Schenectady, NY

Kristie Halloran Hanson

Kristie Halloran Hanson is the founding and managing attorney at Hanson Law Firm, P.C. She has 32 years of experience in bankruptcy law, including Chapter 7 and Chapter 13, and personal injury cases such as construction accidents, slip-and-falls, medical malpractice, motor vehicle accidents, and nursing home abuse. She also handles residential real estate, Social Security Disability, estate planning, probate, and traffic violations. She has held various committee and delegate positions with the New York State Bar Association and other professional associations.

James R. Peluso

James R. Peluso litigates personal injury and commercial disputes in state and federal court and manages the firm’s complex litigation and class action practice. He represents clients in catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death claims, including negligence, auto crashes, construction accidents, defective products and injuries to children. He also advises business and municipal clients. Mr. Peluso graduated magna cum laude from Siena College and received his Juris Doctorate from Albany Law School. He has been practicing law with the firm for over 20 years and has successfully prosecuted numerous multi-million dollar claims.

James W. Bendall is the founding partner of Bendall & Mednick, focusing on negligence, personal injury, medical malpractice, products liability, and insurance law. He has been recognized in Best Lawyers in America® and as Lawyer of the Year by the Schenectady County Bar Association.

William J. Dreyer

William J. Dreyer has been practicing law for over 40 years, focusing on criminal and civil litigation. He is a graduate of Bowdoin College (1966) and New York Law School (1969). He served as a Captain, JAGC, in the United States Army and later as an Assistant United States Attorney. He is recognized as an authority in federal practice and trials, listed in The Best Lawyers in America, and has received the highest peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

Kevin S. Mednick, now retired, began his career as a prosecutor and handled hundreds of personal injury cases. He focused exclusively on representing individuals injured in accidents and by medical malpractice and was recognized in Super Lawyers of New York State.

Donald W. Boyajian

Donald W. Boyajian has been practicing law for over 35 years and is the Managing Partner of the firm. He has prosecuted numerous high profile cases and obtained multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. He was featured on the cover of Super Lawyers Magazine in 2008 and has achieved the AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and advocates for access to justice.

Christopher Burke

Christopher R. Burke has been living in the Capital District since 2002. He is a graduate of the State University of New York at Albany, Class of 2006, and Albany Law School Class of 2010. Upon graduating from Albany Law School and being admitted to the New York State Bar, Grasso, Rodriguez & Grasso hired him on as an associate. In 2013, Chris was made a partner at Grasso, Rodriguez & Grasso, creating Grasso, Rodriguez, Grasso & Burke. Chris was the first person named partner in over 15 years. He focuses his practice on Personal Injury litigation as well as Real Estate transactions. Chris currently resides in Niskayuna with his wife and two sons.