General Info:
William Codd has been licensed to practice law in New York State for eleven years. He served as a judicial law judge for the New York City Board of Education, while practicing in personal injury and family law for many years before moving to Dallas, Texas, where he practiced as a commercial litigator in the Federal courts. After six years in Texas, Mr. Codd recently made a permanent move back to New York State, and is thrilled to be living near family and friends in the Capital District. His approach to practicing law is one of personal, compassionate, responsible, and aggressive representation of clients. Current areas of practice are: family law, personal injury, home foreclosures defense, and criminal defense.
Mr. Codd successfully fought five insurance companies in one ERISA action while in Texas. His focus now is on home foreclosure defense, where he has developed a reputation as being one of the premier litigators in the area against predatory banks.
Prior to his legal career, Mr. Codd was a candidate for New York City Council and received the prestigious endorsement of the Staten Island Advance which has a daily distribution of nearly 400,000 papers. He was called by The Advance in an editorial one of the most exciting developments in New York politics in years. He has a long family history of New York politics and has also managed several political campaigns.
His proudest accomplishment, however, is having conceived of and helped launch the very successful Tunnel to Towers run (www.tunneltotowersrun.org), which takes place every September in honor of New York City firefighter Stephen Siller, and the other 342 firefighters who bravely perished in the collapse of the World Trade Center in 2001. The race raises money for the Let Us Do Good Foundation, which benefits burn centers and orphaned children throughout New York City.
Mr. Codd is active in the St. Helen's Church of Schenectady Social Justice Committee, Catholic Charities Immigration Committee and lives in Niskayuna with his wife and four children