ROBERTS CONSULTING SERVICES, INC
WINTER HAVEN, FLORIDA

Sharon Roberts began her pharmacy career as a resident at the V.A. Medical Center located in Miami, Florida and was subsequently hired as the Patient Care Coordinator for Trauma and Critical Care Services at the University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital. During her time practicing pharmacy, Sharon was a participant of the Administrative Affairs Counsel of the Florida Society of Health Systems Pharmacists and also served as the President of the South Florida Society of Hospital Pharmacists. In her role as a pharmacist Dr. Roberts worked to provide continuing education to her colleagues in regulatory affairs including Joint Commission (JCAHO), biohazardous waste/infection control, safety and staff development. Dr. Roberts also worked in a retail pharmacy setting for many years adding to her experience with the rules and regulations that govern the retail pharmacy system. While in law school, training to become an attorney, Sharon Roberts worked at a healthcare professional’s insurance company in the role of malpractice defense counsel intern. In this role, she assisted in the representation of physicians, hospitals, pharmacies and other healthcare practitioners in South Florida. Upon earning her JD, she was hired at this same firm as a Healthcare Defense Counsel. Soon thereafter, Dr. Roberts was recruited to a civil litigation, medical malpractice and products liability law practice in Fort Lauderdale. During her time with this Firm, Dr. Roberts participated in the successful settlement of numerous cases including the Phen-Fen diet drug mass tort litigation. Sharon’s specialty in her practice was the analyzing of new medical and pharmaceuticals cases as well as the deposition of medical experts. After several years with the Firm, Dr. Roberts was named as a partner. Dr. Roberts left the full time practice of law to pursue the unique opportunity to join the State of Florida as a Drug Agent/Inspector with the State’s Department of Health, Drug, Device and Cosmetics Program (DDC). This unique role combined the legal and pharmacy knowledge acquired by Dr. Roberts to investigate and inspect and all entities that manufacture and distribute drugs, cosmetics, or devices in State of Florida. As an inspector/investigator, she was able to help the State collect some of the largest regulatory fines since the beginning of the program. Sharon Roberts is a Florida licensed Pharmacist and Attorney. This website is intended only to be an informational biography and not a solicitation for legal services. This web domain is not a law firm. Roberts Consulting Services – Professional Support Services The professionals at Roberts Consulting Services include pharmacists and attorneys who have worked in the fields of pharmacy and regulatory auditing for many years as State Inspectors, Pharmacists, contracted auditors, and/or outside counsel for the pharmaceutical industry. If you do not see a service listed, call to discuss how we can help you.Roberts Consulting Services is not a law firm and does not provide legal services or legal advice. Sharon Roberts initially trained as a Pharmacist and received her Doctorate in Pharmacy in 1992 from Southeastern University. Upon completion, Dr. Roberts elected to complete a year long residency program at the Miami Veterans Administration Medical Center. As a pharmacy resident Dr. Roberts had the opportunity to work closely with Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) and provided aid during the disaster and recovery program post Hurricane Andrew, a category 5 storm that devastated the Southern Florida peninsula. Upon completion of her Residency Program, Dr. Roberts was recruited to become the Patient Care Coordinator of Pharmacy Service for the Ryder Trauma Center at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center in Miami, FL. The Ryder Trauma Center opened in 1992 as the only Level 1 adult and pediatric trauma center in Miami Florida. The Center remains as one of the highest level trauma centers in the country. After several years in this role, she realized she excelled and enjoyed the regulatory aspect of the job. Thus, wanting to further her career and explore her strength within the regulatory realm, Sharon Roberts attended law school at Nova Southeastern University. She received her Juris Doctorate in 1998 and was then heavily recruited into the world of insurance defense/product liability law. Among the many high- profile cases Ms. Roberts handled, perhaps one of her most notable career marks was her work on the litigation for the obesity drugs, fen-phen, which was a dangerous drug that proved to be life threatening in many cases. As an attorney, Sharon Roberts filed lawsuits against drug manufacturers, pharmacies and prescribing physicians. Roberts Consulting Services , a litigation support group, which enables her to provide litigation and auditing assistance to all businesses that needed such support. Roberts Consulting Services Due to her unique dual-degree and background, Dr. Roberts is the ideal consultant for a wide variety of clients. She currently services law firms (plaintiff and defense), pharmacies and pharmacy chains, drug and cosmetic manufactures, drug wholesalers and third party logistics providers. In conjunction with her robust career in consulting, Sharon Roberts is a Certified Designated Representative (CDR), which allows her to work at a local drug manufacturer where she manages their prescription drug wholesale warehouse. Dr. Roberts also helps train other qualified persons to become Certified Designated Representatives. Sharon Roberts helps lawyers with her that provides law firms with assistance reviewing medical records for cases, interviewing/intake for clients, and collection and organization of medical records for cases including medical chronologies and expert acquisitions. Dr. Roberts helps attorneys build their case using her extensive background. Dr. Roberts also helps clients by offering third party auditing services. This service includes auditing drug wholesale warehouses, drug manufactures and third party logistics providers to assure they meet minimum requirements required by State and Federal Regulations. In addition, pharmacy chains, independent pharmacies and drug re-packers benefit from this service as well.