Paul Tharp, High School Parent Representative
Paul Tharp grew up in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Tharp graduated magna cum laude from UNCW with a degree in English and a minor in Philosophy. Mr. Tharp then worked as a high school English teacher before attending law school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After graduating from UNC Law and passing both the Florida and North Carolina Bar Exams, Mr. Tharp and his wife, Tisha, settled in the Charlotte area.
Mr. Tharp works as a litigation attorney in the uptown Charlotte office of Arnold & Smith, PLLC, handling the firm’s civil rights cases, post-conviction relief petitions and appeals, civil and criminal appeals, and other injury and appeal-related matters.
In his spare time, Mr. Tharp is an avid runner and enjoys hiking and spending time with his family. He and Tisha are the proud parents of a son and two daughters.