Grace E. Tesmer practices in the areas of insurance defense litigation and civil liability litigation. She attended Binghamton University for her undergraduate studies, where she graduated magna cum laude with a major in English Literature and Rhetoric. Thereafter, Grace received her Juris Doctor from the University at Buffalo School of Law.

While attending law school, Grace worked for Hagelin Spencer as part of the Law Clerk program. She also was a member of the trial advocacy program and competed in various mock trial competitions across the nation. During her final year of law school, Grace was a teaching assistant for first year and second year law students. Grace remains active in the University at Buffalo's trial advocacy program as a coach to current law students.