Kerry John Katsorhis
Attorney
Areas of Practice
- Criminal Law
- DUI/DWI
- Government Contracts
- Litigation & Appeals
- Medical Malpractice
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Personal Injury -- Defense
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- Probate & Estate Administration
- Real Estate Law
- White Collar Crimes
- Workers' Compensation Law
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1970
- Florida, 1975
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1971
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1971
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1971
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1976
Education
- New York Law School, New York, New York
- J.D. - 1970
- Honors: Business Editor - EQUITAS (Student Newspaper) 1967-69
- Honors: Moot Court Champion, 1969
- Honors: Phi Delta Phi
- St John's University, Jamaica, New York
- B.A. - 1967
- Honors: Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1967
- Honors: Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity (Gamma Gamma Chapter)
- Major: History
Professional Associations and Memberships
- New York State Bar Association
- Queens County Bar Association
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association
- New York State Association for Criminal Defense Attorneys
- Florida Bar Association
- Eastern Orthodox Lawyers Association
- Criminal Courts Bar Association of Queens County
- Association of Small Claims Arbitrators, New York City, 1980
- New York State Sheriff's Association
- Assistant District Attorneys Association of Queens County, President, 2004 - 2005
- St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church of Jamaica, New York, Parish Council Member, 1974 - 1977
- St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church of Jamaica, New York, Parish Council Member, 1998 - Present
- Jamaica Estates/Holliswood Little League, Director and Legal Advisor, 1981 - 1994
- Hillcrest Civic Association
- Loyal Order of the Moose, Member
- Fiorella LaGuardia Good Government Committee, Member
- NYS Senate (12th Dist.), Republican/Conservative Candidate, 1978
- NYS Assembly (27th A.D.), Republican/Conservative Candidate, 1980
- Queens County District Attorney, Republican/Conservative Candidate, 1991
- United States Congress, Republican/Conservative Candidate, 1996
- Justice of the Supreme Court, Republican/Conservative Candidate, 2000 - 2003
- Robert A. Taft Republican Club, Member
- Robert A. Taft Republican Club, Past President
- Bayside Republican Club, Member
- Hellenic American Republican Association, Queens County Chapter, Past President, 1998 - 1999
Past Employment Positions
- New York State Parkway Patrolman, 1967 - 1969
- Sakona, Ginsberg & Katsorhis, Jamaica, New York, Member, 1977 - 1982
- The City of New York, Sheriff, 1994 - 1995
- Queens County, Assistant District Attorney, Chief of the Criminal Courts Bureau, 1971 - 1977
- Queens County, Assistant District Attorney, Chief of the Major Offense Bureau, 1971 - 1977
- Queens County, Assistant District Attorney, Chief of the Supreme Court Bureau (Jamaica Courthouse), 1971 - 1977
Pro Bono Activities
- Small Claims Arbitrator, City of New York, 1980 - Present
Fraternities/Sororities
- Phi Kappa Tau
