About Joann Sharp

Joann Sharp and her husband, Larry, moved “home” to Western New York to be closer to family.

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Joann has been a courtroom lawyer for 28 years in Georgia and was recently sworn in by the NY Appellate Division. She has a proven record of legal excellence, with more than a dozen published appellate opinions and a career spanning high-profile cases of first impression.

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Education:

• B.A., Emory University

• Master’s in Liberal Arts, Auburn University at Montgomery

• J.D., University of South Carolina (Law Review, Managing Editor – Journal of Law & Education, Moot Court & Mock Trial competitor)

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Joann describes herself as a true law geek who loves the courtroom and the responsibility that comes with justice.