#33. Thomas E. Sharkey, Esq. Counsel for the Defense.
Welcome to the Trial Alchemy™ podcast, where I talk with top ABOTA plaintiff and defense trial lawyers and ABOTA civil trial judges about what works, and what doesn't work in civil jury trials.
In this episode I interview ABOTA member and outstanding defense attorney Tom Sharkey, Esq. Thanks for joining me!
Guest Resume: Thomas E. Sharkey, Esq.
Thomas E. Sharkey has been an active trial lawyer for over 50 years, handling a wide variety of cases in state and federal court. Tom is known for representing defendants, but in the early years of his law practice he represented plaintiffs. He was a senior partner with McInnis, Fitzgerald, Rees, Sharkey & McIntyre for over 30 years before joining Higgs, Fletcher & Mack as special counsel from 1999-2000. During his career, Tom has tried hundreds of cases, including personal injury, products liability, professional negligence (legal, medical, dental, accounting, real estate), insurance bad faith and insurance coverage, construction, employment, real estate, securities, aviation and business/commercial matters.
Tom has been a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates since 1967 and holds the highest rank of Diplomate (100 + civil jury trials to conclusion). He served on the ABOTA National Board of Directors from 2000-2005. Tom has also been a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers since 1981.
Tom has received numerous awards during his career, including the following:
- University of San Diego School of Law Distinguished Alumnus Award (1978)
- Daniel T. Broderick III Memorial Award for Civility, Integrity and Professionalism (1990), first recipient, San Diego trial bar associations' highest award
- Best Lawyers in America (1995 to present)
- Consumer Attorneys of San Diego Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame (2010)
Tom started working as a mediator, arbitrator and referee in 1989. He has successfully mediated hundreds of cases and has served as arbitrator in a wide variety of cases. Tom provides mediation, arbitration, discovery referee and special master services through Judicate West.
Guest Contact Information:
Tom Sharkey, Esq.
Judicate West
402 W. Broadway, Suite 2400
San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone: (619) 814-1966
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Monty A. McIntyre, Esq. has been a California civil trial lawyer since 1980, and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) since 1995. He has tried over 100 civil cases including jury trials, judge trials, administrative trials, and arbitrations. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in business and commercial, CEQA, elder abuse, employment, hospital medical staff, insurance bad faith, land use, Medical Board of California, medical malpractice, personal injury, real property, and wrongful death and other tort cases. Monty has recovered over $50 million in judgments and settlements for plaintiff clients and has obtained numerous defense verdicts and favorable results saving defense clients millions of dollars.
Monty is a past president of the San Diego County Bar Association (2002), a past president of the San Diego Chapter of ABOTA (2014), a Master in the Enright Inn of Court, and a recipient of two Outstanding Trial Lawyer awards. He is a past member of the ABOTA National Board of Directors, National Conference of Bar Presidents, ABA House of Delegates, and the ABA Standing Committee on Judicial Independence. Monty has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America since 2012, and for over 30 years has been rated by Martindale-Hubbell as an AV Preeminent Attorney.
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I hope this episode helps you in your law practice and your civil jury trials!
Do well and be well.
Best regards,
Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.
Mediator, Arbitrator & Referee
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