Bio

• Sara’s early career was spent in communications, with a focus on government and nonprofit entities. In 2019, she accepted a position at the University of Missouri School of Law Veterans Clinic, handling client intake and working with the University’s Extension Office to reach veterans in rural Missouri.During law school, Sara interned with the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of General Counsel Appeals Litigation Group. In that role, she worked with outside counsel to help veterans find the best path forward for their benefits claims when they had been denied. Sara also was a 2023 Public Health Law Fellow with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As a Health Law Fellow, Sara trained with the CDC in legal epidemiology and worked with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services on improving and standardizing practices for the recording of vital records.

Practice Areas:

• Administrative Law

Admitted to Practice:

• Missouri, 2024
• US District Court Western District of Missouri, 2024

Education

• University of Missouri-Columbia, Juris Doctorate, 2024
  University of Missouri-Columbia, Master of Arts, 2024
• University of Missouri-Columbia, Master of Public Affairs, 2018
  University of Central Florida, Bachelor of Arts, 2004

Honors & Awards

• Mizzou Law Bar Grant Award Recipient, 2024
• Mizzou Law Women’s Law Association Annual Scholarship Recipient, 2023
• Mizzou Law Edna Nelson 1L Top Achiever Award for Pro Bono Work, 2022