Attorney Profiles

Kerry John Katsorhis
Flushing, New York

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, 1970
J.D.
Honors: Business Editor - EQUITAS (Student Newspaper) 1967-69
Honors: Moot Court Champion, 1969
Honors: Phi Delta Phi; St John's University, Jamaica, New York, 1967
B.A.
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 - Present; New York State Sheriff's Association; Assistant District Attorneys Association of Queens County, 2004 - 2005; President; St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church of Jamaica, New York, 1974 - 1977; Parish Council Member; St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church of Jamaica, New York, 1998 - Present; Parish Council Member; Jamaica Estates/Holliswood Little League, 1981 - 1994; Director and Legal Advisor; Hillcrest Civic Association; Loyal Order of the Moose; Member; Fiorella LaGuardia Good Government Committee; Member; NYS Senate (12th Dist.), 1978; Republican/Conservative Candidate; NYS Assembly (27th A.D.), 1980; Republican/Conservative Candidate; Queens County District Attorney, 1991; Republican/Conservative Candidate; United States Congress, 1996; Republican/Conservative Candidate; Justice of the Supreme Court, 2000 - 2003; Republican/Conservative Candidate; Robert A. Taft Republican Club; Member; Robert A. Taft Republican Club; Past President; Bayside Republican Club; Member; Hellenic American Republican Association, Queens County Chapter, 1998 - 1999; Past President

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