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John Liguori

Albany, New York Area
Summary
As a practicing attorney for over 25 years, I am an experienced litigator with a concentration in municipal, public housing and personal injury law. I have litigated hundreds of negligence defense, civil rights and personal injury cases in both state and federal court. I am also a Senior Assistant County Attorney with the Albany County Department of Law.

In addition to my civil litigation practice, I also practice in the areas of estates and probate, commercial and residential real estate, landlord-tenant law and vehicle and traffic offenses. I am admitted to practice in the State of New York, the United States Federal District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of New York, the United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.

I stay active in the legal community as a member of the Albany County Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, the Housing Authority Defense Attorneys Group and as a charter member of the New York Academy of Trial Lawyers.

Experience
John W. Liguori, Jr., Esq., PLLC
Principal
January 2019 – Present
Albany, New York Area

Towne, Ryan & Partners, P.C.
Of Counsel
June 2015 – January 2019 (3 years 8 months)
Albany, New York Area
Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense Law; Municipal Law; Personal Injury Law; Estate Planning, Administration and Litigation; Real Estate; and Vehicle and Traffic Law

Rehfuss, Liguori & Associates, P.C.
Partner
January 1995 – June 2015 (20 years 6 months)

Education
Bryant University
Bachelor’s Degree, Business Administration and Management, General

Western New England University
Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law

MTH 200x200Mark Houston

John W. Liguori, Jr., Esq., PLLC
Albany, New York Area

Summary

Mark focuses his practice on civil litigation concentrating on municipal, public housing, and personal injury law.  He regularly works with municipal entities defending cases with regards to premise liability and civil rights matters.  In addition to his civil litigation practice, Mr. Houston also practices in the areas of landlord-tenant, estates and probates, environmental and real estate law.

Mark is an associate attorney of the Firm focusing his practice on civil litigation concentrating on municipal, public housing, and personal injury law.  He regularly works with municipal entities defending cases with regards to premise liability and civil rights matters.  In addition to his civil litigation practice, Mr. Houston also practices in the areas of landlord-tenant, estates and probates, environmental and real estate law.

Prior to entering the practice of law, Mr. Houston worked for several years at the University at Buffalo Archaeological Survey as a project director providing cultural resource management services to a diverse range of clients.  In his tenure at UB, Mr. Houston guided clients through the regulatory schemes relating to Sections 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Section 1409 of the New York State Historic Preservation Act, State Environmental Quality Review Act as well as making determinations about the eligibility of archaeological sites for the National and New York State Registries.  During this time, he also worked closely with Native American groups on preservation issues.  To that end he still works with state and local groups on legal issues concerning historic preservation and cultural resource management issues.

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • New York, 2015
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York, 2016
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York 2017

 

EDUCATION

  • Albany Law School of Union University, J.D., 2014
  • University at Buffalo, B.A., 2005

 

MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS

  • Member, Albany County Bar Association
  • Member, New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers
  • Member, New York State Bar Association
    • Environmental Law Section Committee on Land Use & Historic Preservation, Parks & Recreation & Transportation & Infrastructure
  • Member, New York State Archaeological Association
  • Associate Member, New York Archaeological Council