Mississippi Fellow Sharon Bridges was elected National Bar Association Vice President during the 84th annual convention of the National Bar Association in San Diego, California. Sharon is a partner at Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes in Jackson. She practices in the areas of labor and employment, healthcare law and commercial litigation representing national and local corporations. A native of Las Vegas, Nevada, Attorney Bridges received a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing, with honors, from Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia and a Juris Doctorate from Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Ms. Bridges is a leader both in her community and within the legal profession. She currently serves as Vice President of the National Bar Association; Advisory Board Member for the National Bar Association Commercial Law and Health Care Law Sections; Executive Board for the American Association of Nurse Attorneys, National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) Advisory Board Member, and Board Member for the Mississippi Nurses Association Foundation. In 2007, Attorney Bridges was named Mississippi Woman Lawyer of the Year by the Mississippi Women Lawyers Association.