Cheryl F. Korman
Partner
Cheryl F. Korman
Partner
A trusted mentor, Cheryl gives the firm’s junior attorneys support, honesty, and the tools for success. Her own mentor taught her that she can be a strong leader without losing her humanity. Cheryl has a deep professional network that she cultivated throughout her three decades as an attorney.
Cheryl F. Korman is an appellate lawyer who has represented clients in hundreds of appeals involving substantive and procedural issues relating to diverse areas of the law, including attorney and accountant malpractice, civil procedure, commercial litigation, insurance law, labor law, municipal liability, no-fault law, medical malpractice, and premises liability.
A partner in Rivkin Radler’s Appeals Practice Group with over two decades of experience, Cheryl regularly prosecutes and defends appeals before New York appellate courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Before joining the firm, Cheryl served as senior court attorney for the New York State Appellate Division, Second Department.
Court Admissions
U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Fourth and Sixth Circuits
Bar Affiliations
New York State Bar Association
Education
St. John’s University School of Law, J.D.
State University of New York at Albany, B.S. in Business Administration
News & Publications
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1st Dept. Affirms Fraud-Based Defense Amendment in PI Case
November 7 | 2025 -
54 Rivkin Radler Attorneys Named 2025 New York Metro Super Lawyers®/Rising Stars
October 30 | 2025 -
Troisi, Gindele, and Korman Secure Summary Judgment for Insurance Client
June 18 | 2025
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Cheryl currently serves as co-chair of the New York State Bar Association Committee on Courts of Appellate Jurisdiction. Additionally, she co-chairs the Long Island Women’s Collaborative, which brings together, empowers, and engages leading businesswomen.
Active in the American Heart Association, Cheryl has raised funds and awareness for the organization for more than 10 years.
Cheryl was named a Super Lawyer in the Metro New York Area in Appellate Law from 2014 to 2025. She also received the 2018 Leadership in Law Award at the Partner level from Long Island Business News. In 2019, she was named to Crain’s New York Business’ Notable Women in Law list.
She was named one of the Top 40 Rising Stars in Business and one of Long Island’s Most Influential Women by Long Island Business News. She also was named to Long Island’s Who’s Who in Women in Professional Services and a Super Lawyer in the Metro New York Area.