Eric S. Maxwell

Maxwellesq@Maxwellesq.com

518-320-4501

2008 – 2012 Law Office of Eric Maxwell (Amsterdam, NY)

- Litigation in state and federal courts including successful defense of employment discrimination claims in SDNY jury trial.

 1996 - 2007 Law Office of Eric Maxwell (Boston, MA)

- Civil Litigation in state and federal courts, as well as appellate courts including Massachusetts S.J.C.

- Jury Whistleblower Verdict against State Police for $1, 150,000

- Judgment against Bureau of State Office Buildings and against Superintendent individually, including a $200,000 punitive damage award, totaling $1,400,000

- Obtained a permanent award of workers compensation based upon a purely psychological injury

- Defended investment banking firm in high dollar lawsuit by former senior executive

 

Received The Luther Knight McNair Award from the ACLU of Massachusetts (for significant contributions to the cause of civil liberties) 

 

1993 – 1996 Staff Attorney for ACLU of MA

- Litigation in Massachusetts trial courts through S.J.C. Speaking at colleges, law schools and other public groups, testimony before legislature, as well as appearances on TV and radio

 Law Office of Eric Maxwell, New York, New York

- Litigation, civil and criminal defense and family law.

 

Senior. Attorney. with the Office for Legal Affairs, New York City

- Trained and led team of attorneys prosecuting care & protection cases

 

Partner with Maxwell & Bear in New York City

- Litigation, civil and criminal defense, including settling a securities fraud case, on behalf of plaintiff, for securities valued at $5,000,000

 

1982 – 1984 Founder of Dataviews

A computer graphics software company acquired by GE.

 

1980 – 1982 Associate with Rosenberg & Estis in NY, NY

- Handled cases at trial level and on appeal

- Commenced successful constitutional challenge to aspect of rent control law

- Represented tenants in Co-op conversion cases

- Defended foreclosure of Times Square property resulting in unique decision reducing amount due under mortgage as a result of acts of FDIC acting as a mortgagee in possession

- Gary Rosenberg made substantial investment in software company I left his firm to begin

 

Admitted: NY 1981; MA 1991

 

J.D. Cum Laude 1980 - New York Law School

- During third year clerked for Hon. Constance Baker Motley, S.D.N.Y.

 

B.F.A. New York University – School of the Arts - 1974

- Film & TV Production, Acting