ASSOCIATIONS
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association
- American Trial Lawyers’ Association
- New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Nassau County Bar Association
- Plaintiffs Roundtable Committee
- Suffolk County Bar Association
- President Finnish American Lawyers Association
- Finnish-American Chamber of Commerce
- Medical Malpractice Committee
- Imatra Foundation, President
- Mettala Foundation, Trustee






2009 – Present | Robert Alan Saasto, Esq.
Trial attorney personal injury |
1991 – 2009 | Saasto & Hirsch Brooklyn and Williston Park officesManaging partner and trial attorney |
1984 -1990 | Shapiro Baines Saasto & Sheinwald 55 Mineola Blvd Mineola, New York 11501Trial attorney and Originating/Managing partner Expanding firm to ten attorneys specializing in Personal injury and medical malpracticeMedical Malpractice Attorney Panel Member- Nassau County |
1981 -1984 | Fuchsberg & Fuchsberg 250 Broadway New York N.Y. 10007Trial Attorney in major plaintiffs’ firm solely responsible for trials of personal injury and medical malpractice casesNational Institute Trial Lawyers Association lecturer |
1979 -1981 | Law Office of Joseph Conklin 60 Broad Street New York, N.Y. 10014Trial Attorney responsible for Kings County for Insurance Company of North America (INA) Defense counsel personal injury cases |
1977 -1979 | Waldorf & McGrane 245 Great Neck RoadGreat Neck, N.Y.Trial attorney in defense litigation in-house counsel for Safeco Insurance Co. |


ADMITTED
Second Department New York 2/25/76
Southern District of New York 12/19/78
Eastern District of New York 12/26/78