problems for
our clients
since 1950
Attorney Information
Location
152 North Third Street, Suite 700
San Jose, CA 95112-5560
T: 408.286.0880
F: 408.286.0337
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Practice Groups
Healthcare – Co-Chair
Employment
Personal Injury
Products Liability
Professional Liability
Admitted to Practice
– All courts in the State of California
– U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of California
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Education
J.D., Lincoln University Law School
B.A., St. Mary's College of California
Presentations
– "Expedited Jury Trials: The Why, When and How of the New California Law," presented to Santa Clara County Bar Association, January, 2011, and to private clients, February and August, 2011.
SHARON L. HIGHTOWER, Partner
As a senior partner in the firm, Sharon is the Assistant Managing Partner of the San Jose office and Co-Chair of the Healthcare practice group. Her practice includes professional liability, medical and psychiatric malpractice, employment litigation, premises liability, personal injury, and product liability. She also handles appellate and administrative law matters.
Sharon is AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell. She is an experienced trial attorney with an excellent record of defense verdicts. Sharon has gained the respect of her colleagues for her success at trial as well as through the ADR process.
Prior to joining the firm, Sharon had a twenty-one year career as a dental hygienist. After graduating from law school in 1987, she passed the California Bar Examination and joined the San Jose office as an associate in 1988. Her background in the medical field provides her with the skills necessary to properly evaluate and prepare cases brought in a number of practice areas.
Sharon is a member of and active with the State Bar and Santa Clara County Bar Associations, DRI, and Northern California Association of Defense Counsel. She serves on the ADR committee for the Santa Clara County Superior Court and has volunteered for the past fifteen years in the court's ADR program and conducts fee arbitrations for the Bar. In addition, she served as a commissioner, Vice Chairman, and hearing officer for the City of San Jose Civil Service Commission for more than thirteen years.
Sharon recently wrote an article about Hanif/Nishihama motions in personal injury actions. "The Challenge to Hanif Deductions Continues" is available here. Sharon has also appeared on "The Law and You," a community-based television show. For information about her May and August appearances, see the News section of the site.
CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.