About Gretchen Deborah
Gretchen Deborah Sterns began her academic path at Elizabethtown College, earning a B.A. in English Professional Writing in 1996. She moved on to Dickinson School of Law and received her J.D. in 2000. Those years shaped her approach to legal writing and client communication. They also provided the credentialing that started her professional practice.
After law school she entered private practice. In 2003 she worked as a lawyer at Cerullo, Datte & Wallbillich, PC. Four years later she joined Gillespie, Miscavige, Ferdinand & Baranko, LLC as a lawyer. In 2012 she established a practice of her own, listed as Law Office of Gretchen Coles Sterns, LLC, where she took the title of principal. The record shows steady movement from associate roles toward leading her own firm.
Sterns is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and is also admitted to the bar of the U.S. Supreme Court. She holds current membership in the Pennsylvania State Bar. Those admissions and affiliations reflect a career that has remained rooted in state practice while maintaining the credential to appear at the highest federal level when necessary.
Colleagues and clients have encountered her in courtroom settings and in counsel rooms. Her earlier years in firm environments gave her regular exposure to the day-to-day demands of representing clients, managing filings and attending hearings. Running her own office introduced the administrative and business aspects of a small law practice as well as continued legal work.
Her professional record as listed is matter-of-fact: education at Elizabethtown College and Dickinson School of Law, licensed practice in Pennsylvania and before the U.S. Supreme Court, membership in the Pennsylvania State Bar, and a sequence of positions culminating in her role as principal of her own office. The timeline suggests an attorney who moved from associate positions in regional firms into private practice leadership.
Outside of those firm listings there are no additional public offices or academic posts recorded here. What is clear is that Sterns has maintained an active presence in the Pennsylvania legal community and holds the credential to practice before the nation's highest court. She currently concentrates her practice through her law office, representing clients in matters within Pennsylvania and before the U.S. Supreme Court.
