Sharon Portnof Russ
Managing Director

Long Island , NY and New York City, NY
Phone: 516-487-6925
E-Mail: sruss@gibsonbehman.com

Education:
Boston University School of Law, J.D., 1995
Brandeis University , B.A., cum laude, 1992

Description:
Sharon Russ' practice focuses on insurance defense civil litigation in New York . She is licensed to practice law in the states of New York and Massachusetts. Ms. Russ specializes in insurance defense actions which involve premises liability, construction accidents, motor vehicle accidents, and liquor liability. She also has experience in medical, dental, and legal malpractice, as well as insurance coverage analysis.

Ms. Russ has successfully tried several jury and bench cases to verdict in New York and has participated in numerous mediations and arbitrations. She successfully argued an appeal to the Appellate Division, First Department on behalf of property owners. The Appellate Court reversed the denial of summary judgment by the trial court and dismissed the complaint. The court first found that a storm was in progress at the time of the plaintiff's fall. Further, the court concluded that the defendants did not have notice of the alleged dangerous condition and that they did not have a duty to remedy any such condition prior to plaintiff's incident.

Before joining Gibson & Behman, P.C. as a Managing Director in February 2005, Ms. Russ was Counsel to the New York law firm of Ohrenstein & Brown, LLP.

Bar & Court Admissions:

•  State of New York
•  State of Massachusetts
•  U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts

Speaking Engagements

•  Advance Issues in New York Medical Malpractice, National Business Institute, December 3, 2003

Professional Associations & Memberships:

•  Long Island Women's Agenda

Personal background:

•  Born: October 25, 1970, New York , New York
•  Resident: Roslyn, New York