Louis B. Cristo

Louis B. Cristo

Practice Areas:

  • Personal Injury Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Civil Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Environmental Law

    • Education:

  • University of Rochester (B.A., 1981), Deans’ List
  • Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1984)
  • Note and Comment Editor, Albany Law Review (1983-1984)

    • Activities:

  • New York State Bar Association: Chairman, Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law section (1999-2000)
  • Chairman, NYSBA Automobile Liability Committee (1991-1995)
  • Delegate, NYSBA House of Delegates (1999-2004)
  • New York State Trial Lawyers Association
  • Risk and Insurance Management Society (2007-present)
  • Council on Litigation Management (2008-present)
  • NY Editorial Board, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Co. (1993-1995)
  • Monroe County Bar Association (Member, Judiciary Committee)
  • Defense Research Institute (2000-present)

    • Panelist/Lecturer:

  • Numerous presentations on trial, insurance, and personal injury litigation issues
  • Founder, NYSBA Law School for Claims Professionals

    • Admitted to Bar:

  • New York–1985
  • Florida–1988
  • United States District Court, Western District of New York–1988
  • United States District Court, Northern District of New York–1994

    • Other Employment:

  • Deputy Town Attorney, Town of Webster, (1988-1995)

    • Authored:

  • “Litigating the No-Fault Serious Injury Threshold”. Am Jur Trials, Vol. 59, P. 347
  • “Escape from Debtor’s Prison: The Manville Reorganization,” Vol. 48, No.4 Albany Law Review, 1984
  • “Serious Injury, Meeting and Defeating the Threshold,” INCL Journal, Vol. 18, No. 1
  • “Update of No-Fault Serious Injury Case Law,” INCL Journal Vol. 19, No. 1
  • “Update: Products Liability Law,” FICC Journal, Fall
  • New York State Insurance Law, Chapter Author, 2000

    • Recipient:

  • New York Super Lawyers (2007-present)
  • John Leach Award, Outstanding Torts and Insurance Practitioner (2005)
  • Outstanding Young Alumnus Award, Albany Law School (1990)
  • Young Lawyer Award, NYSBA Insurance Section (1990)
  • Committee Chair of the Year Award, NYSBA TICL Section (1998)