For over twenty years, Mr. Sharp's law practice has focused on serious personal injury claims, including traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury claims. He also handles nursing home neglect cases and medical malpractice claims. Mr. Sharp has counseled numerous clients about the complexities concerning litigation of both pediatric and adult brain injury. He has lectured to individuals, lawyers and companies throughout the country concerning litigation involving traumatic brain injury.
Mr. Sharp has been awarded the AV Preeminent ranking by Martindale, the highly respected and widely utilized directory of lawyers throughout the world. AV Preeminent status is awarded only to those lawyers who achieve the highest level of success within the legal field and is a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers and Judges rank him at the highest level of professional excellence. He has also been recognized as a "Best Lawyer" by U.S. News for personal injury, an accolade awarded to only a small fraction of lawyers.
After beginning his practice in Washington, D.C., Mr. Sharp, and his family moved to the Virginia Beach, VA area in 2000. He and his wife, Kathleen are active in many Hampton Roads, VA community organizations. Mr. Sharp earned both Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degrees from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He earned his law degree from the George Mason Antonin Scalia Law School. He is a member of the Brain Injury Association of America, the Brain Injury Association of Virginia, the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA), the American Association for Justice (AAJ), the Virginia State Bar, the Virginia Beach Bar Association, and the Norfolk/Portsmouth Bar Association.
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