Practice Areas: Personal Injury; view more
Licensed in Virginia since: 2020
Education: University of Virginia School of Law
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Sharif is a trial lawyer and a partner at Blackburn, Conte, Schilling & Click, P.C. He tried cases as a United States Army JAG Officer and as a Drug and Vice Prosecutor, served as a Federal Judicial Law Clerk at a trial court, and now takes cases to trial as a personal injury lawyer and as trial counsel. There is nothing more professionally exciting for Sharif than preparing for and going to trial. And there is no greater privilege for Sharif than getting results for his clients.
Sharif cares deeply about his work and the people he represents. His record is evidence of this: in the Army, he successfully defended hundreds of soldiers at trial, in adverse administrative proceedings, and under investigation; as a prosecutor, he pursued justice for victims and earned a reputation among judges and defense attorneys for being persuasive and fair; and as a personal injury lawyer, he has won millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements.
Sharif graduated valedictorian and as a distinguished military graduate from the Virginia Military Institute. Among other honors, his class elected him to serve as a prosecutor on VMI’s Honor Court, where he prosecuted honor offenses and first discovered his love for trial work.
Sharif received his law degree from the University of Virginia. During law school, he served on the Virginia Journal of Criminal Law’s Managing Board; led an Army Reserve Drill Sergeant Unit; and clerked for the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, and the United States Solicitor General’s Office.
Sharif earned his masters of law degree in trial advocacy from the Temple University Beasley School of Law, which has consistently been ranked as the nation’s top trial training program for more than twenty years.
Sharif also graduated from the Gerry Spence Method — the premier training for trial lawyers who represent people.
Away from work, Sharif enjoys spending time with his wife and son, learning songs on his acoustic guitar, playing on a kickball team, and working out each morning at a CrossFit gym.
Sharif also co-hosts the RVA Trial Lawyers Podcast.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: PlaintiffFocus areas
Animal Bites, Assault, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 100% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 2014, Pennsylvania
Professional Webpage: https://rvatriallawyers.com/who-we-are/
- 2024 Rising Stars, Super Lawyers
- 2023 Rising Stars, Super Lawyers
- Valedictorian, Virginia Military Institute
- $10,000,000 Verdict: Sharif Gray and Ryan Walker tried this case to a judge in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The defendant, while racing on a residential road, crashed into our client causing catastrophic injuries. The judge came back with a $10,000,000 verdict. (Sharif Gray was employed by one of Virginia’s largest personal injury law firms when he tried this case).
- $9,000,000 Settlement: Sharif Gray was one of five lawyers who worked on this case. Our client was a child who was injured in a store when a merchandise display fell on her. She sustained skull fractures and a brain injury. The store claimed the incident was not its fault and that the child fully recovered from the injuries. With the assistance of a mediator, the case settled for $9,000,000. The case was reported at Virginia Lawyers Weekly on July 24, 2023. (Sharif Gray was employed by one of Virginia’s largest personal injury law firms when he worked on this case).
- $1,500,000 Verdict: Sharif Gray and Ben Rand tried this case to a jury in Henrico County, Virginia. Our client tripped on a mat that was poorly positioned at the front of a retail store. As a result of the fall, our client needed a second knee replacement. The jury came back with a $1,500,000 verdict.
- Virginia Journal of Criminal Law’s Managing Board
- I Was Injured In An Accident. What Do I Do Now?
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- Lewis F. Powell, Jr. American Inn of Court
- Virginia State Bar Military Law Section
- Admitted to Virginia, District of Columbia, and Pennsylvania State Bars
- University of Virginia Law School, 2014
- Gerry Spence Method, 2023
- Temple University Beasley School of Law, LLM, 2023
- Virginia Military Institute, BA, 2011
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2023 - 2024