LEGAL PRACTICE:
The Post Standard reported that Brad Pinsky has a "Reputation For Winning" (2/21/2003) and winning is what clients have come to expect from him.
In the fire/EMS arena, Mr. Pinsky has extensive experience representing fire departments, fire districts, ambulance companies, emergency medical service providers, and individual emergency medical technicians and firefighters. He represents his clients in all aspects related to their business, including corporate, general litigation, administrative and government relation issues, and provides counsel in a variety of matters, including compliance with state and federal laws, drafting and revising corporate by-laws, protecting directors & officers from liability, and forming Fire Protection Districts, Fire Districts, Joint Fire Districts, and Ambulance Districts. He serves as legal counsel for the Central New York Region Emergency Medical Services Council, the Central New York EMS Program Agency, the Finger Lakes Region EMS Council and over 150 fire departments, fire districts and ambulance companies (combined) throughout New York State.
Mr. Pinsky is the author of the popular "Fire Department Law and Management Resource Manual", owned by hundreds of fire departments throughout New York State.
In the area of health services, Mr. Pinsky represents large and small group practices and individual physicians in a variety of complex health care transactions, including state and federal regulatory compliance, practice operations, contract preparation and negotiation, professional discipline proceedings, and general corporate and administrative matters.
Mr. Pinsky also represents establishments with liquor licenses before the New York State Liquor Authority and frequently defends these clients in front of state liquor authority hearing boards. He has successfully defended bars and restaurants in over 250 counts before the Authority.
Finally, Mr. Pinsky represents individuals in numerous general practice areas of the law.
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:
Mr. Pinsky is a certified emergency medical technician, a Captain and a nationally certified firefighter with the Manlius Fire Department. He is an honorary member of the Baldwinsville Volunteer Fire Company and the Maine Emergency Squad and was the 2004 firefighter of the year for the Manlius Fire Department. Mr. Pinsky has served as an instructor for the Emergency Medical Services Management Program at LeMoyne College and frequently lectures to firefighters and emergency medical technicians at large and small conferences throughout the state. Beginning in 1993, he served as director of Tulane University's Emergency Medical Services.
Mr. Pinsky is a recipient of Central New York's 40 Under 40 Award for his success in business and community service and is a graduate of Leadership Greater Syracuse, Class of 1998. Mr. Pinsky was the recipient of the Unified Court System's Merit Performance Award for Community Service and Humanitarian Pursuits in June 1997. He received this award for his two years of voluntary service as the founder and coordinator of the Youth Court program in Broome County, New York. Mr. Pinsky was also awarded first place honors in the National Health Law Appellate Moot Court Competition in 1993, sponsored by the American College of Legal Medicine, and in 1994, was awarded Buick Motor Corporation's Volunteer Spirit Award.
Mr. Pinsky served as an adjunct professor at Cazenovia College, and as a director of several not-for-profit corporations including the Home Aides of Central New York, Eldercare Foundation and the Syracuse Community Health Center Foundation.
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