Dena Connolly Sharp
- 415.981.4800
- chc@girardgibbs.com
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- Education
- J.D., cum laude, University of California, Hastings College of Law, 2006
Thurston Society, recipient of Best Oral Advocate Award - B.A., magna cum laude, Brown University, 1997
- Admissions
- California;
- U.S. District Court for Northern, Central, Eastern and Southern Districts of California
- Memberships
- American Bar Association
- San Francisco Bar Asssociation
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
- Languages
- Spanish
- German
Dena Sharp is a 2006 graduate, cum laude, of the University of California, Hastings College of Law, where she was a member of the Thurston Society and was the recipient of the Best Oral Advocate Award. She was also the recipient of the Witkin award in her Legal Writing and Criminal Law courses. She received her undergraduate degree in history, magna cum laude, from Brown University in 1997. Ms. Sharp was a summer 2005 extern for the Honorable Phyllis J. Hamilton of the United States District Court, Northern District of California. Ms. Sharp also served as a spring 2005 extern for the Honorable John E. Munter, San Francisco Superior Court.
She was selected from 2009 through 2011 as a Rising Star by Northern California Super Lawyers, recognizing her as one of the best young attorneys practicing in Northern California. She is a member of the American Bar Association, the Bar Association of San Francisco and the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association. Ms. Sharp is admitted to the California Bar. She is also admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Northern, Central, Eastern and Southern Districts of California.
