S. John Campanie, Esq.

 

S. John Campanie, Esq. is founder and has been a principal in the Central New York law firm of Campanie & Wayland-Smith PLLC since its formation in 2000. He is the former Madison County Attorney and served from 1987 through 2016, where he was the chief civil legal officer and advisor to the County and its numerous departments and agencies. He has also served as the City Attorney for the City of Sherrill beginning in 2001

At Campanie & Wayland-Smith, he currently concentrates his practice in business and commercial law (including forming and representing corporations and limited liability companies) and estate planning and administration (including preparation of wills, powers of attorney and health care proxies and representation of executors and administrators in administration of decedent’s estates).   During his career he devoted a substantial part of his practice to municipal law and representation of local governments and played a substantial role in the successful defense of Native American land claims in New York.  His career included managing the world-wide export and military divisions of the world’s largest manufacturer of flatware, covering exports to 50+ countries.

Graduate Education:

• Albany Law School of Union University, Albany, New York; Juris Doctor, June, 1978
• Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York; Master of Business Administration ISDP Program, Participant 1982/83
  

Undergraduate Education:

• Colgate University, Hamilton, New York; A.B. Cum Laude, History, June 1974

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Madison County Bar Association (Past President)
• New York State Bar Association (Member, now or formerly: Business Law, Real Property Law, Trusts and Estates Law, Municipal Law, General Practice, and Senior Lawyers Sections, and past member New York State Conference of Bar Leaders)
• New York State Advisory Council on Procurement Lobbying (Governor Appointee, representing Local Government (2007-2016))
• County Attorneys’ Association of New York State (Governing Board Member/Officer (1988-2016), Treasurer (1997-2014) and President (1989-90 and 2014-15))
• National Association of Counties (NACO) Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs Steering Committee (2005-2016)
• Chairman (2009-11) and Vice Chair of the National Association of Counties (NACO) County and Tribal Government Relationships Subcommittee (2012-16)
• New York State Association of Counties Native American Affairs Committee (2008-2016)
• Admitted to practice: New York State Courts and the United States District Court (Northern and Western Districts of New York)

Community Activities:

• Board of Directors, Greater Oneida Chamber of Commerce (2019-Present)
• Oneida Savings Bank Charitable Foundation (Trustee, 2017-Present)
• Director and Secretary (1989-2024), Oneida Area Industries, Inc.
• Member (1979-91) and Chairman (1990-1991), City of Oneida Planning Commission
• Member, Madison County Board of Supervisors (1986-87)
• Director, Madison County Industrial Development Agency (1986-90)
• New York State Oneida Lake Advisory Committee (past Member and Chairman)
• President (1998) and Director (1987-1998), Mansion House Service Corporation
• Sherrill-Kenwood Community Chest (past Director and Secretary)
• Tri Valley YMCA (past Director and Trustee)

Honors:

• Who’s Who in Finance and Business
• Who’s Who in the World
• Who’s Who in America
• Who's Who in American Law
• Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America
• Outstanding Young Men of America