Randall Tesser (Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law J.D. ‘17), is the recipient of the 2024 Rosner & Rosner Young Lawyer Professionalism Award from the American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility and ABA Young Lawyers Division.
Randall T. Tesser is an associate attorney at Tesser, Ryan & Rochman LLP in White Plains, NY where he holds primary responsibility for the firm’s professional responsibility and ethics practice. Randall represents and advises a wide range of professionals on matters of ethics, professionalism, and disciplinary matters. His clients include including attorneys, prospective attorneys, doctors, engineers, architects and insurance brokers.
Prior to joining his current firm, Randall clerked for the Department Disciplinary Committee for the First Judicial Department in New York, New York where he assisted with investigations and prosecutions of attorneys suspected of misconduct.
Mr. Tesser is a frequent speaker in the fields of legal ethics and professional responsibility, having presented for the numerous public and private organizations, including the New York State Bar Association, and as a guest lecturer at Cornell University and the New York City College of Technology. Despite being a young member of the bar himself, Randall does not hesitate to share his knowledge and experiences with younger members of the bar. Randall frequently takes part in the New York County Lawyers’ Association, Civil Trial Practice Institute, training new litigators on ethics and professionalism and serves as a main faculty member at the Fee Dispute Arbitration Training program for New York State’s Joint Committee on Fee Disputes & Conciliation.
Randall is an active member of the New York State Bar Association (“NYSBA”). He serves as an appointed member of NYSBA’s Committee on Professional Discipline. He is a member of the executive committee of NYSBA’s Dispute Resolution Section, and chaired its Ethics Committee, and the New York County Lawyers’ Association, where he serves on the Professionalism and Professional Discipline Committee, He is also a member of the American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility, and the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers.
The ABA will present Randall Tesser with the 2024 Rosner & Rosner Young Lawyer Professionalism Award during the 2024 National Conference on Professional Responsibility in Denver, CO on May 30, 2024.