About Stuart Lee
Stuart Lee Sherman built a career at the intersection of law, tax and public service. He moved from classrooms to courtrooms and council chambers, arranging a path that blends legal training and municipal experience.
He earned a B.S. in Accounting from Indiana University–Bloomington in 1987. He completed his J.D. at Wayne State University Law School in 1990 and pursued an LL.M. in Taxation at New York University School of Law, finishing that program in 1991. The sequence of degrees reflects a steady pivot from numbers to rules, and then to the technical study of tax law.
Sherman established The Law Offices of Stuart Lee Sherman, PC in 1996. He has maintained that practice since then. The firm’s founding followed several years after his postgraduate tax studies, and it has anchored his professional life for decades.
Public service has been a recurring part of his biography. He joined the City of Birmingham as a commissioner in 2005 and has continued in that role. Between 2008 and 2009 he served as mayor of the city. Those positions placed him in elected and administrative roles, overseeing municipal concerns and participating in local governance.
Sherman’s combined background in accounting and tax law informs how he approaches client matters. His academic training in taxation and his undergraduate degree in accounting give him technical tools for handling tax questions, business documents and financial issues that arise in legal settings. Over time he has applied those skills to advising individuals and small businesses on tax compliance and related legal matters.
Colleagues and local officials describe him as methodical and practical in public meetings and hearings. He has balanced work at his law office with responsibilities on the city commission, bringing legal and financial perspective to policy discussions. His municipal service included oversight duties and short-term executive responsibilities while he served as mayor.
Today he practices law from The Law Offices of Stuart Lee Sherman, PC. He continues to draw on his taxation education and accounting background in advising clients on tax and business matters.
