Sharon is a Partner in the firm’s Trusts, Estates & Elder Law Group. She counsels individuals and families in the areas of domestic and international estate, gift and succession planning, will and trust preparation, charitable giving, and estate and trust administration.
She has extensive experience preparing estate planning documents including wills, revocable trusts, irrevocable life insurance trusts, supplemental needs trusts and qualified personal residence trusts. Her practice includes developing estate and gift tax minimization strategies, planning for disability and philanthropic planning. Sharon assists clients with probate and trust administration, including post-mortem tax planning and the preparation of estate tax returns.
Education
- Columbia University, J.D.
- University of Pennsylvania, B.A.
Admissions/Courts
- New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Professional Associations
- New York State Bar Association
Presentations + Publications
“Estate Planning for All”
Westchester Community College Foundation
Speaker
October 18, 2022
Community Service
- Westchester Community College Foundation, Board Member
Extracurricular
- Sharon is fluent in French and is an accomplished amateur photographer. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, cooking and musical theatre.
Cuddy & Feder’s Cannabis Law Practice group attorneys Kristen Motel, Sharon Cooper, Richard Sandor, Tiffany Montouth, and Maximillian Mahalek submitted comments on New York’s draft Adult-Use Cannabis regulations to the New York State Office of Cannabis Management (OCM).