Has anyone found anything on Atty. Jim Sharp of Washington?

[htuttle]

That is the lawyer who has been retained by Bush in case he's called before a Grand Jury investigation about the Plame affair.

My google-fu is pretty good, but I have come up with absolutely nothing on this man. Zero. I can't even find out who he works for.

This seems kind of odd, considering that he's been hired by the President of the United States. I'm thinking that if we knew more about this guy, we might be able to get more of a sense of how panicked the Bush administration is about where the Plame investigation is going.

So anyone? Anyone got access to a professional listing of lawyers better than just google? Any ideas? Who is this guy, and what other work has he done?

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

1. He's sharp...

...reasoned the Chimp.

[Don_G]

2. Not Yet

I'm keeping an eye on Wonkette's Blog though. I'm certain she will have some info posted soon.

[never cry wolf]

3. No luck here

All I found was someone posing at a findlaw messageboard under that name, I'm gonna try dogpile next. www.dogpile.com

http://boards.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/WebX.fcgi?[e-mail]45W^0@.ef09e3f/3080

[htuttle]

That message lead to his email

Which lead to this article:
http://www.walmartwatch.com/know/view.cfm?id=841

CONTACT: Sharp Law Firm-Jim Sharp 713/869-0090 Fax [phone] e-mail [e-mail]

$13 Million Malicious Prosecution Verdict Aguilera v Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Wayne Cruickshank, Cause No. DC-95-61

Rio Grande City, Texas Working to almost midnight Friday night, October 5, the jury in the 229th District Court, Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas, returned a verdict that awarded the family of Mrs. Irene Aguilera $13 Million and found both Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Wayne Cruickshank, a Wal-Mart loss prevention investigator, liable for malicious prosecution and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Pre-judgment interest would increase the jury award to $20.8 Million. Additionally, the jury found Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. liable for negligent hiring. Despite the fact Mrs. Aguilera was at home on her front porch more than two hundred miles at the time of the alleged 'theft' underlying the prosecution, Wal-Mart’s Cruickshank identified her as being in his store. Both Wal-Mart and its loss prevention investigator further claimed that the store’s own videotape would conclusively prove Mrs. Aguilera’s presence. They stated that this evidence had been turned over to the police and that a signed evidence receipt was obtained from the police. Both police and prosecutors denied having ever received any video from Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart claims it 'lost' the evidence receipt supposedly signed by the police.

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Representing the Aguilera family were Jim Sharp, Sharp Law Firm, Houston, Texas; joined by local counsel Ms. Ana Lisa Garza, Ramirez & Garza, Rio Grande City, Texas; Mr. Calixtro Villarreal, Rio Grande City, Texas; Mr. Jose Luis Ramos, Hebbronville and Rio Grande City, Texas; Mr. H. P. Guerra, Rio Grande City, Texas; Mr. Romero Molina, Rio Grande City, Texas and Ms. Judy Pena, Lisa Garza, Ramirez & Garza, Rio Grande City, Texas

Texas. Ah, I see. He's gone to Texas to get a lawyer.

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I don't think this is the correct Jim Sharp. I'm thinking it's the guy mentioned below, James E. Sharp.

[Ripley]

7. I found a James R. Sharp from Missouri.

He came up in a few Misconduct of attorney's sites. Is that him?

http://search.netscape.com/ns/boomframe.jsp?query=Wear+and+Sharp+Law+Firm&page=1&offset=0&result_url=redir%3Fsrc%3Dwebsearch%26requestId%3Dbfca7b7a65e8d63%26clickedItemRank%3D1%26userQuery%3DWear%2Band%2BSharp%2BLaw%2BFirm%26clickedItemURN%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.perkel.com%252Fpbl%252Fcompl.htm%26invocationType%3D-%26fromPage%3DNSCPResults%26amp%3BampTest%3D1&remove_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.perkel.com%2Fpbl%2Fcompl.htm

[a_random_joel]

4. Iran-Contra party

www.talkingpointsmemo.com

He defended an Iran-Contra associate.

"The lawyer in question is identified as Jim Sharp. I assume that's James E. Sharp, a Washington attorney who also represented Iran-Contra luminary Richard V. Secord. "

[htuttle]

6. That sounds a lot more likely than what I just posted above

I'd bet on it being an Iran-Contra lawyer rather than a liberal-sounding divorce lawyer from Texas. I think this is probably the right Jim Sharp.

[LisaM]

5. I found this on Martindale Hubbell

http://www.martindale.com/xp/Martindale/Lawyer_Locator/Search_Lawyer_Locator/search_detail.xml?pos=45&CP=2&FNAME=&LNAME=sharp&LSCH=&FN=&CN=&CTY=&ft=1&lid=3103873&attid=356594&STS=&CRY=1&hp=2&RR=216&PRV=LL2&STYPE=N&MTY=&ratind=N


Sharp & Associates?

[never cry wolf]

8. Found these on James E. Sharp

http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:peYzUXl2U6IJ:www.p4du.org/UNION%2520CORRUPTION/ULLICO%2520Scandal/2003_10_18_DocketRpt_PACER_ULLICOsuit.pdf+%22james+e.+sharp%22+attorney&hl=en&lr=lang_en

http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:2eg874HZmgoJ:caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl%3Fcourt%3D11th%26navby%3Dcase%26no%3D9911287MAN+%22james+e.+sharp%22+attorney&hl=en&lr=lang_en

defending labor law violations and a drug seller.

[fishnfla]

9. Lemme guess: Ken Starr's partner

Starr and Sharp, P.A.

[Don_G]

10. Wonkette Confirmed

Only that he was a Criminal Attorney. An extensive search through different engines didn't come up with much.

I suppose we'll find out more later.