Oliver, Paul

Prior to attending law school, Ken was working door to door in sales and then installing new exteriors on old houses for two years. Initially he was rejected to all schools he had applied to and was very disappointed. He sent a letter to the Dean of Vermont Law School. Six months later, the Dean sent Ken an invitation to attend the Law School the following year. The rest is history.

Trial Attorney Kenneth Oliver has been with Finkelstein & Partners since 1983 and has helped his clients receive substantial judgments including the largest awards in Dutchess and Orange Counties.

Ken is an active member of his community and has been involved in many programs that assist people throughout Dutchess and Orange Counties. Because of their dedication, Ken and his wife have been honored as Couple of the Year by the Newburgh Jewish Community Center.

Mr. Oliver served as Assistant District Attorney in Westchester County from 1979 to 1983. He has also been identified by other attorneys in the Hudson Valley region as a “New York Super Lawyer". The nomination was a recognition of Mr. Oliver by his peers as one of the best lawyers they have personally seen in action. In 2009, Mr. Oliver was inducted into Global Who's Who and Strathmore's Who's Who. Strathmore's Who's Who each year recognizes and selects key executives, professionals and organizations in all disciplines and industries for outstanding business and professional achievements. He has been recognized by Martindale-Hubble, a national registry for attorneys, as possessing very high legal and ethical standards. He was included in the 2010 Edition of Who's Who among Executives and Professionals and recently chosen as a potential candidate to represent the professional community in the 2010 Edition of Cambridge Who's Who.
In his free time, Ken enjoys scuba diving, sculpture, reading science fiction, cooking and landscaping.

Verdicts, Arbitrations, Mediations and Settlements

9M Settlement-in favor of a former Beacon resident who was injured when a scaffold collapsed and fell upon him resulting in a brain injury that rendered him wheelchair bound and totally disabled.

2.5M Settlement during Trial-was awarded to a 46 yr old Orange County male who sustained multiple spinal injuries when his recently repaired automobile malfunctioned, causing him to loose control of the vehicle and drive into a ditch.

2.25M Settlement during Trial-in favor of a 26 yr old Orange County woman who sustained multiple spinal injuries and permanent paralysis from the chest down when the car she was a passenger in struck a pole and then struck a tree.

1.4M Verdict-awarded to a 56 yr old Orange County man as a result of multiple spinal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident which occurred while in the course of his employment.

400K Arbitrators Decision-awarded to a 23 yr old Orange County woman who sustained serious facial injuries when the vehicle she was a passenger in was involved in a head on collision.