Attorney Profiles: Lowell R. Siegel
LOWELL R. SIEGEL
450 New Karner Road
Albany, New York 12205
Telephone: (518) 452-1800
Fax: (518) 452-6435
Email: lowell.siegel@townelaw.com
Position:Of Counsel
ADMISSIONS:
New York State Bar, Second Department, 1988
United States District Court, E.D.N.Y., S.D.N.Y., N.D.N.Y., 1989
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1997
EDUCATION:
BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL, Brooklyn, New York
Juris Doctorate, 1987
Class Standing: Top thirty percent
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY, Albany, New York
Bachelor of Arts, 1984
Major in Political Science, Minor in Theater Arts
Honors: Degree awarded Cum Laude
EXPERIENCE:
February 2006 to present:
THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY, OFFICE OF PROGRAM AND COUNSEL
Albany, New York: ASSOCIATE COUNSEL- Formulate State Judiciary Policy. Analyze legislative initiatives and designate bills for placement on the Committee calendar. Brief Committee chair on issues of interest. Serve as liaison between advocates and judiciary committee.
September 1999 to September 2005
THE NEW YORK STATE SENATE, OFFICE OF SENATE MINORITY COUNSEL
Albany, New York: SPECIAL COUNSEL - Formulate State labor, civil service and Pension Policy. Analyze and draft legislation. Brief conference members on legislative policy initiatives. Act as liaison between representatives of organized labor, the business community and minority conference members. Provide consultation and legal representation to conference members in the areas of employment and labor law, municipal tort claims, and civil rights and tort law.
HONORS:
~MEMBER: Board of Directors, State University of New York at Albany, Alumni Association (2001- present)
~CHAIRMAN: United Jewish Federation, Interfaith Committee (2001- 2004)
~RECIPIENT: State Minorities in Corrections Honoree (1993)
~APPOINTEE: Democratic Public Policy Committee (1992-1994)
~COMMISSIONER: Albany County Redistricting Commission (1991-1992)
~DELEGATE: National Convention of the NAACP (1992)
~RECIPIENT: Governor's Certificate of Merit (1991)
~RECIPIENT: Albany Branch NAACP, Legal Redress Award (1991)