Sharon P. Stiller

Sharon Stiller is a partner and director of the Employment Law Practice at Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara & Wolf, LLP. Ms. Stiller advises businesses and executives about labor law compliance, represents businesses in federal and state labor department audits, and litigates employment matters, including state and federal discrimination, contract, confidentiality, non-compete, and similar claims. She also helps businesses audit their employment practices, and drafts employment contracts, policies, and separation and release agreements. She is a frequent trainer for businesses in sexual harassment, social media issues, disability discrimination, and affordable health care compliance. Ms. Stiller is also the law firm's senior litigator in its Rochester office and an experienced trial and appellate lawyer. In addition to her employment law practice, she handles Divorce and Family Law cases, both collaborative and litigated, as well as other commercial litigation. Ms. Stiller is a fellow of the prestigious College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, and is the author of two treatises on employment law, Employment Law in New York (West Group 2001) (Volume 13A of the New York State Practice Series) and the national treatise, Expert Witnesses: Employment Cases (Thomson West 2008-2009). She is an author for Practitioner Insights, a Thomson Reuters offering on the WestlawNext legal research platform. Practitioner Insights provides practical, focused analysis of specific legal issues by jurisdiction. Ms. Stiller has been appointed to the American Arbitration Association Panel of Neutrals for Employment Law, for both mediated and arbitrated claims. Ms. Stiller has lectured about employment law for the New York State Bar Association, the Monroe County Bar Association, and other organizations. Ms. Stiller has been recognized for her legal work and community service, and received the Kate Stoneman award from Albany Law School, the Raymond J. Pauley Award, from the Monroe County Bar Association, and the Rochester Women's Network's "W" Award. She has been named one of the top 25 Women Lawyers in Western New York. Ms. Stiller has been designated a “Super Lawyer” from 2007-2013, a distinction earned by only five percent of the lawyers in the Upstate New York area. She was recently selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 and 2014 and selected to the inaugural list of Top Women in Law by The Daily Record. She has also served as an expert witness in the area of employment law. Ms. Stiller received a J.D. from Albany Law School where she was Notes Editor, Albany Law Review and a B.A., magna cum laude, from the State University of New York at Albany. Ms. Stiller is admitted to practice in New York and the District of Columbia. Sharon P. Stiller visit superlawyers.com Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Sharon P. Stiller included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Pauley Award Monroe County Bar Association, 1999 W Award, Rochester Women's Network, 1997 Kate Stoneman Award, 2007 Seneca Falls Women's Hall of Fame, 1997 The World Who's Who of Women, 1988 Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America, 1990 Who's Who Among Emerging Leaders, 1987-1988 Distinguished American Leaders, 1987-1988 Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers Other Sources of Feedback About Sharon P. Stiller Included on the 2025Upstate New York Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2024 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2023 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2022 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2021 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2020 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2019 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2018 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2017 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2016 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2015 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2014 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2013 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2012 New York Super Lawyers Super Lawyers list 2011 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2010 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2009 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2008 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2007 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list

• Partner

• New York, 1976
• District of Columbia, 2008
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1976
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2010
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2010
• U.S. District Court Western District of New York, 1977
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1979
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1979

• New York State Bar Association, Co-Chair Legislative Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section
• New York State Bar Association (Member)
• Monroe County Bar Association
• New York State Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
• Monroe Community College, 1980 - Present (Adjunct Professor, Business Law)
• Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys, 1988 - 1990 (Former President)
• Zonta International, 1977 - Present (Former President and Area Director)
• Community Partners for Youth, Incorporated, 1985 - 1987 (Former President)