Background
Whitmore, Sharp was born on April 26, 1918 in Price, Utah, United States. Son of Leland and Anne (Sharp) Whitmore.
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Sharp Whitmore
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Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts, 1939). University of California at Berkeley (Juris Doctor, 1942). Awarded Doctor of Laws by McGeorge School of the Law, University of the Pacific, 1982.
Order of the Coif (Honorary, 1963).
Member, 1953-1958 and Chairman, 1956-1958. Committee of Bar Examiners.
Member, Board of Governors, 1962-1965 and Vice President and Treasurer, 1964-1965, The State Bar of California. Chairman, Joint Commission on Fair Election Practices, 1976-1978.
Member, Board of Directors, National Judicial College, since 1989.
Career
Worked at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Limited Liability Partnership (San Diego, California) specializing in General Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice, State and Federal Courts. Antitrust Law. Specialized Criminal Defense. General Corporation, Securities, Administrative, Labor and Employment, Taxation, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust, International Business, Entertainment, Commercial, Insolvency, Bankruptcy and Reorganization, Natural Resources, Oil and Gas, Environmental Energy, Municipal and Public Utility Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1944, California (Inactive).
Order of the Coif (Honorary, 1963). Member, 1953-1958 and Chairman, 1956-1958, Committee of Bar Examiners.
Member, Board of Governors, 1962-1965 and Vice President and Treasurer, 1964-1965, The State Bar of California. Chairman, Joint Commission on Fair Election Practices, 1976-1978.
Member, Board of Directors, National Judicial College, 1989-1992.
Member: Los Angeles County (Member, Board of Trustees, 1959-1961. 1967-1971; President, 1970-1971), Beverly Hills (Member, Board of Governors, 1965-1968) and American (Member: House of Delegates, 1957-1958 and 1968-1993. Board of Governors, 1985-1988.
Council, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, 1968-1985.
Board of Editors, American Bar Association Journal, 1994) Bar Associations. Chancery Club (Member and President, 1962-1963).
National Conference of Bar Examiners (Member, Board of Managers, 1955-1959, Chairman, 1957-1958). Fellow, American Bar Foundation (State Chairman, 1977-1980.
Chairman, 1982-1983; Member, Board of Directors, 1980-1982).
Military: United States Naval Reserve, Active Duty, 1942-1945. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, originating in Los Angeles, has been providing legal services to clients since 1890. Today, the firm has grown to one of the largest law firms in the world with approximately 600 active attorneys in 15 offices situated in most of the world"s important business centers.
The firm has experts in virtually every area of the law, particularly those which relate to commercial transactions and disputes, and has more effective geographical coverage in the United States than any other major firm.
The firm"s lawyers and staff are dedicated to providing quality service on a timely and cost effective basis.
Achievements
Membership
Member, 1953-1958 and Chairman, 1956-1958, Committee of Bar Examiners. Member, Board of Governors, 1962-1965 and Vice President and Treasurer, 1964-1965, The State Bar of California. Chairman, Joint Commission on Fair Election Practices, 1976-1978.
Member, Board of Directors, National Judicial College, 1989-1992.
Member: Los Angeles County (Member, Board of Trustees, 1959-1961. 1967-1971; President, 1970-1971), Beverly Hills (Member, Board of Governors, 1965-1968) and American (Member: House of Delegates, 1957-1958 and 1968-1993.
Board of Governors, 1985-1988. Council, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, 1968-1985.
Board of Editors, American Bar Association Journal, 1994) Bar Associations.
Chancery Club (Member and President, 1962-1963). National Conference of Bar Examiners (Member, Board of Managers, 1955-1959, Chairman, 1957-1958). Fellow, American Bar Foundation (State Chairman, 1977-1980.
Chairman, 1982-1983.
Member, Board of Directors, 1980-1982). Military: United States Naval Reserve, Active Duty, 1942-1945. Fellow, American Bar Foundation (State Chairman, 1977-1980.
Chairman, 1982-1983.
Member, Board of Directors, 1980-1982). Military: United States Naval Reserve, Active Duty, 1942-1945.
Connections
Married Frances Dorr, August 15, 1940. Children: Richard, William, Annual.
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Political Party
Republican
Education
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1942