Kingston, NY

Derek J. Spada

Derek J. Spada was born in Kingston, raised in Saugerties, and currently resides in Woodstock. He is an exceptional litigator and has successfully concluded thousands of personal injury cases since becoming an attorney. Derek is often assigned the most complex aspects of the firm’s cases. He is highly regarded by his peers and has become an especially accomplished appellate attorney. Derek has utilized his strong writing skills to handle more than 125 appeals and more than 1,000 summary judgment motions during his career. Derek is also a distinguished trial attorney. Using strategic and aggressive methods when necessary, he has resolved numerous complex issues on behalf of clients. Derek obtained the highest jury verdicts in Ulster County in 2021 and 2022. For years Derek has proven himself in courtrooms across the state of New York. Derek was voted President of the Ulster County Bar Association for an unprecedented three terms in 2011, 2017 and 2021, served as the Chair of the Ulster County Board of Ethics from 2015 - 2022, and was a member of the Character and Fitness Committee for the Third Judicial Department from 2013 - 2023. Derek has judged local high school mock trial competitions, as well as moot court competitions at his former law school. He is active in organizations throughout the community and coached his son’s Little League baseball team for several years.

Alexander E. Mainetti

Alexander E. Mainetti, Esq. is a personal injury trial attorney and partner at the law firm of Mainetti & Mainetti, P.C. Alex along with his brother and father formed Mainetti & Mainetti, P.C., in 2018, a law firm designed exclusively to handle personal injury cases. Since then the firm has grown from 1 to 3 law offices including Kingston, Poughkeepsie and now New Windsor, NY, has doubled their attorney and paralegal staff and was voted the #1 Personal Injury Law Firm in the Hudson Valley. Within the firm, Alex is focused on personal injury trial advocacy. He has obtained millions of dollars in trial verdicts and settlements in Supreme Courts and Federal Courts throughout the State of New York. He was voted #1 lawyer in the Hudson Valley in the 2022 Chronogrammies. He has been ranked as 10 out of 10 on AVVO, Top 40 under 40 by the National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 10 nationally by the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, Top Lawyers of Upstate New York, America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, Ranked Nationally as Top 10 under 40 by NAOPIA and nominated as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers every year consistently since 2016. Alex is dedicated to helping his clients who have been wronged and promises to provide them with the highest level of representation. Alex is a graduate of Queens College and a 2013 graduate of Albany Law School. Outside of the law, Alex was elected and served as President of Ulster County Community Action (UCCA), a not-for-profit organization focused on helping poverty-stricken families in the Hudson Valley community. He spent countless hours at UCCA developing strategies to grow the organization and provide a better quality of life to all those in need. In 2019-2020 Alex was also elected and served as President of the Ulster County Bar Association. UCBA is an organization comprised of Ulster County Justices presiding over Village, Town, City, County, Supreme and Appellate Division Courts, as well as Hudson Valley attorneys. Most recently, in 2023 Alex proudly joined Kingston Uptown Business Association (KUBA) as a Board Member and in 2024 was elected Vice President. KUBA is a tremendous organization largely responsible for the revitalization and continual improvement of the Uptown Kingston Business District.

Eli B. Basch

Kingston native, Eli B. Basch, has been helping Ulster County injury victims for over thirty years. He has dedicated his career to helping injury victims and the families of individuals who were injured or killed in Ulster County car accidents, tractor-trailer accidents, falls, fires, explosions, recreational accidents, boating accidents, plane crashes, construction accidents, defective product accidents, and medical negligence. Mr. Basch is widely regarded as one of the most experienced and successful personal injury attorneys in Upstate New York. With over 250 trial verdicts and more than 5,000 settlements to his credit, Eli has handled more trials than any other personal injury lawyer currently practicing in Ulster County. In fact, he has represented more injury victims than any other lawyer in the history of Ulster County. In 2011, Eli Basch was named a Super Lawyer of Upstate New York by Super Lawyers Magazine, and he’s been recognized among the Top 100 Trial Lawyers of New York State since 2007. His reputation has earned him a position on the Governor’s Screening Committee for Judicial Appointments, and he previously served on the Committee for Professional Standards in the Third Judicial Department from 1998 to 2004. Mr. Basch lives in Kingston just two miles from his office. Mr. Basch welcomes the opportunity to sit down and visit with you to discuss how he can help you deal with your serious personal injury, wrongful death, or property damage claim.

Maureen A. Keegan

As a co-founder and partner at Basch Keegan & Spada, Maureen A. Keegan (Moe) has practiced personal injury law exclusively since 1986. Maureen’s areas of practice include all aspects of civil litigation, medical malpractice, wrongful death, automobile and trucking claims, product and premises liability. Initially, Ms. Keegan worked for a medical malpractice defense firm in New York City. Based in Kingston for the last 30 years, Ms. Keegan has successfully represented clients throughout the Hudson Valley, greater New York City, and Capital District areas. Before studying law, Keegan worked as a Pharmacy Resident at Johns Hopkins and at teaching hospitals in New York State. She has been a Super Lawyer and Top 100 Trial Lawyer of New York State. Over the years, Keegan has successfully represented thousands of injury victims and is widely known as a successful and knowledgeable attorney in the Hudson Valley. She is active in local community and bar associations. Basch Keegan & Spada’s philanthropic support is well known in Ulster and Dutchess Counties. The firm was honored by SUNY Ulster and Legal Services of the Hudson Valley. In addition, Basch Keegan & Spada collects for the pantry of People’s Place at Thanksgiving time. They have supported the Jewish Federation’s Fall for Art for more than 20 years, support the Ulster County Bar Association’s Adopt a Star program at Christmas. There are dozens of other excellent philanthropic groups Basch Keegan & Spada lends a helping hand to. Moe, a native Long Islander, has enjoyed making the Hudson Valley her home for the past 30+ years. She and her husband Dave have two children, Ryan and Jane, who both graduated from Kingston High School. Jane is currently teaching math at Brooklyn Tech, and Ryan will be awarded an MBA from Stanford in June, 2021. Moe enjoys the outdoors and is an active sculler and member of the Rondout Row Club. She and Dave enjoy exploring the hike and bike trails in Ulster, Dutchess, Greene and Columbia County.

John G. Rusk

John G. Rusk is a partner focusing on catastrophic injuries, traumatic brain injuries, and other personal injury cases. He is board certified as a civil trial attorney and has been repeatedly designated as a 'Super Lawyer' since 2007.