About the Author
A Reputation For Winning – Nearly three decades of dedicated service to New York's fire departments and emergency services
Brad Pinsky, Esq.
Attorney, Firefighter & Author
The Post Standard reported that Brad Pinsky has a "Reputation For Winning" (2/21/2003) and winning is what clients have come to expect from him.
Mr. Pinsky has unparalleled experience representing fire departments, fire districts, ambulance services, and individual emergency medical technicians and firefighters throughout NYS. He represents numerous villages and towns as special counsel for their fire and E.M.S. services, providing advice on day to day operations and laws, representation in litigation, performing administrative and government relation services, advising on compliance with state and federal laws, drafting and revising bylaws and policies, protecting the leadership from liability, financing fire and ambulance equipment, and forming Fire Protection Districts, Fire Districts, Joint Fire Districts, and Ambulance Districts, and consolidating fire departments.
Mr. Pinsky represents agencies throughout New York State, from Buffalo to Albany, and from the far eastern end of Long Island to the Canadian borders. Mr. Pinsky regularly attends bi-weekly and monthly meetings of fire districts throughout the state.
30
Years of Experience
500+
Departments Served
3
Published Books
NY
Statewide Coverage
Legal Excellence & Victories
Bradley Pinksy has been repeatedly victorious in litigation and frequently argues in NYS trial courts and the Appellate Division. In 2017 he successfully obtained Leave to Appeal to New York's highest court, the NYS Court of Appeals, where less than two-percent of applications requesting permission to appeal were granted.
Publications & Speaking Engagements
Published Author
Bradley Pinsky is the author of the popular "Fire Department Law and Management Resource Manual" and the "Fire Service Secretary & Treasurer's Manual", each owned by hundreds of fire departments throughout New York State.
National Lecturer
Bradley Pinsky lectures throughout the nation at large and small conferences, including FDIC in Indianapolis, and has repeatedly lectured at the New York State Association of Towns and Conference of Mayors annual meetings.
Fire Service Court Radio
Bradley Pinsky is the host of Fire Engineering's monthly radio show, "Fire Service Court Radio."
Published Articles
Bradley authors articles for several popular publications, including Fire Engineering and Fire News.
Fire Service Experience
Fire Chief Experience
Pinsky served 3.5 years as the Chief of the Manlius Fire Department, a combination fire department running over 2600 calls per year. He served as one of the only Municipal Training Officers of a paid department in the state of New York who is a volunteer.
Emergency Medical Technician
Bradley was certified as an Emergency Medical Technician from 1988 until 2010 and in that time served as a volunteer and career EMT in Boston and New Orleans.
IAFC Training Officer of the Year
In 2015, Bradley Pinsky was named the IAFC's "Training Officer of the Year" in recognition of his exceptional contributions to fire service training and education.