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| • B.S., Accounting, Indiana University, 1977 (with highest distinction)
• J.D. from Stetson University College of Law, 2003 |
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| • The Florida Bar (all state courts)
• United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida • United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida • United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida • Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • Supreme Court of the United States |
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Susan H. Sharp
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| Susan H. Sharp specializes in stay relief issues, creditor representations, Chapter 7 Trustee representations, Chapter 11 reorganization cases, and other bankruptcy related practice areas. She has handled most of the firm’s Chapter 7 cases over the past few years, representing scores of business and consumer debtors, and has successfully reorganized individuals and corporations in Chapter 11 cases. As the leader of the firm’s Chapter 7 practice, Ms. Sharp has spent a significant amount of time in handling case for deserving debtors on a pro bono basis. She joined Stichter, Riedel, Blain & Prosser in October of 2004 after receiving her J.D. from Stetson University College of Law in 2003. Prior to law school, Ms. Sharp received her B.S. in Accounting from Indiana University, with highest distinction, and worked in Public Accounting as an Audit Manager with a national public accounting firm in Texas after passing the CPA exam in 1978. As an accountant, she specialized in real estate development and banking issues. She is able to bring her accounting and business background to bear in analyzing the challenges confronting the firm’s business clients. While in law school, Ms. Sharp was on the honor roll and interned for the Office of the United States Trustee and the State Attorney. Additionally, she was a member of the Client Skills Board where she participated in the American Bar National Tax Competition. |
| MEMBERSHIPS & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT |
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• American Bar Association • The Florida Bar , Business Law Section ° Bankruptcy Law & Practice – View from the Bench Florida Local Rule Bankruptcy Rules & General Court Information- Volume 2 2005 (Co- Complied and Edited with Bradley M. Saxton) • The Hillsborough County Bar Association ° Former member, Community Service Committee, Hillsborough County Bar Association • National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees • The Honorable Paul M. Glenn, Chief Bankruptcy Judge, Middle District of Florida, Pro Bono Committee ° Assist in obtaining grant from the Florida Bar Foundation ° Bankruptcy Basics Video - series of eight short videos on individual consumer bankruptcy topics • Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Associations ° Continuing Legal Education/Programs Committee 2004-2010 ° C.A.R.E. Program presenter 2007-2010 o Cramdown Committee • Member, American Bankruptcy Institute • Bay Area Legal Volunteer • Volunteer Judge of Stetson University College of Law's award-winning Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Team 2006-2010 • Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers • International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) |
| PUBLICATIONS & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS |
| • Toto, I Have a Feeling We Are Not in Kansas Anymore-Comparison of Individual Chapter 11 to Chapter 13 The Cramdown, Spring 2010
• Panelist on Individual Chapter 11 Issues with The Honorable Catherine Peek McEwen, The Honorable Alexander L. Paskay, Chief Bankruptcy Judge Emeritus, a staff attorney from U.S. Trustee's office and another practicing attorney - January 26, 2010 • Judgment Enforcement in Florida- Lorman Educational Services - October 15, 2009 • Judgment Enforcement in Florida- Lorman Educational Services - October 15, 2008 • Calculating Current Monthly Income Under the Means Test: To Deduct or Not to Deduct That Is the Question- The Cramdown, Fall/Winter 2007 (Co-Author with Amy D. Harris) • Appearance on Fox 13 News WTVT, The Kathy Fountain Show with the Honorable Michael G. Williamson, Bankruptcy Judge, Middle District of Florida – 2005 BAPCPA, Effect on Individuals July 21, 2006 |
| REPRESENTATION Susan H. Sharp has headed up or had significant involvement in the firm's representation of: |
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• Blue Stone Real Estate, Construction Company, Inc. (Debtors Counsel)
• GSR Development, LLC (real estate developer) • Bob Wilson Dodge Chrysler Jeep LLC • AFO Holdings, LLC • Rolsafe International, LLC • North Sunrise Resort Motel, LLC • Life Sciences, Inc. |
| REPORTED DECISIONS |
| In re Blue Stone Real Estate, Const. Development Corp., 396 B.R. 555, (Bankr. M.D. Fla 2008) |
| PRESS RELEASES |
| SUSAN H. SHARP RECEIVES AV RATING FROM MARTINDALE-HUBBELL - June 2010 |
| SUSAN H. SHARP SPEAKS AT THE NEW LAWYER LUNCHEON - January 26, 2010 |
| SUSAN H. SHARP SPEAKS AT JUDGMENT ENFORCEMENT IN FLORIDA SEMINAR - October 15, 2009 |
| EDWARD J. PETERSON, III AND SUSAN H. SHARP SPEAK AT FLORIDA AUTO DEALERS ASSOCIATION -March 26, 2009 |
| PLAN CONFIRMED IN SIX RELATED REAL ESTATE CASES - January 8, 2009 |
| Bankruptcy Court Confirms Individual Chapter 11 Plan - September 14 , 2006 |