Russell W. Dombrow

Attorney

 Licensed or Admitted to Practice:  

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (Connecticut, New York State, Vermont)
  • U.S. Court of International Trade (inactive)
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York
  • New York State

Practice Area Focus:

  • Automobile / Motor Vehicle / Recreational Vehicle / Truck Issues
    • Automobile / Recreational Vehicle Dealer Fraud
    • New York State New Car Lemon Law
    • New York State Used Car Lemon Law
    • New York State New Farm Equipment Lemon Law
    • Wrongful Repossessions

  • Credit Reporting / Background Check Issues
    • Background Check Errors- Criminal / Employment
    • Background Check Errors- Housing / Tenant
    • Credit Report Errors- Identity Theft
    • Credit Report Errors- Inadequate Dispute Investigations
    • Credit Report Errors- Mixed File

  • Debt Collection Issues
    • Debt Collection Lawsuit Defense
    • Debt Collection Harassment
    • Foreclosure Defense

  • Student Loan Issues
    • Federal Student Loan Consolidation and Recertification
    • Student Loan Discharges in Bankruptcy- Adversary Proceedings
    • Private Student Loan Lawsuit Defense

Professional development:

2012

  • Founded Dombrow Law Firm
  • Arbitrator (Volunteer), Syracuse City Court, Small Claims Part

2010 - 2011

  • Staff Attorney, Justice Alliance of Central New York, Syracuse, NY

Educational Background:  

2006

  • Juris Doctor, Concentration in International Legal Practice, Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Certificate in the Study of Arbitration Law, McGill University Faculty of Law-Pennsylvania State University Dickenson School of Law, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

2003

  • Master of Science in Management Information Systems, Nova Southeastern University Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences, Fort Lauderdale, FL

1995

  • Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

Professional Memberships:

  • American Bar Association, 2004 - 2016
  • Cayuga County Bar Association, 2014 - Present
  • National Association of Consumer Advocates, 2018 - Present
  • New York State Bar Association, 2008 – 2018
  • New York State Defenders' Association, 2018 - 2023
  • Onondaga County Bar Association, 2012 - Present