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February 3, 2021O’Connell and Aronowitz Announce New Partners
O’Connell and Aronowitz, one of the Capital District’s largest, locally owned, full-service law firms, announces the promotion of attorney Chad A. Jerome and attorney Graig F. Zappia to Shareholders.
With the Firm since 2017, Chad works in our Litigation Department representing people injured as a result of the negligence or medical malpractice of others. Additionally, Chad continues to handle some Family and Matrimonial matters as part of his practice areas.
Chad has over 26 years of legal experience, which includes being involved in and handling dozens of trials. Through his hard work and dedication, Chad has consistently obtained very successful results and recoveries for his clients. In addition to his zealous representation of clients, Chad has also presented and written on numerous topics relevant to personal injury and civil practice.
Chad is an Associate Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, an honor society for Trial Lawyers that a member is nominated to and consists of less than one-half of one percent of trial lawyers in America. Chad has also been named to the Super Lawyers Upstate New York Rising Stars for the years 2013-2017 (the last year he was eligible for this designation), a designation that acknowledges emerging attorneys admitted to the bar within the past ten years.
Graig joined O’Connell and Aronowitz in 2018, practicing within the firm’s Business Law and Commercial Litigation departments. Representing small businesses in asset acquisitions and sales, entity formations and advising clients in commercial litigation matters, Graig also regularly provides advice and consultation to employers concerning ongoing issues in the workplace. Graig also represents private real estate clients, developers, and institutional lenders in their real estate transactions.
Graig is a graduate of Albany Law School and earned his undergraduate degree from Siena College, majoring in Political Science. He is an Executive Board Member of the Capital District’s Chapter of the American Diabetes Association and an active member of the Siena College Pre-Law Mentoring program.
