Joseph G. Shields
jgshields@ferrarafirm.com

Joseph G. Shields is a graduate of the State University of New York at Cortland (B.A. 1988) and Ohio Northern University (J.D. 1991). While in law school, Mr. Shields was an Associate Editor of the Ohio Northern University Law Review and was a member of the Moot Court Board of Advocates, Order of the Barristers. Mr. Shields was admitted in all State Courts in New York in 1992 and in the Federal District Courts for the Northern District of New York (1993) and Southern District of New York (2002).

Over the past thirteen years, Mr. Shields has represented public and private sector clients in complex commercial litigation. Over the past five years Mr. Shields’ practice has focused on representing school districts in handling all aspects of construction projects. Mr. Shields’ representation has involved contract negotiations, mediation and litigation. In addition, Mr. Shields defends school districts in tax certiorari proceedings. He represented the West Genesee Central School District in its successful tax certiorari appeal before the Court of Appeals in the Allied v. Town of Camillus and the West Genesee Central School District, 80 NY2d 351 (1992). Mr. Shields was one of eight attorneys to handle the defense of the CSXT v. State of New York, et al. defendant class action involving the valuation of railroad property in the State of New York and the assessment of over four hundred municipalities throughout the State. 

Mr. Shields is a member of the New York State Bar Association, Onondaga County Bar Association, and the New York Association of School Attorneys, Inc.