Derek J. Spada was born in Kingston, raised in Saugerties, and currently resides in Woodstock. He has successfully concluded thousands of personal injury cases since becoming an attorney. Mr. Spada is often assigned the most complex aspects of the firm’s cases. He is highly regarded by his peers and has become an especially accomplished appellate attorney.

Derek has handled more than 100 appeals and opposed nearly 1,000 summary judgment motions during his career.

He is also a distinguished trial attorney, having obtained the highest jury verdicts in Ulster County in 2021 and thus far in 2022.

Derek is highly regarded by his peers. He has been voted President of the Ulster County Bar Association for an unprecedented three terms, served as the Chair of the Ulster Country Board of Ethics from 2015 - 2022, and been a member of the Character and Fitness Committee for the Third Judicial Department since 2013. Derek has been active in organizations throughout the community and also coached his son’s Little League baseball team for several years.

Derek was named to the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 list for several years and then has been named to the Top 100 Trial Lawyers of New York State since 2018. He has been recognized by his peers as a Super Lawyer since 2018 and given an AV Preeminent rating by Martindale-Hubbell.