At O'Connell and Aronowitz, Mr. McDermott handles plaintiff's personal injury cases with a special emphasis in representing children who have suffered brain injuries as a result of lead paint poisoning.

    In 2007, Mr. McDermott was appointed by Gov. Eliot Spitzer to the New York State Commission on Sentencing Reform. He was also recently appointed by the Hon. Gerald Jennings to the City of Albany Gun Violence Task Force.

    Mr. McDermott serves on the board of directors of TASC, Inc. a local not-for-profit corporation that provides residential drug treatment as an alternative to incarceration for eligible offenders in the Capital District.

    In addition to the practice of law, Mr. McDermott has been an adjunct professor at Siena College and has lectured on legal issues for the New York State Bar Association, the Albany County Bar Association, the New York State Prosecutors Training Institute and Albany Law School.

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