Mary Sharp practices law in Beaufort, SC, where she founded Sharp Law Firm, LLC, in March, 2017. She represents clients in trial and appellate proceedings, in civil matters including those involving personal injury, business litigation, construction litigation, and insurance coverage. Mary is an experienced litigator and has tried numerous cases to verdict in South Carolina state and federal courts. She is also a certified mediator and serves as a Municipal Court Judge for the City of Beaufort.
Mary currently serves as a South Carolina Bar representative in the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates. She is a past President of the South Carolina Bar, a past President of the Board of the National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations and a past President of the South Carolina Women Lawyers Association. She is also a past President of the Charleston, SC Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, , and a past Chair of the Defense Research Institute Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee. Mary previously served as National Conference of Women’s Bar Association's Liaison to the American Bar Association’s Commission on Women in the Profession, and on the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Bar Foundation.
In 2009, Mary was honored as a South Carolina “Leader in the Law” by South Carolina Lawyer’s Weekly in their inaugural year of presenting those awards. She was recognized again as a South Carolina “Leader in the Law” by South Carolina Lawyer’s Weekly in 2023, and as a “Legal Leader” at South Carolina Lawyer’s Weekly’s 2024 Excellence in Law program She has been recognized as a “Super Lawyer” in the area of civil litigation and is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell. In 2013, Mary was nominated and selected to participate as one of 44 leaders from across the Lowcountry in the 8th Riley Institute at Furman's Diversity Leaders Initiative. She also currently serves as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America and a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.
In addition to service to the legal community, Mary is also active in her community. She currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Penn Center. She has also served as a past President of the Board of Lowcountry Legal Volunteers and as a past President of the Board of Friends of Caroline Hospice, as well as on the boards of the Historic Beaufort Foundation and the Child Abuse Prevention Association.
Mary is a native of Aiken, South Carolina, and received her B.A. in business administration from North Carolina State University, and her J.D. from the Wake Forest University School of Law. Prior to starting Sharp Law Firm, Mary was a member at Griffith, Sharp & Liipfert, LLC, in Beaufort, SC, and its predecessor firms.
