Mala L. Sharma

• Monthly column in the ABA GPSolo eReport advising attorneys how to advise clients regarding divorces during holidays so they may better represent their clients. , 4 Rules for Clients Divorcing During the Holidays, Legal
• Monthly column in the ABA GPSolo eReport advising attorneys how to discuss with their clients and recover maximum amount of damages for clients., Advising Personal Injury Clients to Maximize Their Recovered Damages, Legal
• ABA GPSolo eReport monthly column - featuring an article discussing how lawyers should discuss cases with clients to help better represent clients with trucking cases. , Understanding Delivery Truck Accidents and Who to Sue, Legal
• Monthly column for ABA GPSolo eReport discussing how attorneys can discuss uber crash cases with their clients to better represent clients., Recovering Damages from Accidents Involving Uber Drivers, Legal
• Women in Law column of the ABA GPSolo eReport is a monthly column, I was appointed to write, in order to honor the 100th year anniversary of the 19th amendment - Women's rights to vote.   , 100 Years Strong: The 19th Amendment, Legal
• Women in Law column of the ABA GPSolo eReport is a monthly column, I was appointed to write, in order to honor the 100th year anniversary of the 19th amendment - Women's rights to vote.   , Women in Law: 10 Networking Tips, Legal
• Women in Law column of the ABA GPSolo eReport is a monthly column, I was appointed to write, in order to honor the 100th year anniversary of the 19th amendment - Women's rights to vote.   , Women in Law: The Gender Wage Gap for Lawyers, Legal
• Women in Law column of the ABA GPSolo eReport is a monthly column, I was appointed to write, in order to honor the 100th year anniversary of the 19th amendment - Women's rights to vote.   , Women in Law: Leading by Example - An Interview with Melanie Bragg, Legal
• Women in Law column of the ABA GPSolo eReport is a monthly column, I was appointed to write, in order to honor the 100th year anniversary of the 19th amendment - Women's rights to vote.   , Women in Law: An Interview with Judge Lesley Briones, Legal
• Women in Law column of the ABA GPSolo eReport is a monthly column, I was appointed to write, in order to honor the 100th year anniversary of the 19th amendment - Women's rights to vote. , Women in Law: How to Prevent Legal Burnout, Legal
• , Herniated disc damages and lawsuits
• , Important steps to take after a bike accident
• , Division of Retirement Accounts during divorces
• , Temporary orders during a divorce
• , Child Custody Trial Procedure and is it proper
• , Child Support in Texas
• , Injured from a Slip and Fall
• , Texas Possession and Access Orders
• , Insurance bad faith
• , What to say and what not to say to an insurance company after an injury
• , How Property is Divided in a Divorce
• , Injured in an auto accident with a drunk driver
• , Wrongful death claims
• , Injured on the job and wondering how to recover all damages
• , Traumatic Brain Damage from Personal Injuries
• , Who Gets to Keep the House and How
• , What to do in case of an accident with uber or lyft
• MODIFICATION OF DIVORCE DECREES
• , Trucking Accidents with Physical Pain and Mental Anguish
• BASICS OF PREMISE LIABILITY
• STEPS TO TAKE AFTER A CAR ACCIDENT
• FATIGUE: A DANGEROUS FACTOR IN TRUCKING ACCIDENTS
• DAMAGES YOU ARE ENTITLED TO IN A PERSONAL INJURY MATTER
• CAR ACCIDENTS INVOLVING PREGNANT WOMEN
• HOW TO KEEP YOUR JOB DURING A DIVORCE
• CHILD CUSTODY AND GEOGRAPHIC RESTRICTIONS
• CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATION AND WHO GETS THE DOG
• WHY YOU NEED UM/UIM COVERAGE
• SHOULD I GET A PRENUP?

• Oxford University - International Law - Study abroad in collaboration with Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (Summer 2009), 2009
• Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, 2011
• Universidad de Alicante, Major: Spanish, 2007
• Received Bachelors in Business Administration (BBA) with honors, major in Accounting and minor in Spanish, from the University of Houston Bauer College of Business and University of Houston Honors College, 2008

