Orange County Trust Co.

Paul McDermott joined the firm in 1967, shortly after graduating from Hamilton College and Cornell University. His practice concentrates in personal injury law, insurance defense, commercial litigation, products liability law, and construction and accident law. He is an experienced litigator who has conducted numerous jury trials to verdict, and has represented clients in arbitrations and mediations. He also has an active appellate practice. Mr. McDermott has obtained multi-million dollar verdicts and recoveries for his personal injury clients. A resident of Middletown, Mr. McDermott currently serves as a Director of the Middletown YMCA and of Orange County Trust Company, where he is also its counsel. In the past, he has served on the Boards of the Sarah Wells Girl Scout Council, the Middletown Day Nursery and the Board of Governors of the Orange County Golf Club.