Deborah Sherman - a White Plains, US Matrimonial Law Lawyer

White Plains Matrimonial Law Lawyer

Updated: 02/16/2026

Areas of Practice

Matrimonial Law
Family Law
Divorce
Child Support Custody Visitation Rights
Enforcement
Domestic Violence
Appeals

Litigation: 80%

Attorney Information

Overview

Deborah Sherman is Of Counsel at the firm of Kramer Kozek LLP, practicing exclusively in the field of matrimonial and family law. She was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Kappa Delta (the National Sociology Honors Society) in 1978 and graduated with Highest Honors from the State University of New York at Stony Brook the same year. Ms. Sherman graduated with honors from Hofstra Law School in 1981, where she was an Associate Editor of the Hofstra Law Review. Ms. Sherman was admitted to practice in New York State in May 1982, and to the Federal Southern and Eastern District Courts in September and October 1982. Ms. Sherman began her career as a litigation associate with Weil, Gotshal & Manges, and later with Gold, Farrell & Marks in New York City. She was an Associate General Counsel of New York University from 1987 – 1990. In 1991, after practicing general and commercial litigation for ten years, she founded the law firm of McHugh & Sherman in New York City and added matrimonial law to her practice. In 2000, after moving to Westchester, she began practicing exclusively in the areas of matrimonial and family law. Ms. Sherman is a former partner in the firm of Faust, Roy, Mangold & Fuchs LLP.

Ms. Sherman is an experienced trial attorney. She is a member of the New York State Bar Association Family Law section, the Westchester Bar Association, the Westchester Women’s Bar Association, and the National Association of Professional Women. Ms. Sherman has been selected to the New York Metro Super Lawyers every year since 2014. She was selected to New York Times Top Attorneys in New York in 2014, and to the New York Times Top Attorneys in Metro New York in 2015, 2016 and 2017 and 2018. She was a member of the Board of Arbitrators of FINRA (formerly NASD Dispute Resolution, Inc.), from 1988 to 2008, where she presided over more than 70 securities arbitrations.

Awards and Honors

Honors

Super Lawyers, 2014 - 2019
Recognized for Ninth Judicial District/Westchester County Uncontested Divorce Clinic Volunteer

Education

Legal Education
- Hofstra University School of Law, Hempstead, New York, 1981
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
  Honors: With Honors
  Law Review: Hofstra Law Review, Associate Editor, 1979 - 1981
Non Legal Education
- State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York, 1978
  B.A., Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: summa cum laude
  Honors: G.P.A. 4.0, Alpha Kappa Delta, Phi Beta Kappa
  Major: Social Sciences

Current Employment Position(s)

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Of Counsel
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Bar Admissions

New York, 1982
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1982
U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1982

Other Affiliations

International Who’s Who of Entrepreneurs, Member, 1996
New York State Bar Association, Family Law Section
Westchester Women’s Bar Association
National Association of Professional Women
NASD Dispute Resolution, Inc., Member, Panel of Arbitrators (1988-2008)
AAML
IAFL

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White Plains, NY

445 Hamilton Avenue
Suite 604
White Plains, NY 10601

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