Bruce J. Cheriff (updated 10/8/13)

Bruce J. Cheriff

Bar Admissions: New York (1987), United States District Court for Southern District of New York (1988), United States District Court for Eastern District of New York (1988).

Education: University of Rochester (B.A., History, 1983); American University: Rome, Italy (1982); Western New England College School of Law (J.D. 1986); Law Review Member 1984-85; Topics Editor 1985-86.

Publications: Western New England Law Review (Vol. 7, Issue 2, 1984): "Recent Decision: In re Jadd", 391 Mass. 227, 461 N.E.2d 760 (1984).

Professional: Member, New York State Trial Lawyers Association and Westchester County Bar Association. Bruce is a Fee Dispute Arbitrator for the Unified Court System's Ninth Judicial District.  Bruce is also a faculty member and lecturer at Lawline.com, a division of FurtherEd, the nation's leading online Continuing Legal Education (CLE) provider.

Professional Honors: Awarded AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell (August 2003).

Personal: Bruce and his wife reside in Northern Westchester. When Bruce is not writing briefs, doing research, or trying cases, he attends his son's concerts at clubs in NYC. Bruce is an avid bike rider, having recently completed the NYC Century Ride.  He also plays softball in the Spring and Summer and touch football Sunday mornings in the fall and winter. Bruce is a former Recording Secretary for Chappaqua AYSO and is certified by the National Youth Sports Coaches Association (NYSCA) and by the American Youth Soccer Association (AYSO).