Attorney John J. Basso
Attorney John J. Basso graduated from the highly esteemed Hobart College in Geneva, New York where he received not only an excellent liberal arts education but made history as a member of Hobart's first National Championship College Lacrosse Team in 1972. He went on to receive his Juris Doctorate from Brooklyn Law School, the century-old, historic institution of national repute.

Admissions
New York State Bar; New Jersey State Bar;
New York Federal Bar; Connecticut Federal Bar; New Jersey Federal Bar

Education
Poly Prep High School,
Brooklyn, New York

Hobart College,
Geneva, New York

Brooklyn Law School,
Brooklyn, New York

Primary Areas of Practice
Trial of catastrophic and complex personal injury matters including medical malpractice; motor vehicle accidents; products liability; defective highway design; slip, trip and fall accidents; construction accidents; dog bites; wrongful death; and other types of accidents.

Driving While Intoxicated offenses

Outstanding Public Service
Host of Hudson Valley Cable Television Show, "The Law and Your Money," for 12 years, reaching 500,000 households on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. on Cablevision Channel 18; and at 8:00 p.m. on Time Warner Channel 6, discussing legal and financial issues of local and national concern with guests including town, supreme, and appellate court judges and New York State Court of Appeals justices; lawyers; New York State Senators; U.S. Congressmen/women; and administrative agency directors.

Classes/Seminars/Speaking Engagements
• Frequent Lecturer for Continuing Education Instruction in Trial Tactics and Use of Modern Visual Aids During Trial (video, powerpoint, medical exhibits, computer animations) given on behalf of the New York Trial Lawyers Association, Dutchess County Bar Association and National Business Institute.
• On the college level, he teaches Adult Education courses on mediation vs. litigation and products liability at Bard College, and for the Dutchess County and New York State Bar Associations.

Pro Bono / Community Service
• Member of the Arlington Central School District Board of Education;
• Coach of Varsity and Junior Varsity Arlington High School Lacrosse Teams for over 10 years;
• Founder and President of the LaGrange Youth Lacrosse Club serving 300 boys and girls in grades 3 through 8 with instructional and competitive lacrosse;
• He has initiated free county-wide legal clinics for the general public which continue to this day to provide a reliable resource of information and advice when needed.
• In addition to serving on the Arlington School Board for six years, he is also the advisor of the newly formed Moot Court team, that teaches advocacy skills to high school kids who compete against other high schools in a mock trial.
• He has also instituted “shadow days” where he allows kids to come to court with him and regularly attends career days where students ask him questions about the law as a career.
• In his “Scared Straight” Program, he teaches a class within the Drivers’ Ed program about safe driving, DWI and the law.
• As president of the Dutchess County Bar Association, he instituted an accredited continuing education program for all attorneys endeavoring to keep their skills up-to-date, while personally organizing and offering seminars on trial practice and medical malpractice issues, two areas in which he excels.
• He has also organized a highly popular legal education seminar for the general public at Dutchess Community College on a broad range of everyday topics to take the fear out of the law.
• As chair for the golf tournament for the Arlington Central School District Education Foundation, he contributes his time to produce major fundraising results for this cause.

Professional Associations and Memberships
Past President: Dutchess County Bar Association

Member: New York State Trial Lawyers Association, New York State Bar Association, Dutchess County Bar Association (Past President and Current Member), American Board of Trial Advocates (an exclusive national organization with a limited membership), The Sports Lawyers Association which promotes sports law and the advancement of sports