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
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 California State Bar and Santa Clara County Bar Associations, DRI, and the Northern California Association of Defense Counsel. She serves on the ADR committee for the Santa Clara County Superior Court and has been an arbitrator and Judge Pro Tem for the past fifteen years. In addition, she has been serving as a commissioner, Vice Chairman, and hearing officer for the City of San Jose Civil Service Commission for more than ten years.
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.