Practices

Litigation
Appellate
Pro Bono - Community Services Team

Education

Georgetown University Law Center, J.D.
Mississippi State University, B.A., cum laude

Bar Admissions

Florida
District of Columbia

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Sharon Y. Eubanks

Senior Counsel
Washington
t: 202-457-7013

Sharon Y. Eubanks is Senior Counsel in Holland & Knight's Washington, D.C. office where she is a member of the Community Services Team. Ms. Eubanks is an experienced litigator, having tried over 40 cases and argued over 100 appeals. Her greatest success to date was serving as lead counsel for the United States in the largest civil RICO enforcement action ever filed, United States v. Philip Morris, et al. Following a nine-month trial, the federal district court found the defendants liable for RICO violations and ordered injunctive relief.

Ms. Eubanks worked for the Department of Justice (DOJ) for 22 years, first as a trial attorney where she worked her way up the ranks to Deputy Branch Director, Civil Division, Commercial Litigation Branch, National Courts before becoming a Deputy Branch Director of the Torts Branch in 1999. Ms. Eubanks was Director of the Tobacco Litigation Team Torts Branch from 2000 – 2005. Early in her career, Ms. Eubanks worked as an attorney in the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition (Antitrust).

Ms. Eubanks is a frequent speaker and panelist on issues of litigation, evidence, and procedure.

Professional Honors & Awards

  • Senior Executive Service Performance Award (2000, 2003, 2004)
  • Stanley D. Rose Memorial Award, the Civil Division's highest award (1998)
  • John Marshall Award, the Attorney General's award for Outstanding Legal Achievement (1994)
  • Special Commendation for Outstanding Service, Presented by the Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division (1986)
  • Special Achievement Awards (1985, 1987, 1994)
  • Outstanding Women at Justice (1994)

Memberships

  • American Bar Association
  • Federal American Inn of Court, Master
  • University of California San Francisco Center for Tobacco Control and Education, Advisory Committee
  • Department of Justice Association of Black Attorneys, former member (1999-2005)
  • Attorney General's Honors Program, Hiring Committee (1992-1999)
  • Unisted States Court of Federal Claims, Advisory Council, Rules Changes Working Group (1998)
  • United States Court of Federal Claims, Advisory Council, Bid Protest Group (1997)
  • United States Court of Federal Claims, Litigation Practice Task Force (1996)
  • Prettyman-Leventhal Inn of Courts, (1991-1993)
  • Federal American Inn of Court, Judge Hart T. Mankin Award lecturer (2006)
  • The George Washington University Law School, Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy (2002-2004)

Speaking Engagements

  • Panelist, 13th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Successful Litigation Against Tobacco Companies, 2006
  • Panelist, American Bar Association, Public Contract Law Section, The Adverse Party or the Enemy: The Boundaries and Strategies of Dealing with Aggressive Advocacy, 2001
  • Panelist, American Bar Association, Public Contract Law Section, Bid Protest Committee Program Introduction of Bid Protest Cases for New Court of Federal Claims Judges, 1999
  • Panelist, American Bar Association, Section Meeting, Public Contract Law Section, The Contract Disputes Act at 20--Discovery Issues, 1998
  • Panelist, United States Court of Federal Claims, 11th Judicial Conference, Related Case Management and Recent Decisions, 1998
  • Panelist, American Bar Association, Public Contract Law Section, Bid Protest Committee Program, 1998
  • Panelist, United States Court of Federal Claims, 10th Judicial Conference, The Proposed Revision of Rule 26 (a), 1997
  • Panelist, Federal Bar Association, New Bid Protest Jurisdiction for the Court of Federal Claims, 1997
  • Panelist, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Judicial Conference Court of Federal Claims Breakout Session, 1996
  • Panelist, United States Court of Federal Claims, 9th Judicial Conference, Discovery and Sanctions, 1996
  • Panelist, United States Court of Veterans Appeals, Judicial Conference, Chevron Deference, 1996
  • Panelist, American Bar Association, Public Contract Law Section, The New Scanwell Jurisdiction for Court of Federal Claims, 1996
  • Panelist, Boards of Contract Appeals Conference, Equal Access to Justice Act, 1996
  • Panelist, United States Court of Federal Claims, 8th Judicial Conference, Recent Decisions, 1995
  • Instructor/Lecturer, Attorney General's Advocacy Institute, 1996
  • Instructor/Lecturer, Navy Legal Symposium, 1992
  • Instructor/Lecturer, American Epidemiological Society, Alexander D. Langmuir lecturer, Annual Meeting, 2005

Published Articles & Books

  • "U.S. Court of Federal Claims, A Deskbook for Practitioners," Fourth Edition, 1998