• Worked diligently on over 50 Pro bono personal injury cases where there is contested liability, no 1st party coverage by client, no health insurance to pay for medical bills in order to prove 100% liability on negligent driver and award my clients compensation for their damages, even where damages are very small in number. This helps fight for justice to hold negligent drivers accountable for violating safety rules, whether causing minor damages in this case but potentially much more damages for others., 2020
• South Asian Bar Association - Pro Bono - Guardianship matter, 2017
• Pro Bono MVA cases for friends of Texas First Responders who risk their lives for us with little to no pay., 2019
• 2019-2020: Pro bono service as part of the 'Pro Bono and Public Service Committee' for the American Bar Association (ABA) Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division (GPSolo), 2019
• 2018-2019: Pro bono service as part of the 'Pro Bono and Public Service Committee' for the American Bar Association (ABA) Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division (GPSolo) , 2018
• Houston Bar Association & Houston Northwest Bar Association - Veterans Clinic (2016), 2016
• Volunteer Income Tax Assistant, 2012
• Montgomery County Women's Center - Pro Bono Attorney (Family Law - Divorces, Custody, & Child Support issues), 2012
• Attorney General of Texas - Child Support Division - Pro Bono Attorney , 2013

• Board of Director and Women's Caucus Chair for Houston Trial Lawyers Association for 2021., 2021
• Board of Director and Diversity Co-Chair for Houston Trial Lawyers Association for 2020, 2020
• Board of Director and Diversity Co-Chair for Houston Trial Lawyers Association for 2022., 2022
• Presented to Texas Trial Lawyers Association at the annual Car Wrecks CLE on the new Texas Rules of Civil Procedure - Expedited Actions in Dallas on October 14, 2021. Purpose of expedited actions is to be fair to all litigants while getting cases to trial efficiently. , 2021
• Re-appointed Diversity Co-Chair for Houston Trial Lawyers Association for 2023., 2022
• Appointed Women's Caucus Chair for calendar year 2021., 2020
• Appointed Women's Caucus Chair Elect for Houston Trial Lawyers Association calendar year 2020., 2019
• Board of Director and Co-Vice Chair of Diversity for the Houston Trial Lawyers Association (HTLA), 2019
• 2019-2018: Appointed Vice Chair to the 'Young Lawyers Committee' for the American Bar Association (ABA) Young Lawyers Division (YLD) Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division, 2019
• 2019-2020: Appointed to the 'Pro Bono and Public Service Committee' for the American Bar Association (ABA) Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division (GPSolo), 2019
• Association of Women Attorneys, Member, 2019
• 2019-2020: Appointed to the 'GPSolo eReport Board' for the American Bar Association (ABA) Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division (GPSolo) , 2019
• 2019-2020: Appointed as Special Advisor to the 'Women's Initiative Network' (WIN) for the American Bar Association (ABA) Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division (GPSolo), 2019
• 2017-present: Harris County Leadership Council, Member, 2019
• 2017-2018: South Asian Bar Association, Prior Board Member - Vice President, 2018
• 2012 - present: Member, Federal Southern District of Texas, 2012
• Board of Director for the Houston Trial Lawyers Association (HTLA), 2018
• 2012- present: Member of the: Houston Northwest Bar Association, South Asian Bar Association, Houston Young Lawyers Association, Houston Bar Association, Texas Young Lawyers Association, Texas Bar Association, American Bar Association, Asian Pacific Interest Section of the State Bar, Houston Trial Lawyers Association, Texas Trial Lawyers Association , 2012
• Committee member of the HBA - Criminal Law and Procedure Section , 2017
• 2018-2019: Appointed to the 'GPSolo eReport Board' for the American Bar Association (ABA) Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division (GPSolo), 2019
• 2018-2019: Appointed Vice Chair to the 'Young Lawyers Committee' for the American Bar Association (ABA) Young Lawyers Division (YLD) Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division, 2019
• Committee member of the 2018 Bench/Bar Conference (Administration of Justice Committee), 2017, 2018
• Vice President of the Houston Northwest Bar Association 2015-2016 , 2016
• Chair of the Houston Trial Lawyers (HTLA) Women's Caucus 'Networking with the Judges' event October 2018 for all judges, judicial candidates to interact with all members prior to November 2018 elections, 2018
• 2018-2019: Appointed as Special Advisor to the 'Women's Initiative Network' (WIN) for the American Bar Association (ABA) Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division (GPSolo), 2019
• Chair of the Houston Young Lawyer's Association Solo/Small Firm Committee, 2017
• President of the Houston Northwest Bar Association 2016-2017 , 2017
• Vice-President of Gala for The South Asian Bar Association (SABA), 2017
• 2018-2019: Appointed to the 'Pro Bono and Public Service Committee' for the American Bar Association (ABA) Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division (GPSolo), 2019

