Mr. Sharpe is a member of the Business Law Practice Group and the Health Law Practice Group. He focuses his practice primarily in the areas of business transactions and healthcare law, and advises a wide variety of clients, including healthcare providers, software developers and industrial manufacturers. He recently has substantially assisted in the revision of the Indiana State Department of Health’s rules governing residential care and assisted living facilities. From 1981 until 1987, Mr. Sharpe was a member of the Indianapolis law firm Steers, Sullivan, McNamar and Rogers, and represented health care providers on business litigation and regulatory issues. From 1987 until 1995, he worked for Forum Group, Inc., a national developer and operator of senior residential and nursing care facilities. He began working with Forum as an Assistant General Counsel, and later became Vice President and General Counsel of the company. In 1995, he joined the Indianapolis firm McNamar Fearnow & McSharar, advising clients concerning transactional, commercial, regulatory and litigation matters. He joined Sommer Barnard in 2000.