Partner
Born Chicago, Illinois, 1956; Admitted to Bar, 1990, Manitoba.
Education
University of Manitoba (B.H.Ec., 1977; LL.B., 1989), Osgoode Hall (LLM 2002).
Member
Canadian Bar Association; Family Law Section and Alternative Dispute Resolution Section; Manitoba Bar Association; Family Mediation Canada; Emuna Women; Member of the Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Manitoba Inc.; Member of the ADR Institute of Canada Inc.; Member of the Canadian Foundation for Dispute Resolution.
Positions
Board, Chavurat Tefilla Synagogue, Winnipeg (1992-2002); Vice Chair, Manitoba Bar Association Family Subsection Executive.
Lecturer
Sharon teaches the required course in Family Law at the University of Manitoba. She has also lectured to the Bar Admission Course on the topic of Family Law and has been a panelist for the Law Society of Manitoba on such topics as pensions and family law.
Sharon has a Masters of Law degree with a specialization in Alternate Dispute Resolution. Her practice includes Collaborative Law and Mediation as well as negotiation and litigation.
Author
"A Critique of the Manitoba Marital Property Regime", (with Jim Stoffman, Q.C.) (1988) 3 C.F.L.Q. 269.