Overview
Elizabeth Sher is a trial and appellate lawyer who has represented many long-standing Day Pitney clients in complex commercial claims throughout the U.S. In addition, she has handled professional liability disputes, directors and officers liability defense, and consumer class action defense.
Ms. Sher has represented clients in trials, appeals, and hearings in both state and federal court in New Jersey and New York, as well as the Second Circuit and Third Circuit Court of Appeals. She has also participated in state administrative matters, in applications addressed to the United States Supreme Court, and in motions and trials in the courts of other states, including California, Delaware, and Ohio. In addition to her litigation experience, Ms. Sher has training and experience as a mediator and in representing clients in mediation.
Since May 2018, Ms. Sher has served as Day Pitney’s General Counsel, assisting the firm’s management and personnel with conflicts and ethics issues, risk management and compliance, contract review, and various other legal matters. She also participates extensively in Day Pitney's professional development and training program.
Ms. Sher clerked for The Honorable Leonard I. Garth of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
Education and Credentials
Education
- New York University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1983
- Brandeis University, B.A., summa cum laude, 1980, Phi Beta Kappa
Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2013
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2007
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1984
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2008
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 2008
- State of New York, 1984
- State of New Jersey, 1984
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2008
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1997
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1984
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2021
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2014
Affiliations
- Lawyers Advisory Committee for The U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, Member
- Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey, Past President
- Historical Society of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, Board Member
- National Institute of Trial Advocacy, faculty (national and regional deposition and trial advocacy training programs in New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Texas, Colorado), 1998-present
- Morris County Superior Court, Chancery Division, Volunteer mediator, Mediation Panel
- New Jersey State Bar Association, New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in Law, Member, 2021-2022
Recognition and Community
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Recognitions
Recognized with an NJBIZ ICON Award, 2023
Chosen for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, Inc.), Commercial Litigation, 2006-2025
Selected to the list of New Jersey Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), Business Litigation, Appellate, Class Action/Mass Torts, 2005-2024
Recipient of Profiles in Diversity Journal's 18th Annual "Women Worth Watching" Award, 2019
Awarded Robert Keeton Outstanding Teaching Award by the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 2014
Selected to the list of Super Lawyers (Thompson Reuters), Corporate Counsel edition, 2010
Chosen for inclusion in The American Lawyer as one of the Top Commercial Litigation Lawyers, 2006
Recognized on Women Attorney Leaders list by the New Jersey Law Journal (ALM Media Properties, LLC), 2003
AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell (LexisNexis)
Community Involvement
N.J. State Bar Foundation Speakers Bureau, Volunteer
Rutgers University School of Law (Newark), adjunct faculty, 1999-2000
Seton Hall University School of Law (Newark), adjunct faculty, 2000
In The Media
Speaking Engagements
- "Business Litigation Roundtable," New Jersey State Bar Association, Business and Commercial Litigation Committee, December 6, 2022
- Dealing with Admissibility and Authenticity of Evidence in Federal Proceedings, April 10, 2019
- Co-presenter, "Removal to Federal Court," New Jersey ICLE Webinar, February 25, 2010, February 25, 2010
- Moderator and Co-chair, "Cyber Risk" and "Ethical Considerations in Preparing Witnesses to Testify," Northeast Corporate Counsel Forum, April 20, 2015, April 20, 2015
Media Mention
- Kritika Bharadwaj, Benjamin Haglund, Theresa Kelly, Naju Lathia and Elizabeth Sher Represent Firm at SABA-NJ 2021 Annual Gala, South Asian Bar Association of New Jersey, October 1, 2021
- After Hours: Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey, New Jersey Law Journal, July 29, 2021
- Day Pitney Partner On Being Named Head of NJ Federal Bar, Law360, June 29, 2021
- Billionaire Fights Waiving Of Privilege In $48M Award Dispute, Law360, July 30, 2019
Publications
- New Jersey Federal Civil Procedure, ALM, 2023 ed., January 1, 2023 (and prior editions since 2008)