Our
Firm
was
founded
with
the
specific
intent
of
providing
personal
and
cost-effective
services
to
select
companies
and
individuals
throughout
South
Florida.
The
Firm's
Coral
Gables
office
directly
serves
Miami-Dade
and
Monroe
Counties,
while
the
Firm's
satellite
office s
directly
serve
Broward
and
Palm
Beach
Counties.
Clients
can
rest
assured
that
their
lawsuits
are
directly
handled
by
the
Firm's
partners,
from
start
to
finish.
Mr. Sharp was
raised in
Mclean,
Virginia. He
obtained his
Bachelors
Degree from
the University
of Colorado,
Boulder in
1992. During
college, Mr.
Sharp served
as an intern
for the U.S.
Congress
Subcommittee
on Energy and
Power.
Between
college and
law school,
Mr. Sharp was
a buyer in the
medical supply
field. From
1996 -1999,
Mr. Sharp
attended the
University of
Miami School
of Law where
he graduated
cum laude, in
the top fifth
of his class.
While at law
school, Mr.
Sharp was a
member of the
University of
Miami Business
Law Review and
was a founding
board member
of PLEDGE, a
non profit
company
designed to
aid under
privileged
urban
residents and
migrant
workers.
 After
graduation
from law
school, Mr.
Sharp became
an associate
in a large
Florida firm,
where he
practiced
insurance
defense, with
a focus in
medical
malpractice
and legal
malpractice,
and aviation
insurance
defense
including
aviation
products
liability. In
the course of
Mr. Sharp’s
employment, he
defended
ValuJet in the
litigation
arising from
the Flight 592
ValuJet Air
Disaster and
he took part
in the defense
of
manufacturers,
maintenance
corporations
and small air
lines for
their roles in
a number of
small plane
and helicopter
crashes that
occurred in
the U.S.,
Caribbean
Islands and
South America.
In 2000, Mr.
Sharp became
an associate
in a Miami
based
plaintiff’s
law firm that
focused on
litigating
medical and
nursing home
malpractice
cases. In
2004, after
generating
more income
than any other
partner, Mr.
Sharp became a
name partner
in the firm.
During his
tenure with
the firm, Mr.
Sharp
litigated over
100 nursing
home and A.L.F.
abuse and
neglect cases
across the
states of
Florida and
Georgia.
 In 2005, Mr.
Sharp, along
with H. Joshua
Diamond
started the
law firm of
Sharp,
Diamond, P.A.
At Sharp,
Diamond, P.A.,
Mr. Sharp's
primary areas
of practice
are medical
malpractice,
nursing home
malpractice,
products
liability,
negligent
security,
premises
liability,
catastrophic
trucking and
automobile
accidents,
aviation
accidents and
wrongful death
of any kind.
In addition to
being admitted
to practice in
the State of
Florida and
the United
States
District Court
for the
Southern
District of
Florida, Mr.
Sharp has
litigated
cases in
Georgia and
served as a
pro hac vice
counsel in
other states
as well. Mr.
Sharp has an
AV peer review
rating from
Martindale
Hubble and he
is listed in
Florida Super
Lawyers as a
"Rising Star".
Mr. Sharp has
served on the
Board of
Directors of
the Dade
County Trial
Lawyers and he
has been both
a member of
ATLA and the
Academy of
Florida Trial
Lawyers. He
previously
served on the
Academy of
Florida Trial
Lawyers Young
Lawyers Board
of Directors.
Mr. Sharp is
currently an
EAGLE Member
of The Florida
Justice
Association.
Mr. Sharp also
donates his
time to the
Put Something
Back Program
in Miami-Dade,
County and the
Lawyers For
Children
Program, also
in Miami-Dade,
County.
Bo spends the
majority of
his free time
with his wife
Cris and their
two sons,
Hunter and
Santiago
("Bubba').
Mr. Diamond
was born in
Silver Spring,
Maryland and
lived in the
Maryland
suburbs of
Washington,
D.C., until he
graduated from
high school in
1989. In 1993,
he obtained
his Bachelor’s
Degree in
Political
Science at
Syracuse
University in
Syracuse, New
York. While
attending
Syracuse
University, he
interned for
New York State
Assemblyman
Joseph A.
Nicoletti in
his district
office. After
graduation,
Mr. Diamond
served as a
Political
Campaign
Coordinator
for the
Assemblyman in
his bid to
become Mayor
of Syracuse,
New York.
In 1994, Mr.
Diamond began
studying law
at the
University of
Miami School
of Law. During
law school, he
served as
Miami-Dade
County Court
Judge Bernard
R. Jaffe’s law
clerk, and
also clerked
for several
litigation
firms in
Miami,
Maryland and
Washington,
D.C. While
studying law
at the
University of
Miami, Mr.
Diamond also
attained
membership in
the Phi Delta
Phi honors
legal
fraternity and
served as a
Certified
Legal Intern
for the
Miami-Dade
County Public
Defender’s
Office. After
his graduation
from law
school in
1997, Mr.
Diamond became
a member of
both the
Florida Bar
and the
Washington,
D.C., Bar.
Thereafter,
Mr. Diamond
began
practicing
litigation
with several
law firms in
Miami and
Coral Gables,
Florida.
In 2005, Mr.
Diamond
founded the
law firm of
Sharp,
Diamond, P.A.,
and continues
to practice
litigation in
South Florida,
focusing
primarily in
the areas of
personal
injury,
wrongful
death, medical
malpractice
and insurance
coverage and
disputes. Mr.
Diamond is
currently
authorized to
practice law
in the State
of Florida,
Washington,
D.C., and the
United States
District Court
for the
Southern
District of
Florida.
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