Profile

Biography:
B.S., U.S. Naval Academy
L.L.B., Cornell Law School

Judge Hancock is counsel to the firm of Hancock & Estabrook, LLP, specializing in commercial litigation, appellate practice, arbitration and mediation in large complex cases, and serving as expert witness in international commercial arbitrations pending in foreign jurisdictions.
Teaching Experience: Adjunct Professor of Law at Syracuse University College of Law, 1979-1986; Visiting Professor and Jurist in Residence, 1994-present.
Education: B.S. 1945, U.S. Naval Academy L.L.B., 1950, Cornell Law School; Member Cornell Law Review; Recipient, W.P. Carey Award, 2nd Highest Marks Written Comprehensive Examinations
Professional Associations: Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators of London; Panelist, American Arbitration Association Large Complex Case Program; Panelist, American Arbitration Association International Panel; Panelist, American Arbitration Association Employment Dispute Panel; Member, New York State Commission on Judicial Selection to recommend judges for Court of Appeals; Appointee of Governor on Fourth Judicial Department Screening Commission for selection of judicial appointees; Member, New York State Committee on the Profession and the Courts (CRACO Committee); Member, Board of Visitors, Syracuse University College of Law; Member, Advisory Council, Cornell Law School; Member and Fellow, American Bar Association; Member and Fellow, New York State Bar Association; Member and Honorary Member, Board of Directors, Onondaga County Bar Association; Director, Onondaga County Bar Association Assigned Counsel Board.
Accomplishments: Admitted New York State Bar, U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, U.S. Court of Appeals Second Circuit; Associate and Partner, Hancock & Estabrook, LLP, specializing in trial and appellate litigation, 1952-1961; Corporation Counsel (Chief City Lawyer) for City of Syracuse, 1962-1963; Chairman, Onondaga County Republican Party, 1964-1965; Candidate for U.S. Representative, 1966; Hancock & Estabrook, LLP, trial and appellate litigation, 1964-1970; Justice, New York State Supreme Court, Fifth Judicial District, 1971-1977; Justice, Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department, 1977-1986; Associate Judge, New York Court of Appeals, 1986-1993.

Courses:
LAW 895:Problems in Case Analysis and Appellate Advocacy Seminar