Theodoros Basdekis

Theo Basdekis has represented Plaintiffs in personal injury litigation for over 30 years. He has been recognized by his peers with an AV Preeminent Rating, by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel as being in the Top 1% of lawyers in his field, by the National Trial Lawyers Association as a Top 100 Lawyer and is included in NYS Super Lawyers. The law firm of Scarzafava & Basdekis, PLLC is a US News and World Report Tier 1 Plaintiff's Personal Injury Law Firm and the firm has been recognized in the Best Lawyers in America. The law firm has many million dollar and multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts. Theo has taught mock trial to students at the Syracuse Law School and SUNY Oneonta. Theo was appointed to the Judicial Election Qualification Committee by Chief Judge Judith Kaye. Theo is married to his wife Teri and is a proud dad of three girls. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Theodoros Basdekis included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Super Lawyers - 2010, 2012 - 2013, 2015 - 2025 National Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 AV Preeminent Rating Martindale Hubbell National Association of Distinguished Counsel Top 1% US News and World Report Tier 1 Plaintiff Personal Injury Attorney Best Lawyers in America Daily Star Lawyer of the Year - 2010 Independent Judicial Qualification Commission, Sixth District American Jurisprudence Award - Trial Practice Top Lawyer: Global Directory of Who's Who National Trial Lawyers Top 40 under 40 America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators Other Sources of Feedback About Theodoros Basdekis Included on the 2025Upstate New York Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2024 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2023 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2022 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2021 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2020 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2019 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2018 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2017 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2016 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2015 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2013 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2012 New York Super Lawyers Super Lawyers list 2010 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list

• Managing Partner
• Languages
• English
• Greek
• Spanish

• Mock Trial SUNY Oneonta
• Mock Trial Syracuse Law

• Finkle v. A.J. Eckert Co., Inc., 11A.D.3d 794, 783 N.Y.S.2d 110 (3rd Dep't 2004)
• Polgar v. Syracuse University, 255 A.D.2d 780, 680 N.Y.S.2d 132 (3rd Dep't 1998)
• Karl v. Terbush, 63 A.D.3d 1359, 881 N.Y.S.2d 207 (3rd Dep't 2009)
• In re Great American Ins. Co. (Tomaino), 293 A.D.2d 944, 741 N.Y.S.2d 315 (3rd Dep't 2004)
• Renwick v. Oneonta High School, 77 A.D.3d, 1123, 909 N.Y.S.2d (3rd Dep't 2010)

• NYS Judicial Election Qualification Committee
• NYS Rural Pathways

• New York, 1996
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1996
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2004

• New York State Bar Association (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member)
• American Association for Justice (AAJ)