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Over 30 Years Legal Experience
Gary T. Shara was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1971 and the State Bar of Washington in 1988. He is licensed to practice before the California Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal, and the United States District Court for Nothern California and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal.
Broad Range of Business Legal Expertise
Mr. Shara has appeared as a guest lecturer on legal issues relating to business entities and has presented programs on business-legal topics relevant to the business owner or investor. He has served as an arbitrator/mediator in numerous matters involving business and citizen disputes and has served employee groups as a legal consultant. He has authored articles ranging from duty-of-care issues involving land occupiers to choice of business entities for the entrepreneur. Mr. Shara also hosts and produces a weekly cable TV program called "Minding Your Business" where he and his guests address subjects of interest to the business owner, entrepreneur and general public.
- State Bar of California, January 1971 to present
- State Bar of Washington, June 1988 to present
- Santa Clara County Bar Association, January 1971 to present
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- California State University Monterey Bay, 1999 to present
- 2003/3004 Academic Year, "A Great Lecturer" award presented by the California Faculty Association
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- California State University Monterey Bay, 1996-1998
- Speaker - "Law Day," and to various groups and organizations
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- Martindale - Hubbell
- Life Member, National Registry of Who's Who 1999
- Chairman, Board of Directors, Better Business Bureau of Silicon Valley
- Chairman, Better Business Bureau Annual E-Commerce Privacy and Ethics Summit
- Board of Directors, The Salvation Army
- University of Santa Clara Alumni Association
- Mediator/Arbitrator Santa Clara County Judicial District
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- Volunteer, O'Connor Hospice
- Volunteer, MidPeninsula/Pathways Hospice
- Salvation Army
- Rotary Club of San Jose
- Host and Producer, cable TV interview show:
Minding Your Business
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- St. Francis High School, Mtn. View, CA, 1963
- University of Santa Clara, B.S.C., 1967
- University of Santa Clara, School of Law, J.D. cum laude, 1970
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- Born Jacksonville, Florida, September 5, 1945
- Baseball, handball, and golf
- Three children: Todd, Karen and Craig
- Five grandchildren: Kevin, Whitney, Joseph, Kyle and Trinity
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