From 1991 to 1999, Sharon served as the Managing Attorney of The Law Offices of Sharon M. Gurak, the Philadelphia Staff Legal Office of Zurich-U.S. In that capacity, she was responsible for the direction, development and oversight of a staff of 35 professionals, including 16 attorneys and 4 paralegals.

From 1990 to 1991, Sharon was a Trial Attorney for General Accident Insurance Company. Prior to that time, she tried over 300 cases as a Trial Attorney for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), representing the transit authority from 1987-1990 in the state and federal courts in civil rights suits, premises liability and auto liability cases. She also served as Claims Counsel for Maryland Casualty Company from 1985-1987 and began her career with Bowers & Keogh, P.C., a small boutique firm in Philadelphia from 1983-1985.

Sharon received her Bachelor of Arts with Honors in History from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio in 1980. While there, she served as President of Phi Alpha Theta, the History Honors Society, and as Historian of Mortar Board, the Senior Honors Society.

In 1983, Sharon earned her Juris Doctor from Washington College of Law of the American University in Washington, D.C., where she was active in the Equal Justice Foundation and the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. During law school, Sharon clerked for two years for the Judges Division of the National Labor Relations Board, researching and writing opinions for the Judges concerning cases arising under the Labor Management Relations Act.

Sharon is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. She is admitted to practice before the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the District of New Jersey.