Sharon B. Roberts is a native South Floridian. After graduating in 1992 with a doctorate degree in Pharmacy (Pharm. D.) from Nova Southeastern University, she passed her boards and became a Registered Pharmacist. Dr. Roberts then continued her pharmacy education completing a one year American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (ASHP) accredited residency in Pharmacy Practice at the Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC) in Miami, FL. After several years of pharmacy practice, she returned to Nova Southeastern University to receive a Juris Doctorate in 1998 and most recently became licensed as a Certified Designated Representative with the State of Florida, Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
Sharon has worked in both her degreed fields in several capacities. She began her pharmacy career as a Pharmacy resident at the V.A. Medical Center in Miami and was then hired as the Patient Care Coordinator for Trauma and Critical Care Services at the University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center. During her pharmacy practice years, Sharon was an active participant of the Administrative Affairs Counsel of the Florida Society of Health Systems Pharmacists. She also served as the President of the South Florida Society of Hospital Pharmacists. Sharon worked hard providing continuing education to her peers and training her hospital staff in regulatory affairs including Joint Commission (JCAHO), safety, biohazardous waste/infection control as well as general staff development.
During law school, Sharon worked with a well known health care professional’s insurance company as a malpractice defense counsel intern assisting in the representation of hospitals, physicians and other health care practitioners in South Florida. Dr. Roberts was hired with this same firm after successful completion of law school and as Healthcare Attorney pursued a successful healthcare litigation practice in Fort Lauderdale. Several years later, Dr. Roberts crossed over into Plaintiff’s mass tort/product liability litigation and participated in the Phen-Fen, Stryker and Xarelto cases helping to successfully litigate and settle several rounds for her clients.
Most recently, Dr. Roberts worked as a Drug Agent/Inspector with the State of Florida, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Device and Cosmetics Program (DDC). Her role with the State was to inspect and investigate all entities that manufacture and/or distribute drugs, devices or cosmetics within or into the State of Florida. As an inspector/investigator, Sharon was able to successfully assist the State in collecting some of the largest and most frequent regulatory fines since the inception of the program.
Sharon’s current practice as Regulatory Attorney with Grossman, Roopnarine and Bayo, LLC, pools all her experience as a pharmacist, lawyer, State Drug Agent and Florida Certified Designated Representative allowing her to provide consultative services and representation of her Drug Wholesale, Manufactures, 3PL’s, etc., before regulatory agencies. The emphasis of her practice is consulting on the laws and rules affecting health care clinic establishments, pharmacies, prescription drug (veterinarian and human) wholesalers, prescription and over-the-counter drug, re-packers device and cosmetic manufacturers and durable medical equipment providers offering medical oxygen sales, manufacturing and deliveries. Sharon also works with Certified Designated Representatives (CDR’s) providing training, education and representation.
Our attorneys have all practiced in the areas of administrative law, professional license defense and health law.