Sheila Gaddis

Biography

Sheila concentrates her legal practice on assisting health care not-for-profits with operational, programming, staffing, fiscal management, and Medicaid-compliance issues. She prepares and reviews corporate-compliance handbooks; trains staff, social workers, and paraprofessionals on OMIG regulations; and reviews documents for compliance.

Bar Associations

Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys
Monroe County Bar Association
New York Bar Foundation, Fellow
New York State Bar Association
Rochester Black Bar Association

Selected Memberships & Affiliations

Barclay Damon Women's Forum
New York State Permanent Commission on Access to Justice Racial and Gender Equity Working Group, Co-Chair

Representative Experience

As client relationship manager, provides strategic advice and counsel and builds and maintains relationships with major university and federally qualified health-center clients.

Prior Experience

Hiscock & Barclay LLP, Partner
Volunteer Legal Services Project of Monroe County, Executive Director
Alaska Youth and Parent Foundation, Executive Director
Phillips, Nizer, Benjamin, Krim & Ballon LLP, Associate

Selected Community Activities

NYS African American Legal Project Directors Association, Member
American Association of University Women, Scholarship Committee Member
African American Health Coalition
Fordham University Feerick Center, Attorney Emeritus Program Advisory Council Member
Town of Brighton, Inclusion, Diversity & Equity Board Special Advisor to the Supervisor

Selected Honors

The Best Lawyers in America®: Health Care Law, 2025
Rochester Business Journal, Power 30 Law List, 2021
Daily Record, Power 50 Law List, 2021
City of Rochester, Office of Mayor Lovely Warren, Sheila Gaddis Day Proclamation, 2018
Rochester Black Bar Association, Bridge Builder Award, 2017
The Daily Record, Nathaniel Award, 2009

Selected Speaking Engagements

American Association of University Women, American Bar Association Center for Pro Bono, Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys, Monroe County Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, and Rochester Black Bar Association, Frequent Panelist, Consultant, and Program Reviewer

Overview Experience Knowledge

Seton Hall University School of Law, JD
Brooklyn College, BA, Cum Laude

New York

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Alerts

Supreme Court Declines to Clarify Impact of Uninjured Class Members on Class Certification—For Now

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EPA Issues Memorandum Reminding States and Tribes of Their Limited Authority Under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act

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Non-Judicial Collateral Remedies, Part 2 – Sale of Collateral

Alerts

NYS Court of Appeals Applies the Assumption of Risk Doctrine to One Golf Course Injury but Not Another

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Bankruptcy Avoidance Actions, Part 2 – Fraudulent Transfers

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NYS Court of Appeals: CVA Plaintiff Must Prove Notice of Abuse Applying Then-Prevailing Standards in Decades-Old Sexual Abuse Case