Education B.S. 1970, Adelphi University
M.P.A. 1972, Bernard M. Baruch Graduate School of Business and Public Administration, City University of New York
J.D. 1976, Widener University School of Law, Delaware Campus
Employment InformationVillage Justice, part time position 1991 - present. Self employed, 28 years.
Area of PracticeLitigation, civil and criminal, trial and appeals.
Bar AdmissionsNew York; Federal Courts in New York; Second Circuit and Supreme Court of the United States.
What did you enjoy most about attending Widener University School of Law?The camaraderie among the students and the scholarship.
Thomas F. Liotti at a Glance Member of:Past President of the Columbian Lawyers' Association of Nassau County and recipient of their Distinguished Service Award, the first trial lawyer to receive it; Past President of the Criminal Courts Bar Association of Nassau County; Past President of the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Immediate Past Chair of the New York State Bar Association Criminal Justice Section; Past Chair of the Civil Rights Committee of the Bar Association of Nassau County and former Chairman of the Board of the Nassau Lawyers Association.
Special distinctions or accomplishments:Over 100 law review and legal articles published; 30 reported decisions and three books. Longest decision ever published by a Village or Town Justice in New York (109 pages).
Family Members:Married 28 years and three children.
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