Elaine Whitfield Sharp is a fantastic lawyer with a keen sense of forensic issues.  I have worked with her on three cases (criminal and civil) and would not hesitate to work with her again.  She is marvelous!… Read more

I was in the middle of a murder trial when I got the feeling that something the medical examiner had testified about a bullet wound just wasn’t right. I called Elaine about it that evening, and she reviewed the autopsy report with me and helped me find the one measurement … Read more

I had the good fortune of being introduced to Elaine Sharp when I was starting down the long road of defending a young man accused of child abuse based upon the shaken baby syndrome concept. The guidance and aid I received from Elaine was invaluable, and formed an enormous part … Read more

I had the bad fortune one morning to get a telephone call from a dear friend who’s brother had been arrested for attempted murder for allegedly shaking is four month old son, who was critically ill. I did not know where to turn.

Fortunately, the Louise Woodward case was still … Read more

When your case is at the intersection of science and the criminal law, there can be no better with whom to navigate the intersection than Boston-area attorney Elaine Whitfield Sharp.

Elaine has a way of placing the record under the a microscope and finding meaningful ways to disassemble the junk … Read more

In 1999, I contacted Elaine Whitfield Sharp to discuss a criminal case that I was handling. My client had been indicted for capital murder for the death of his four month old infant daughter – it was a shaken baby case.
Elaine became involved with our defense of the case … Read more

I spoke with the County District Attorney who handled the John Doe appeal who stated ‘I spent days reading the transcripts, and I don’t think there is a lawyer in the United States who could have cross-examined the medical experts as well as Elaine Sharp’.

But for Elaine’s expertise in … Read more

Elaine selflessly and caringly advised and brainstormed with me for my first time defending against a shaken baby accusation. She knows that too many doctors jump all too quickly to erroneous conclusions of shaken baby syndrome, and that they too often conclude that any unconsciousness immediately follows the injury . … Read more

I was court-appointed to represent a mother of three children including her new born son. She had tested positive for THC but the new born tested negative. It was my desire to prevent the drug test from being introduced into evidence.
Elaine provided me with a very well written brief … Read more

In a few words, Elaine Sharp is nothing less than an extraordinary attorney. She has the rare ability to master obscure terminology relating to medical issues, work with experts and challenge others in support of her client, and to prove that things are not always as they may appear to … Read more