Our Team

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 yearlong 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, pharmacists and prescribing physicians.

After several years of working as a practicing lawyer, she decided to combine her experience as a pharmacist and attorney and open her own private consulting service, Roberts Consulting Services, a professional litigation support group, which enables her to provide litigation, medical-legal and medical records assistance to all businesses that need such support.

Denean Merritts has been a licensed Pharmacist for over 30 years. She received her degree in 1987 from Duquesne University College of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA. Upon receiving her license, Denean worked as a Staff Pharmacist and a Pharmacy Manager at numerous Walgreens pharmacies in Palm Beach County and Broward County, FL for over 19 years. During her time with Walgreens, Denean was also selected as the Walgreens Pre-Scribe Representative for the South Florida region. In this role, she was personally responsible for installing and integrating the Walgreens Pre-Scribe electronic prescribing system in hundreds of physician offices throughout South Florida. Denean’s success with the Pre-Scribe system was critical for establishing first-ever electronic prescription transmissions between medical establishments and Walgreens pharmacies in the state of Florida.

During the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew in 1992, Denean volunteered with the Palm Beach Medical Corps as an emergency response Field Pharmacist for 2 weeks in Homestead, FL, a community devastated by the Category 5 hurricane, while still working as a full-time Walgreens pharmacist.

By late 2006, Denean was interested and eager to explore the regulatory aspect of pharmaceuticals, so she accepted a position with the State of Florida as a Drug Agent under the Florida Department of Health, Division of Drugs, Devices and Cosmetics based in West Palm Beach, FL. As a Drug Agent, Denean was part of a team of inspectors and investigators who regulated and enforced state and federal laws pertaining to the acquisition, storage, manufacturing, distribution, and sale of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and cosmetics.

While working as a Drug Agent, Denean worked closely with other Law Enforcement agencies such as police departments, county health departments, the FBI, DEA, FDA, and HHS, along with the Florida State Attorney’s Office. Denean was called upon to provide expert testimony in several criminal court cases during her tenure as a Drug Agent. In 2011, the Division of Drugs, Devices and Cosmetics transitioned under the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation where Denean continued to work as a Drug Inspector and Investigator until the Spring of 2019 when she officially retired from the State of Florida. Denean was then recruited to join the Roberts Consulting Services team where she currently specializes in Medical Records Assistance.