New York, New York
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Hon. Sherry Klein Heitler (Ret.) served twenty-six years on the bench in New York State. She is a respected former New York State Supreme Court jurist and private practitioner and a seasoned ADR professional whose experience spans a wide array of practice areas across a broad range of industries.
While on the bench, Justice Heitler handled cases in multiple areas of the law spanning the full breadth of appellate, criminal, and civil matters. She resolved thousands of cases through pretrial rulings, bench and jury trials, judgments and settlement conferences. The types of cases over which she has presided as a jurist, arbitrator or mediator include complex business and commercial, personal injury, asbestos, estate/probate/trust, commercial and residential property, landlord/tenant, employment/labor, family law, insurance coverage, sexual assault/harassment, and professional liability matters.
In recognition of her exemplary judicial temperament and work ethic, four Chief Administrative Judges of New York State appointed her to positions with diverse and challenging responsibilities. As Chief of the Office of Policy and Planning (OPP), she implemented new procedures and policies for approximately three hundred problem-solving courts (PSCs) which included drug, opioid, integrated domestic violence, veterans, driving while intoxicated, human trafficking intervention, mental health and adolescent courts. She was also responsible for reviewing and suggesting new policies for the statewide foreclosure inventory. This involved implementing improvements to case processing and making the foreclosure process more transparent and user-friendly for litigants. She also met with plaintiff and defense practitioners, bank representatives and loan servicers to implement best practices.
Prior to her role as Chief of the OPP, Justice Heitler served as the Administrative Judge for Civil Matters in New York County, where she was on call 24/7 for emergency applications and was responsible for an asbestos docket comprised of thousands of cases. Before that, she served as an Associate Justice of the Appellate Term of the New York State Supreme Court, First Department, and was elected to serve in the New York County Civil Court, where she evaluated, settled and tried all types of cases.
Prior to becoming a judge, Justice Heitler served as an arbitrator in the New York Civil Court and as a founder and partner in her own law firm where she represented clients in a wide array of civil matters.
Throughout her career, Justice Heitler has been a leader in civic and community organizations and associations. She has also chaired committees and lectured for professional programs in the legal community. Justice Heitler is widely respected for her legal acumen, ability to grasp sophisticated issues with ease, dedication, and persistent and fair approach to resolving disputes.
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