April M. Dalbec
Divorce and Family lawyer
April is a Partner at Whiteman Osterman Hanna LLP. With over 20 years of experience, she is a seasoned litigator and trial lawyer. Her practice focuses in the areas of Matrimonial and Family Law, and Personal Injury including divorce, prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements, separation agreements, custody, family offenses and child support.
April received her B.A., cum laude, from the State University at Albany in 1998. Her J.D. was earned, cum laude, from Albany Law School in 2001.
April is admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals For the Second Circuit, United States District Court Northern District of New York, United States District Court District of Massachusetts, United States District Court District of Vermont, State of New York, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She is a member of the Capital District Women's Bar Association, American Association for Justice, New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, New York State Bar Association, New York State Defenders Association, Capital District Trial Lawyers Association, and Albany County Bar Association.
April has an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has been named a Rising Star and Super Lawyer in the Upstate New York Super Lawyers Magazine.
April has extensive trial experience, and provides aggressive advocacy and skilled litigation. She has successfully represented clients in a vast array of matrimonial, family and criminal law matters, as well as serious and complex personal injury cases. April has a personal, hands-on approach to assisting clients through a very difficult time in their lives.
- Albany Law School
- J.D.
- Honors: cum laude
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- State University of New York - Albany
- B.A.
- Honors: cum laude
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- Hudson Valley Community College
- A.A.S.
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- Partner
- Whiteman Osterman Hanna LLP
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- Shareholder & Attorney
- McNamee Lochner P.C.
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- Attorney
- Dreyer Boyajian LLP
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- Attorney
- O'Connell & Aronowitz
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- ACBA Newsletter, Monthly 2007-2008
- Albany County Bar Association
- Sidebar Newsletter, Monthly 2007, 2008
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- Guest Lecturer, Albany Law School
- Super Lawyer in Family Law
- Upstate New York Super Lawyer
- Super Lawyer Rising Star in Family Law
- Upstate New York Super Lawyers
- AV Preeminent Rating
- Martindale Hubbell
- Community Legal Leader
- Steve Coffey's Community Legal Leaders
- New York State Bar # 4023297
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- Current
- Activities: Executive Committee 2012-present
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- American Association for Justice
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- New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers
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- New York State Defenders Association
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- Capital District Women's Bar Association
- Second Vice President, Executive liaison to Programming, Programming Co-chair
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- Activities: President 2013-2014
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- Capital District Trial Lawyers Association
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- Albany County Bar Association
- CLE Committee Chair
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- Rensselaer County Chamber of Commerce
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- Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers
- ID Number: 651502
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- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
- ID Number: 4023297
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- Vermont
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- 2nd Circuit
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Personal Injury
- Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- English