John B. Nesbitt

Background

Nesbitt, John B. was born on September 16, 1952 in Palmyra, New York, United States.

Education

Saint Lawrence University (Bachelor of Arts, 1974). Syracuse University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1977).

Career

Worked at Nesbitt & Williams (Newark, New York) specializing in Municipal, Land Use, Civil Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1978, New York and United States. District Court, Western District of New New York

1981, United States.

Supreme Court. 1983, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif.

Member, Justinian Society.

Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Contracts. Articles Editor, Syracuse Law Review, 1976-1977.

Author: "Climbing Justices: Holmes and Hughes in the Alps," XIV The Supreme Court Historical Society Quarterly, 1993. "Memorial to Justice James H. Boomer," Adirondack, May 14.

"Doris M. Sims: An Affectionate Portrait," 61 New York State Bar Journal 34, 1988.

"Privacy Law and Practice," Matthew Bender, 1987. "Terminating Life Support for Mentally Retarded Critically Illinois Patients," 3 Journal of Legal Medicine, 245, 1982. "Bank Loan Participations: The Affirmative Duty to Disclosure Under Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 10b-5," Syracuse Law Review 807, 1976.

"Local Government Annual Survey of New York Law," 46 Syracuse Law Review 749, 1995, 45 Syracuse Law Review 553, 1994, 44 Syracuse Law Review 437, 1993, 43 Syracuse Law Review 489, 1992, 42 Syracuse Law Review 679, 1991, 41 Syracuse Law Review 453, 1990.

"Local Government, 1988 Survey of New York Law," 40 Syracuse Law Review 499, 1989. Attorney: Palmyra-Macedon Central School District, 1980—.

Village of Sodus Point, 1981—. Village of Sodus, 1988—.

Village of Palmyra, 1984—.

Town of Williamson, 1981—. Town of Macedon, 1981—. Town of Marion, 1992—.

Town of Rose, 1994—.

Member, Board of Visitors: Newark Developmental Center, 1981-1991. Syracuse University College of Law, 1982—. Member: Wayne County and New York State Bar Associations.

Achievements

• John B. Nesbitt has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Justinian Society. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Contracts. Articles Editor, Syracuse Law Review, 1976-1977.