Kimberly C. Sheehan has more than 35 years of litigation experience zealously defending the interests of insurance carriers, self-insureds, and third-party administrators in cases involving medical malpractice, premises liability, Labor Law, product liability, automobile, municipal, and toxic tort liability. Over the course of her career she has successfully defended national pharmacy and supermarket chains, commercial clients, retail businesses, hospitals, physicians, municipalities, property owners and management companies, contractors, and coop/condominium boards in all of the boroughs of New York City, Long Island, and Upstate New York counties. She has lectured on significant practice topics such as depositions and summary judgment motions.

Kimberly is an accomplished and goal-orientated attorney who handles all aspects of a case – from pleadings through trial as well as appeals – in a uniquely personal way; one that fashions and implements a successful legal strategy in the most cost- effective manner. She has successfully resolved hundreds of legal matters through direct settlement discussions, motions for summary judgment, trials, appeals and mediations. Kimberly is especially proficient at effecting risk transfers to benefit her clients and resisting risk transfer efforts against her clients. She relishes handling difficult, complex, and sensitive cases.

    Education

    • University at Buffalo School of Law (J.D.)
      • Moot Court Board Member
      • Summer Intern, United States Attorney, Northern District New York
    • Binghamton University (B.A. English Literature)

    Bar Admissions

    • New York

    Court Admissions

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

    Professional Affiliations

    Westchester Women’s Bar Association, Judicial Screening Committee member and former cochair, Litigation Committee

Kimberly C. Sheehan

Kimberly C. Sheehan has more than 35 years of litigation experience zealously defending the interests of insurance carriers, self-insureds, and third-party administrators in cases involving medical malpractice, premises liability, Labor Law, product liability, automobile, municipal, and toxic tort liability. Over the course of her career she has successfully defended national pharmacy and supermarket chains, commercial clients, retail businesses, hospitals, physicians, municipalities, property owners and management companies, contractors, and coop/condominium boards in all of the boroughs of New York City, Long Island, and Upstate New York counties. She has lectured on significant practice topics such as depositions and summary judgment motions.

Kimberly is an accomplished and goal-orientated attorney who handles all aspects of a case – from pleadings through trial as well as appeals – in a uniquely personal way; one that fashions and implements a successful legal strategy in the most cost- effective manner. She has successfully resolved hundreds of legal matters through direct settlement discussions, motions for summary judgment, trials, appeals and mediations. Kimberly is especially proficient at effecting risk transfers to benefit her clients and resisting risk transfer efforts against her clients. She relishes handling difficult, complex, and sensitive cases.

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