Biography
Theo Basdekis has represented Plaintiffs in personal injury litigation for over 30 years. He has been recognized by his peers with an AV Preeminent Rating, by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel as being in the Top 1% of lawyers in his field, by the National Trial Lawyers Association as a Top 100 Lawyer and is included in NYS Super Lawyers. The law firm of Scarzafava & Basdekis, PLLC is a US News and World Report Tier 1 Plaintiff's Personal Injury Law Firm and the firm has been recognized in the Best Lawyers in America. The law firm has many million dollar and multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts. Theo has taught mock trial to students at the Syracuse Law School and SUNY Oneonta. Theo was appointed to the Judicial Election Qualification Committee by Chief Judge Judith Kaye. Theo is married to his wife Teri and is a proud dad of three girls.
Education
- New England Law, Boston, Massachusetts
- J.D. - 1995
- Le Moyne College
- B.A. - 1992
- Honors: magna cum laude
Classes & Seminars
- Mock Trial SUNY Oneonta
- Mock Trial Syracuse Law
Pro-Bono Activities
Languages
- English
- Greek
- Spanish
Professional Associations
- New York State Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Member
- American Association for Justice (AAJ)
Current Employment Position
- Managing Partner
Practice Areas
- Personal injury- Plaintiff
- Motor Vehicle Accidents- Plaintiff
- Premises Liability- Plaintiff
- Animal Bites
- Construction Accidents
- Truck Accidents
- Wrongful Death- Plaintiff
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1996
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1996
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2004
Honors
- Super Lawyers - 2010, 2012 - 2013, 2015 - 2025
- National Trial Lawyers Association Top 100
- AV Preeminent Rating Martindale Hubbell
- National Association of Distinguished Counsel Top 1%
- US News and World Report Tier 1 Plaintiff Personal Injury Attorney
- Best Lawyers in America
- Daily Star Lawyer of the Year - 2010
- Independent Judicial Qualification Commission, Sixth District
- American Jurisprudence Award - Trial Practice
- Top Lawyer: Global Directory of Who's Who
- National Trial Lawyers Top 40 under 40
- America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators
Representative Cases
- Finkle v. A.J. Eckert Co., Inc., 11A.D.3d 794, 783 N.Y.S.2d 110 (3rd Dep't 2004)
- Polgar v. Syracuse University, 255 A.D.2d 780, 680 N.Y.S.2d 132 (3rd Dep't 1998)
- Karl v. Terbush, 63 A.D.3d 1359, 881 N.Y.S.2d 207 (3rd Dep't 2009)
- In re Great American Ins. Co. (Tomaino), 293 A.D.2d 944, 741 N.Y.S.2d 315 (3rd Dep't 2004)
- Renwick v. Oneonta High School, 77 A.D.3d, 1123, 909 N.Y.S.2d (3rd Dep't 2010)