• Selected as 10 Best Attorneys in 2020 for Exceptio..., 10 Best Attorneys - Client Satisfaction - Texas, American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2021
• Named Best Lawyers In America: Ones To Watch- Texas by Best Lawyers., Best Lawyers In America: Ones To Watch- Texas, Best Lawyers, 2023
• Named 2023 Top 10 Personal Injury Law Firm by America's Best Advocates, 2023 Top 10 Personal Injury Law Firm, America’s Best Advocates, 2023
• , Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch - Texas, Best Lawyers, 2022
• Selected to join the American Institute of Trial Lawyers Litigator of the Year Section by the American Institute of Trial Lawyers, American Institute of Trial Lawyers Litigator of the Year, American Institute of Trial Lawyers, 2019
• Selected as 10 Best Attorneys in 2020 for Exceptional and Outstanding Client Service by American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, Selected 10 Best Attorneys for Exceptional and Outstanding Client Service, American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2020
• Selected Top 10 under 40 Attorney Award for the State of Texas by National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, Inc., Top10 Under 40, National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, Inc., 2019
• Selected by the National Trial Lawyers as 'Top 40 Under 40', Top 40 Under 40 - Civil Plaintiff Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2018
• Selected to Texas's Top 10 Attorneys by the Attorney and Practice Magazine, Selected to Texas's Top 10 Attorneys, Attorney and Practice Magazine, 2019
• Nominated to become a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF), Nomination to the American Bar Foundation, American Bar Foundation, 2019
• Acceptance to the Texas Bar College, Member- Texas Bar College, Texas Bar College, 2019
• Selected as 10 Best Attorneys in 2017 for Client Satisfaction by American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, 10 Best Attorneys - Client Satisfaction - Texas, American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2019
• Selected by the National Trial Lawyers as 'Top 40 Under 40 - Civil Plaintiff Lawyers' for 2017, Top 40 Under 40 - Civil Plaintiff Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2017
• Selected by the National Trial Lawyers as 'Top 40 Under 40', Top 40 Under 40 - Civil Plaintiff Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2019
• Nominated to State Bar of Texas LeadershipSBOT Program 2017-2018 class, Nomination to State Bar of Texas LeadershipSBOT Program, State Bar of Texas, 2017
• Selected by the National Trial Lawyers as 'Top 40 Under 40 - Civil Plaintiff Lawyers' for 2018, Top 40 Under 40 - Civil Plaintiff Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers, 2018
• Selected as 10 Best Attorneys in 2017 for Client Satisfaction by American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, 10 Best Attorneys - Client Satisfaction - Texas, American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2017
• Selected as 10 Best Attorneys in 2017 for Client Satisfaction by American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, 10 Best Attorneys - Client Satisfaction - Texas, American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2018

• Aggressively advocated and received policy limits for my client's tragic motorcycle crash while negotiating all subrogation interests and liens to maximize my client's recovery., 2022
• Successfully recovered multiple settlement offers for slip and fall matters in shopping centers where liability was denied., 2022
• Obtained 6 figure settlement on behalf of 5 clients injured in a commercial trucking crash against negligent insured driver., 2022
• Advocated and received policy limits for automobile crash where my client was hit by a negligent driver which left my client in a vegetative state.  After the insurance company denied coverage claiming the negligent driver was excluded from the policy,  I convinced the insurance coverage to provide full policy limits to my client., 2015
• Successfully advocated for another client's just and fair damages from his motorcycle crash due to negligent drunk driver attaining policy limits for maximum recovery., 2022
• Successfully received policy limits for multiple automobile crash cases, where clients were hit by negligent driver whose insurance initially refused to accept liability. Allowing our clients to recover what is rightfully owed and showing insurance companies they cannot take advantage of individuals., 2019
• Recovered more than 3x final offer given by adjuster prior to litigation, recovering thousands for our clients where clients were hit by a commercial trucking vehicle., 2018
• Achieving a settlement over $200,000.00 for an automobile crash where my clients were hit by a negligent driver, , 2016
• Won my Motion for Summary Judgment awarding my client $437,200.00 on a Business litigation breach of contract suit., 2017
• Received settlement of 7 x total economic damages for client against negligent driver in a commercial vehicle accident where client sustained permanent scar., 2017

“She is really great at advocating for her personal injury clients. She doesn't let the insurance company run over any of her clients!”

“Mala has been a Rising Start for at least 5 years, and I believe she just joined the Rising Star Top 100 as well. She is about to take over as Women's Caucus Chair of a 1,100 member bar association in Houston and is well qualified for more.”