Daniel J. French
Daniel J. French is a partner in the Syracuse firm of French-Alcott, PLLC. His practice includes complex civil litigation and criminal defense, along with a federal relations practice. Prior to forming this partnership, Mr. French was a member and later of counsel at Green and Seifter. Before entering the private sector, Mr. French served as United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York where he was the Chief Federal Law Enforcement Officer for 32 of New York's 62 counties and served over 3.5 million state residents. He oversaw the work of 39 Assistant United States Attorneys located in Syracuse, Albany and Binghamton. Previously, Mr. French served as an Assistant United States Attorney assigned to the Criminal Division in Syracuse and as a confidential Law Clerk for then United States District Court Judge Rosemary S. Pooler. In addition, Mr. French served as Acting Deputy Staff Director to the United States Senate Committee on Finance, Executive Assistant to United States Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan and as a professional staff member to the United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mr. French is a member of the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, the Onondaga County Bar Association and the Association of Former United States Attorneys. He also is a Trustee on the Board of the Federal Court Bar Association of the Northern District of New York.
He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Thousand Island Land Trust and Save the River. He received his B.A. from the State University of New York College at Oswego and his J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law.