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Sharon Thompson is a relatively skilled attorney in Durham, North Carolina, specializing in own family regulation, property planning, and LGBT legal troubles. In 2012, Sharon Thompson joined NicholsonPham as Of Counsel, bringing together with her over forty years of experience in non-public exercise. She is nicely-versed in diverse areas of regulation, with a focus on circle of relatives regulation, estate making plans, and LGBT criminal troubles. Sharon has a strong historical past in adoption and circle of relatives formation thru assisted reproduction and surrogacy, in addition to understanding in wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and probate management. One of Sharons outstanding achievements is being the first girl lawyer in North Carolina to be common as a Fellow of the American Academy of Adoption Lawyers in 2010. She has dedicated a tremendous part of her exercise to offering advice and services to LGBT clients, companions, and their families. Sharon is broadly identified as an expert on legal issues affecting gay and lesbian clients and has been concerned in many groundbreaking instances. In addition to her paintings in own family law and LGBT prison issues, Sharon also offers offerings to help LGBT people in defensive their companions and households through own family formation files, criminal court cases, belongings agreements, and property making plans. She has elevated her understanding inside the criminal troubles surrounding parenthood by using running with customers the usage of assisted replica era to create their households thru agreements regarding egg and sperm donation, embryo donation, and surrogacy. In 2010, Sharon additionally have become the primary lawyer in North Carolina to be well-known as a Fellow of the American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology. With her wealth of expertise and experience, Sharon Thompson is a relied on and respected attorney in Durham, North Carolina, committed to serving the legal desires of her customers.

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Languages
    Accepted Jurisdictions
    North Carolina Jurdictions
    North Carolina
    Experience
    • Of Counsel
      NicholsonPham, PLLC
      2012
    • Lawyer
      Sharon Thompson Law Group
      1991
    • Adjunct Professor
      University of North Carolina Law School
      2005
    • Adjunct Professor
      North Carolina Central University Law School
      1996
    • Legislative Agent
      North Carolina Clinical Social Work Society
      1991
    • Senior Partner
      Thompson & Burgess
      1989
    • Shareholder
      Thompson & McAllaster
      1979
    • Administrative Hearing Officer
      North Carolina Department of Human Resources, Division of Facility Services
      1981
    • Partner
      Firm of Deborah Mailman and Sharon Thompson
      1976
    Education
    Associations
    North Carolina State Bar Professional Association
    North Carolina State Bar
    has membership
    Current
    North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Lawyers Professional Association
    North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Lawyers
    President
    1994 - 1996
    Women s Forum of North Carolina Professional Association
    Women s Forum of North Carolina
    has membership
    1987 - 1992
    State Executive Committee, Democratic Party Professional Association
    State Executive Committee, Democratic Party
    Executive Committe has membership
    1985 - 1989
    North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Professional Association
    North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
    Board of Governors
    1985 - 1988
    North Carolina Association of Women Lawyers Professional Association
    North Carolina Association of Women Lawyers
    Board of Governors
    1978 - 1987
    North Carolina Association of Women Lawyers Professional Association
    North Carolina Association of Women Lawyers
    Chair of Government Action Committee
    1983 - 1984
    North Carolina Association of Women Lawyers Professional Association
    North Carolina Association of Women Lawyers
    Chair of the Judicial Nominating Committee
    1978 - 1981
    North Carolina Association of Women Lawyers Professional Association
    North Carolina Association of Women Lawyers
    Co-founder
    1978 - 1978
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