Background
Woods, Sharon M. was born on June 10, 1946 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
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Sharon M. Woods
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University of Detroit (Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, 1968. Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, 1971).
Career
Worked at Barris, Sott, Denn & Driker, Professional limited liability company (Detroit, Michigan) specializing in General Civil Practice. Corporation, Real Estate, Tax, Antitrust, Banking and Securities Law. Trials. Civil Litigation, Zoning and Health Care.
Admitted to the bar, 1972, Michigan.
Kappa Beta Pi. Listed in "The Best Lawyers In America," Business Litigation. Editor, University of Detroit Law Journal, 1970-1971.
Author: The Business Torts Chapter of "Michigan Law of Torts." Member and Counsel to Board of Accountancy of the State of Michigan, 1977-1986. Vice-Chairman, Local Rule Committee, United States.
District Court, 1989-1991.
Trustee, 1993 and President, 1996-1997, Historical Society, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Leadership Detroit, 1988.
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Member: Detroit (Trustee, 1996), Oakland County, Federal (Director, 1982-1984) and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan.
Michigan Trial Lawyers Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
American Law Institute.
Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. American and Michigan Bar Foundations. Founded in 1968 by a group that had practiced together in one of the city"s oldest firms, Barris, Sott, Denn & Driker, Professional limited liability company has avoided unrestrained expansion in favor of maintaining a medium-sized business.
The firm enjoys a reputation for top-quality, imaginative work, and is often called upon for its ability to resolve extremely difficult and highly unusual problems.
The firm"s reputation and record of success are recognized by major law firms, who often turn to Barris, Sott, Denn & Driker when they themselves have significant legal problems.
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Membership
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Detroit (Trustee, 1996), Oakland County, Federal (Director, 1982-1984) and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan.
Michigan Trial Lawyers Association.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. American Law Institute.
Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. American and Michigan Bar Foundations.
