Laura Sharp

		Laura practices in the area of personal injury, wills and trust and civil Litigation. She is an AV rated attorney (Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings). Mrs. Sharp is a trial and appellate attorney who handles all forms of litigation.

Education

• Rice University, Houston, Texas (1976-1978)
• University of Texas, Austin, Texas (B.A. 1982)
• Baylor University, Waco, Texas (Teaching Certification 1983)
• Baylor Law School, Waco, Texas (J.D. 1986)

Licenses

• State of Texas 1986
• U.S. District Courts of Texas: Northern 1987, Southern 1988, Western 1988
• District of Columbia 1989 (inactive)

Professional Memberships, Offices and Awards

State
State Bar of Texas

• Board of Directors (2004-2007)
• Grievance Committee (2007-present)
• Women in the Profession Committee (2007-present)

Texas Bar Foundation - Fellow
Texas Trial Lawyers Association

Local
Austin Bar Association (formerly Travis County Bar Association)

• Board of Directors (1998-2000)
• Treasurer (2000-2001)
• Secretary (2001-2002)
• President-Elect (2002-2003)
• President (2003-2004)
• Past President (2004-2005)

Austin Bar Foundation

• Chair (2002-2003 and 2004-2005)
• Vice-Chair (2003-2004)
• Founding Fellow

Austin Bar Association Civil Litigation Section

• Board of Directors (1998-2001)
• Vice-Chair (2001-2002)
• Chair (2002-2003)
• Past Chair (2003-2004)

Austin Young Lawyers Association 1995 Outstanding Young Lawyer Award
Austin Young Lawyers Association

• Board of Directors (1989-90)
• Treasurer (1990-1991)

Austin Young Lawyers Association Foundation -Fellow

• Founding Vice-Chair

Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association
Travis County Women Lawyers Association

National

• American Bar Association
• American Bar Foundation - Fellow

Appellate Decisions

Hargraves v. Armco Foods, Inc.,
894 S.W.2d 546 (Tex. App.-Austin 1995, no writ)

Eckmann v. Des Rosier,
940 S.W.2d 394 (Tex. App.-Austin 1997, no pet.)

Carrillo v. Berry,
2000 Tex. App. LEXIS 3194 (Tex. App. -Austin 2000)

Wong v. Graham,
2001 Tex. App. LEXIS 978 (Tex. App.-Austin 2001)

Hinojosa v. Columbia/St. David’s Healthcare, et. al.,
106 S.W.3d 380(Tex. App.-Austin 2003, no pet.)

Austin Periodontal Assocs. v. Husak,
2008 Tex. App. LEXIS 562 (Tex. App.- Austin 2008)

Community Activities

• Junior League of Austin
• Austin Women’s Symphony League

Biographical Information