Mala L. Sharma

Attorney Profile

Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Houston, TX

Sharma & Associates, P.C.
 | 14411 Cornerstone Village, Houston, TX 77014
Visit: https://www.sharmalaws.com
Phone: 281-893-8644
Fax: 281-893-2980
Selected To Rising Stars: 2019 - 2021
Licensed Since: 2012
Practice Areas:
  • Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
Languages Spoken:
  • English,
  • Spanish
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    Attorney Profile

    Mala L. Sharma is a civil litigation attorney at Sharma & Associates, P.C., in Houston, Texas. Ms. Sharma has experience with business law, family law and personal injury law. She represents clients throughout the Houston metropolitan area.

    Ms. Sharma has experience with many types of issues in personal injury law, including property damage, third party and uninsured and underinsured motorist claims. She is dedicated to negotiating the best possible settlement for her clients, but believes in always being prepared to go to trial when that is the best way to fight for her clients to recover full and fair compensation.

    A leader in her legal community, Ms. Sharma is active in the Houston Northwest Bar Association, where she has held positions, including president and vice president. She sits on the board of the Houston Trial Lawyers Association and has served on the board of the South Asian Bar Association of North America.

    Additionally, Ms. Sharma belongs to the Houston Bar Association, the Houston Young Lawyers Association, the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, the Houston Association of Women Attorneys and the Harris County Leadership Council. She is also active in the American Bar Association Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division.

    Born and raised in Houston, Ms. Sharma received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Houston, graduating with honors. She earned her law degree from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law. Her educational background also includes studying law at the University of Oxford and Spanish at the Universidad de Alicante. She holds a license to practice law before all Texas state courts and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

     
    Practice Areas
    • 100%Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
    Focus Areas

    Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Premises Liability - Plaintiff

    Selections

    top-imageSelected to Rising Stars for 3 years

    Rising Stars: 2019 - 2021

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    About Mala Sharma

    Admitted: 2012, Texas

    Professional Webpage: http://www.sharmalaws.com/mala-sharma/

    Honors/Awards:

    • 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

    Bar/Professional Activity:

    • 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

    Pro bono/Community Service:

    • 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

    Verdicts/Settlements:

    • couple of MVA's where clients were hit by negligent driver whose insurance initially refused to accept liability and recovering policy limits for our clients rightfully owed and showing insurance companies they cannot take advantage of individuals., 2019
    • MVA where clients were hit by a commercial vehicle trucking accident, recovering 3 x more than final offer at mediation, recovering thousands for our clients., 2018

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    Educational Background:

    • 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
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    Office Location for Mala L. Sharma

    14411 Cornerstone Village
    Houston, TX 77014

    Phone: 281-893-8644

    Fax: 281-893-2980

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    Last Updated: 2/12/2021

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