Donald W. Boyajian has been practicing law for over 30 years and is the managing partner of the firm. Don is a life-long resident of the Capital Region and has relied upon his deep roots in the community to better serve his clients. After completing law school, Don worked as a confidential law assistant at the Appellate Division, Third Department. Soon after entering private practice, Don found his calling fighting for the rights of accident victims. Over the next 30 years, Mr. Boyajian prosecuted numerous high profile cases with multimillion dollar results on behalf of victims of construction accidents, motor vehicle collisions, industrial accidents, maritime accidents, toxic torts and defective products, as well as medical and nursing home malpractice. In addition to litigating individual actions, Don Boyajian has successfully handled a number of significant multi-party and class action claims on behalf of victims of toxic pollution, as well as financial and consumer fraud. As President of the Capital Region Affiliate of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Trustee of the Northern District of New York Federal Bar Association and Board Member of the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York, Don regularly advocates for full and fair access to the justice system by all aggrieved parties.
Areas of Practice
- All Serious Personal Injury Claims
- Wrongful Death
- Auto-Truck-Motorcycle Accidents
- Medical and Professional Malpractice
- Whistleblower/False Claims
- Sexual Assault and Abuse
- Class / Group Actions
- Product liability, including pharmaceuticals and medical services
- Environmental / Toxic Torts
- Municipal Liability and Civil Rights
- Commercial / Consumer Fraud
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1982
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court Western District of New York
Education
- , Concord, New Hampshire
- J.D. cum laude - 1981
- Law Journal: Annual Survey of New Hampshire Law Journal, Assistant Editor, 1982
- , Schenectady, New York
- B.A. cum laude - 1978
- Major: Political Science
Classes/Seminars
- Moderator: New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Decisions, 2015 - Present
- Speaker: New York State Trial Lawyers Association Decisions - Deposition to Win 2013, Ethics 2012, Labor Law 2011, Discovery, 2008 - 2012
- Speaker: New York State Bar Association Guide for the Up to Date Litigator, 2001 - Present
- Speaker: New York State Bar Association Basic Civil Practice and Practical Skills Seminar, 1994 - Present
Past Employment Positions
- New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, Confidential Law Assistant, 1981 - 1982
- Town of Waterford, Attorney, 1985 - Present
- Saratoga County, Assistant District Attorney, 1987 - 1988
- New York State, Senate Ethics Committee, 1986 - 1988
Pro Bono Activities
- Board to Fund Equal Justice, Legal Aid Society of North Eastern New York, 2006 - Present
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Man/Woman of the Year Award Recipient 2010
- Northeast New York Council on Occupational Safety and Health(NENYCOSH)
