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Joelle C. Sharman

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Joelle C. Sharman

Partner
 
Ford & Harrison LLP
1275 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Suite 600
Atlanta, Georgia  30309
(DeKalb & Fulton Cos.)

Telephone: 404-888-3800
Fax: 404-888-3863
http://www.fordharrison.com



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Practice AreasLife Insurance Defense; Health Insurance Defense; Disability Insurance Defense; ERISA; Appellate Practice; Employment Law
 
EducationDuke University, J.D., 1994, University of Miami, B.S., magna cum laude, 1991
 
Admitted1995, Florida; 1996, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 2002, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2003, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Georgia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
 
MembershipsThe Florida Bar; State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association.
 
BornDecember 10, 1969
 
BiographyMember, Moot Court Board. Recipient, Dean's Cup for Best Brief. Instructor, Legal Research and Writing, Florida Atlantic University.
 
ISLN911893289
 

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Federal Court Finds ERISA-Covered Plan may be Comprised of Individual Rather than Group Insurance Policies
Joelle C. Sharman, November 2, 2009
Employers should be aware that an employee welfare benefit plan may be comprised of individual, rather than group, insurance policies, as illustrated by a recent federal court decision from Tennessee. In Alexander v. Provident Life and Accident Insurance Co., No. 1:09-CV-27 (E.D. Tenn. Oct. 16,...

Where 'O Where are the Regulations for the Mental Health Parity Act?
Joelle C. Sharman, October 14, 2009
The Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (the "Mental Health Parity Act"), passed last year, requires group health plans for businesses with more than 50 employees to provide any mental health or substance use disorder benefits they offer...

Expansion of CHIP Reauthorization Act Creates New Burdens for Group Health Plans
Joelle C. Sharman, March 9, 2009
The Children's Health Insurance Program ("CHIP") Reauthorization Act of 2009 (the "Act"), signed by President Obama on February 4, 2009, maintains and expands health coverage to low income and uninsured pregnant women and children.



 

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