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Shari Ruth Gordon

Shari Ruth Gordon

Divorce and Family Court Lawyer
  • Divorce, Family Law
  • New York, New York, New York
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Biography

Shari R. Gordon, Esq.
www.sharigordonlaw.com - Experienced Divorce and Family Attorney.
Since 1986, Shari R. Gordon has been practicing law. Her offices are located in Yorktown Heights and White Plains, New York. The law firm concentrates in matrimonial litigation and divorce mediation and criminal defense. Shari is also admitted to the Eastern and Southern District Courts as well as the United States Supreme Court. In addition to her divorce and family law practice, Shari has an extensive background in criminal defense as a former Senior Staff Trial Counsel with the Criminal Defense Division, Bronx County. She has been a member of the First Judicial Department felony panel for over two decades and continues to serve in that capacity. She also serves on the felony and misdemeanor panels in Westchester County. Shari continues to serve as co Chair of Health Law and Reproductive Rights for the Women's Bar of the State of New York (WBASNY). She also served as co-Chair of the Families Children and Court’s and Elder & Health Law Committees for the Westchester Women’s Bar Association for over a decade and is currently a State Director for the Westchester Women's Bar Association. She also served on the Judicial Screening Committee of the WWBA. Shari served as program chair for the Summer Justice Academy for Young Women at Pace Law School from 2009 to 2012, exposing high school girls from local under-served schools to legal training and critical legal analysis taught by law school professors, judges and lawyers.

Practice Areas
    Divorce
    Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
    Family Law
    Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
Fees
  • Free Consultation
    $500 to $575 per hour. Also offering Surrogacy Agreements Child Parent Security Act.
  • Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
    complimentary initial telephone consultation
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
New York
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New York
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New York
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Languages
  • English
Professional Experience
Vice-President
Women's Bar of the State of New York
- Current
Co Chair Health Law and Reproductive Rights
Womens's Bar of the State of New York
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Co Chair, Families Children & Courts Committee
Director, Westchester Women's Bar Association
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Senior Trial Attorney
Criminal Defense Division, Bronx County, NY
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Education
Albany Law School
J.D. (1985) | Law School
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Honors: Best Brief Award; Semi Finalist Gabrielli Moot Court Competition
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State University of New York - Stony Brook
B.A. | Political Science; Sociology
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Honors: Phi Beta Kappa Alpha Kappa Delta
Activities: Student Hotline
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Awards
2021 Top Family Law Attorney in Hudson Valley
Hudson Valley Magazine
Best Brief Award
Union University Albany Law School
Phi Beta Kappa
SUNY at Stony Brook
Professional Associations
Women's Bar Association of the State of New York
Co Chair Health Law and Reproductive Rights
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Activities: Passage of the Reproductive Health Act.
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United States Supreme Court
- Current
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New York State Bar  # 2042935
Member
- Current
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Westchester Women's Bar Association
Co Chair Health Law and Reproductive Rights 2006-2018
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Publications
Articles & Publications
New York Matrimonial Law & Practice, by Timothy M. Tippins, Esq.
Speaking Engagements
Scales of Justice Academy, Inc., Fordham University School of Law
Certifications
2021 Top Lawyer in Hudson Valley
Law Office of Shari Gordon
Websites & Blogs
Website
Law Office of Shari R. Gordon
Contact & Map
Law Office of Shari R. Gordon
140 Grand Street, Suite 401
White Plains, NY 10601
Telephone: (914) 962-2722
Cell: (914) 497-0542
Fax: (914) 962-6040
Law Office of Shari R. Gordon
40 Triangle Center
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
Telephone: (914) 962-2722