The Law Office of Terry D. Horner specializes in civil and criminal appeals in all New York State appellate courts, with 38 years' experience. Mr. Horner is admitted to the New York Bar, the federal District Courts in New York State, and the Supreme Court of the United States.
Mr. Horner has represented civil and criminal clients in 150 appeals in the New York courts, with successes in the Court of Appeals, all four Appellate Divisions, and the Appellate Term.
Mr. Horner has been approved to handle assigned criminal appeals by the Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department. In addition, he has researched and written perhaps 1,000 motions across the state involving a wide range of procedural and substantive issues.
Mr. Horner was formerly an appellate partner in a major statewide personal injury law firm, and was in public service as Chief Appellate Counsel for the Dutchess County Public Defender in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Practice areas
Civll and criminal appeals in all New York State appellate courts
40 years
Commercial litigation in all New York State courts
40 years
Languages spoken
English
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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NY | Currently registered | 1982 | 12/09/2020 |
Legal answers | 3251 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Attorney | Law Office of Terry D. Horner | 2009 - Present |
Partner | Finkelstein & Partners, LLP | 1994 - 2009 |
Associate | Gellert & Klein, PC | 1991 - 1994 |
Senior Assistant Public Defender | Dutchess County Public Defender's Office | 1986 - 1990 |
Associate | Meiselman, Farber, Packman & Eberz, PC | 1984 - 1986 |
Associate | Siff & Newman, PC | 1981 - 1984 |
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Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Assigned Counsel Panel, Second Judicial Department | N/A | 2019 - Present |
Assigned Counsel Panel, Appellate Term, Second Judicial Department | N/A | 2010 - Present |
Assigned Counsel Panel, Second Judicial Department | N/A | 2010 - 2015 |
Assigned Counsel Panel, Third Judicial Department | N/A | 2009 - 2014 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Brooklyn Law School | JD - Juris Doctor | 1981 |
New York University | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1978 |
Case name | Outcome |
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Parker v. Navarra, 102 AD3d 935 (2d Dep't 2013) | Judgment for former wife affirmed, rejecting former husband's claim that the terms of the settlement agreement had been orally modified. |
People v. Posner, 100 AD3d 805 (2d Dep't 2012) | Prison sentence vacated and case sent back to trial court for resentencing. DA agreed to 5 years' probation and to accept client's Social Security checks for 5 years in full satisfaction of $330,000 restitution. Client was not returned to prison. |
Rice v. Hale, 9 AD3d 845 (4th Dep't 2004) | Dismissal of complaint reversed and new trial ordered, which resulted in $4 million verdict. Defendants appealed that; case settled for around $3 million. |
People v. Coons, 75 NY2d 796 (1990) | Court of Appeals, New York's highest court, reversed conviction and sent case back for new trial. DA chose not to retry case. |
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Judy Sternberg, Appeals Attorney on Apr 14, 2019
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Leonard Boyer, Litigation Attorney on Mar 24, 2019
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I endorse this lawyer. Mr. Horner is a very knowledgeable and effective litigator for his clients.
Channika Desilva, Litigation Attorney on Mar 7, 2017
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Peter Depew, Appeals Attorney on Feb 6, 2017
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Severyn Rebisz, Litigation Attorney on Apr 17, 2016
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I endorse this lawyer. Mr. Horner is an asset to the avvo community and to the profession. His answers on avvo shows a great deal of knowledge of New York Civil Procedure and Litigation.
Ronald McGaw, Appeals Attorney on Apr 6, 2016
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Sean Cleary, Appeals Attorney on Sep 29, 2014
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I endorse this lawyer. An extremely talented and well respected attorney in the legal community.
Andreea Puleo, Litigation Attorney on Dec 10, 2013
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Valuable contributor to this site. His answers are always very well crafted. I wholeheartedly recommend this attorney.
Joseph Petito, Appeals Attorney on Oct 29, 2013
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Joshua Sachs, Appeals Attorney on Oct 24, 2013
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I have not yet had the pleasure of working with Mr. Horner, but his Avvo postings show him a capable and experienced appellate lawyer and a good legal analyst.
Michael Varble, Esq., Appeals Attorney on Oct 22, 2013
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I endorse this lawyer.
Marco Caviglia, Appeals Attorney on Oct 8, 2013
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I have known Terry Horner professionally for over two decades in his capacity as a master researcher, motion and appellate author. He is detailed, analytical, and intellectually curious about his work and cases, making him the ideal appellate attorney, and am aware that he has handled by this point over 140 appeals in criminal and other areas. I regularly refer my appeals to Mr. Horner.
Dabney Finch, Appeals Attorney on Sep 5, 2013
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Terry Horner is an excellent appellate attorney and I heartily endorse him.
Top-notch attorney. Highly respected in the legal community.