Christine M. Carsky
​Nominations Chair Alternate

Chris has an extensive base of experience with her primary focus as a litigator.  Her litigation practice includes guardianship, real estate, divorces and personal injury. 
 
She enjoys helping families and businesses navigate difficult transitions like aging parents, estate administration and will contests, separations, divorces and establishing and restructuring businesses. 
 
Clients retain Chris because of the depth of her professional experience and her judgment, intuition, strong advocacy and leadership skills, and her commitment to the best possible outcome for every one of her clients.    
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Chris has successfully prosecuted personal injury cases, represented buyers, sellers, brokers and developers in real estate transactions and litigation including partitions, ejectment and adverse possession, and handled contract, construction and labor-related claims, litigation and mediation.  She represents the largest independent real estate company in New York State.  She also has represented homeowners’ associations and municipal governments and their boards, and currently represents a local ethics board.

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Practice Areas:

• Business and Corporate
• Divorce, Mediation and Custody
• Estate and Guardianship
• Personal Injury
• ​Real Estate
• Traffic Violations

Education:

• Albany Law School of Union University

            J.D. – 1980

• Colgate University, B.A. 1976, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Major:  English

Bar Admission:

• New York, 1981
• Florida, 1981
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 2004
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1981
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2009
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1984

 
Professional Associations: 

• Saratoga County Bar Association
• Adirondack Women’s Bar Association Board of Directors
• Saratoga County Historical Society at Brookside Museum, Trustee
• Ballston Spa Business and Professional Association
• Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation; President, 2006 - 2008
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
• Community Hospice of Saratoga County
• Government Attorneys of Broward County, 1981 – 1992
• Broward County Women Lawyers Association 1981 – 1992; President, 1984 – 1985