Beth E. Westfall

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Bio

Ms. Westfall joined Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP in 1986 and is a partner in the firm. She focuses her
practice in the areas of Municipal Law, Land Use & Zoning, Estate Planning & Administration, Elder
Law, and Real Estate transactions. She also is active in the Broome and Otsego County Bar
Associations, and is a member of the New York State Bar Association. From 2004 - 2006, Ms. Westfall
served as the sixth judicial district representative to the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar
Association Trust and Estates Section.

Ms. Westfall has served on the Board of Directors for Good Shepherd Communities in various capacities
from 1997 until 2014. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the RBM Foundation, a
charitable foundation which provides financial support to community organizations in the Colesville
area. She also serves on the Development Committee of the Community Foundation for South Central
New York.

 

Honors & Awards

  • Listed, Upstate New York Super Lawyers, 2011 2015
 

Leadership & Community Involvement

  • New York State Bar Association Trusts and Estates Section, Sixth Judicial District Representative

Practice Areas:

  • Real Estate
  • Trust & Estates
  • Public Law

Education

  • Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York
    • J.D. - 1986
  • University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
    • B.A. - 1978

Bar Admission

  • New York, 1987
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1988
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1991

Professional Associations

  • Broome County College, Adjunct Faculty, Paralegal Studies Program, 1987 to 1990
  • Broome County Bar Association, Member
  • New York State Bar Association, Member
  • American Bar Association, Member
  • Otsego County Bar Associations, Member