Profile

Jeremy practices in a wide variety of areas and in every phase of litigation, including trials and appeals. He successfully represents institutional and individual clients in federal, state and bankruptcy courts, as well as arbitration proceedings.

He has litigated commercial, contract, employment, securities and municipal actions. His diverse experience includes bringing and defending proceedings to dissolve closely held corporations, negotiating stock sales, successfully prosecuting and defending commercial landlord-tenant disputes, winning breach of warranty and revocation actions and obtaining favorable judgements in proceedings against municipalities, among other litigated cases and appeals.

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  • Litigating and drafting non-compete and non-solicit agreements.
  • Bringing and defending proceedings to dissolve closely-held corporations.
  • Negotiating sale of unmarketable stock in action for specific performance.
  • Winning dismissal of claims for rescission and fraudulent inducement in cases involving sales of businesses and the granting of an easement.
  • Winning dismissal of breach of warranty and revocation claims brought by motor home purchasers.
  • Obtaining judgments in favor of town boards whose decisions are challenged in court.
  • Obtaining emergency injunctive relief and summary judgment in action regarding stolen funds to have been used in an ATM business.
  • Successfully defending Surrogate’s Court matter in which an alleged creditor sought to obtain assets from a beneficiary.
  • Prosecuting and defending proceedings to evict commercial tenants and recover unpaid rent.
  • Successfully appealing a preliminary injunction issued against clients in the investment advisory industry.

  • Listed in:
    • The Best Lawyers in America®, Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Insurance; Litigation - Securities, 2019-2024
      • Lawyer of the Year (Rochester), Litigation - Insurance, 2024
    • New York Super Lawyers®, Business Litigation, 2023
  • Member and Former Co-Chair, Litigation Council of the Monroe County Bar Association
  • Director, Publick Musick (A local nonprofit that performs classical music using period-specific instruments)
  • Raymond J. Pauley Award, Monroe County Bar Association, 2020
  • Western District of New York Pro Bono Award, 2015, 2022

  • An Interview with Jeremy Sher and Travis Talerico, Pro Bono Week, Legally Bond Podcast, October 31, 2022
  • Moderator, Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets
  • Panelist, Electronic and Documentary Evidence
  • Panelist, Nuts and Bolts of Personal Jurisdiction in Civil Practice
  • Panelist, Nuts and Bolts of Federal Jurisdiction
  • Panelist, Perfecting an Appeal in the Second Circuit

  • Board Member, Publick Musick