Sharon R. Barnes

Sharon Chester Barnes is managing attorney, GA Staff Counsel Office, for The Infinity Insurance Companies, a provider of personal, commercial and classic auto insurance. Sharon obtained her BA degree, magna cum laude, from Clark College (1971), in Atlanta, and a MA Ed. from Washington University (1978) in St. Louis, MO. After teaching high school English for 10 years, Sharon attended Emory University School of Law where she was selected as a Robert W. Woodruff Fellow.

Upon graduating Emory, in 1984, she started her practice in insurance defense litigation and continues to practice insurance defense litigation to this day. She has handled over 100 jury trials, both for the defense as well as plaintiff personal injury cases. Her practice areas range from commercial litigation, trucking and auto, false arrest & false imprisonment and premises liability to coverage disputes. Sharon recently completed 6 years service on the State Bar of GA’s Peer Review Panel of the Lawyer’s Disciplinary Committee, where she was Chair from 2005-2006.