Sharon F. Pederson

Sharon F. Pederson joined Hirsch & Ehlenberger in October 2014. She is a member of the Fairfax Bar Association, Loudoun Bar Association, and the Virginia State Bar. Sharon attended The George Washington University Law School, where she was a member of the Family Law Society, Equal Justice Foundation, and Mock Trial Board.

While in law school, Sharon completed internships at The Office of Attorney General for the District of Columbia in the Child Protection and Juvenile Sections, and Legal Services of Northern Virginia. Sharon interned with the Honorable Peter A. Krauthamer on a domestic relations docket at D.C. Superior Court.

She also completed two semesters of clinical work through GW’s Family Justice Litigation Clinic and Domestic Violence Project. Prior to law school, Sharon earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science and a Bachelor of Sciences in psychology from the University of Florida.

She joined Teach for America upon graduating from UF, and taught high school math at a Title I school in rural Eastern North Carolina for two years.

Education:

• University of Florida
• The George Washington University Law School (J.D., 2014)