P. Vessa

MICHAEL P. VESSA

  • Admitted to practice before all courts in the State of New York (February, 1982)
  • Admitted to practice before United States District Court, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York
  • Delegate, Judicial Nominating Convention, Tenth Judicial District, State of New York
  • Member, New York State, New York County and Nassau County Bar Associations
  • Member, N.Y.S. Bar Association, Trial Lawyers Section
  • Member, N.Y.S. Bar Association, Subcommittee on Federal Discovery Procedure, Trial Lawyers Section
  • Member, Nassau County Bar Association, Committee on Ethics
  • Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA)
  • Member, Advisory Board, North Shore Child and Family Guidance Association, Nassau County
  • Member, Board of Directors, Boy Scouts of America, Nassau County
  • Counsel, Mineola Memorial Library Board of Trustees
  • Hearing Officer, Village of Mineola
  • Past President, Senator John D. Caemmerer Republican Club of The Willistons
  • Deputy Executive Leader, Senator John D. Caemmerer Republican Club of The Willistons
  • Senior Committeeman, Nassau County Republican Committee
  • Member, Kiwanis, County Seat Chapter
  • Member, Lions of Mineola
  • Member, Sons of Italy, America Lodge
  • Member, Columbian Lawyers Association, Nassau County
  • Member, Board of Directors, Heart Council of L.I., Inc.
  • Licensed Real Estate Broker

TEACHING/LECTURING EXPERIENCE:

  • Nassau County Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education – “Trial Tips –
    Openings, Jury Voir Dire and Summations”
  • Lecturer, Continuing Adult Education, Nassau County
  • Judge, St. John’s University School of Law, Civil Trial Competitions
  • Contributor, New York Jury Verdict Reporter

PRIOR LEGAL PRACTICE AND EDUCATION:

  • Jan. 1982 - Oct. 1982: Hayt, Hayt & Landau (Great Neck, New York) Associate involved in general civil litigation practice in the New York State and Federal Courts.

LEGAL EDUCATION:

  • St. John's University School of Law Jamaica, New York, J.D., May, 1981