Sharon Stern Gerstman

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Sharon Stern Gerstman

5.0
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 51 years

Mediation Lawyer at Buffalo, NY
Practice Areas: Mediation, Arbitration, Litigation ... +3 more

1100 Rand Building, Buffalo, NY

About Sharon

Biography

Author, "Property Settlements upon Divorce: Yours, Mine and the Commissioner's," 48 UMKC Law Review 293; Instructor, University of Toledo, 1975-1976; Assistant Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas ...

Practice Areas

6

Practice Areas

Mediation 40%

15 years

40%
Arbitration 20%

15 years

20%
Litigation 20%

15 years

20%
Guardianship 10%

15 years

10%
Tax 5%

15 years

5%
Wills and Living Wills 5%

15 years

5%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 225-275 per hour


Payment Methods

  • Credit Card

Licenses

Licensed in New York for 44 years

State: New York

Acquired: 1981

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Licensed in Pennsylvania for 51 years

State: Pennsylvania

Acquired: 1975

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP

1100 Rand Building, Buffalo, NY, 14203

Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP

14 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY, 14203

Sharon Stern Gerstman's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

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Posted by anonymous | February 26, 2018 | Consulted Attorney

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Very Helpful & Warm Personality

Mr. Gerstman provided excellent advice on a guardianship/estate matter during our short phone conversation. She has a warm personality. Was immediately upfront with me about not having the bandwidth within her schedule due to her caseload and non-profit commitments at this time as she is President ...of the NY Bar Association, a 72,000-member organization. Recommended me to another outstanding attorney.

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Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2025

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2024

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2023

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2022

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2021

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2020

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2019

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2008

Leach Award, New York State Bar Association

2008

Award of Merit, Bar Association of Erie County

Work Experience

2010 - Present

Of Counsel, Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP

1900 - Present

Counsel, Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP

1981 - 2010

Court Attorney/Referee, New York Supreme Court

Associations

1990 - Present

American Bar Association

House of Delegates

2000 - 2003

American Bar Association

Board of Governors

1999 - 2010

New York State Bar Association

Executive Committee

Education

1977

Yale Law School

LLM

1975

University of Pittsburgh

JD

1972

Brown University

AB

Activity

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