Community Activity

• Women for Riley
  • Volunteer, 2020 — present
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
  • Recruited Counsel Program
• Indiana University McKinney School of Law Alumni Association
  • Member, 2021 — present
• Dress for Success
  • Personal Shopper as well as a mentor for women entering or re-entering the work force
• Catholic Charities Indianapolis, 2016 – 2019
  • Spirit of Service Development Committee and continues to support the organization through fundraising activities.
• Indianapolis Bar Association
  • Executive Board, Young Lawyers Division, 2010 – 2014
  • Go Green Committee, Co-Chairperson, 2010 – 2014
  • Sarah and her co-chair designed a program to incentivize local law firms and corporate legal departments to evaluate their business practices to achieve environmentally sustainable results.
• Volunteer, Local Political Organizations

Representative Matters

Construction Litigation

• Successfully defended multi-million dollar property damage claims brought by a municipal entity against our client for negligence and breach of contract as well as cross-claims brought by other parties against our client. Case was favorably resolved prior to trial.
• Defended general contractor at bench trial where allegations included claims that the contractor had extensively damaged property off the project site. Obtained favorable result on behalf of our client.
• Defended engineering firm in matter involving multiple fatalities where the allegations included negligence and breach of other professional duties. Matter was resolved prior to trial.
• Defended subcontractor in connection with large claims for negligence and breach of contract relating to construction of a large multi-family housing unit. Case settled favorably prior to trial.

Products Liability Litigation

• Defended product manufacturer in litigation involving claims that a consumer appliance was defective where damages exceeded $1 million.
• Defended product manufacturer in significant matter in Federal Court where allegations included claims for a defective appliance product and damages significantly exceeded expected values. Matter was favorably resolved prior to trial.

Commercial Litigation

• Defended large corporate entity against allegations of breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, deception, and conversion brought by one shareholder of the corporate entity against the other shareholder and the entity itself. Prosecuted claims for fraud, conversion, breach of contract, and contribution against one of the shareholders. Case settled favorably prior to trial.
• Defended national event promotor in the motorsports industry wherein a team asserted claims against another team, a sponsor, as well as our client.  Secured Summary Judgment in favor of our client on all pending claims against it.
• Represented corporate entity in a case where the minority shareholder asserted claims against the majority shareholder and ultimately sought a court-ordered buyout of the minority shares. Matter was favorably resolved prior to Court intervention.

Real Estate Litigation

• Lead trial counsel in matter involving a dispute following the purchase of real estate in southern Indiana.
• Defended General Contractor during proceedings involving damage to residential real estate.

Appellate Matters

• Part of team representing a client in front of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Pro Bono

• Sarah regularly volunteers with the Southern District of Indiana Pro Bono Program.
• Represented an incarcerated individual in connection with his claims asserted pursuant to the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America.
• Represented an incarcerated individual in connection with his efforts to collect a judgment following the Court’s entry of Summary Judgment in his favor.

Awards & Recognition

• IBJ Forty Under 40, 2022
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• The Best Lawyers in America®, 2022 – present
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Product Liability Litigation — Defendants
• Indiana Super Lawyers, 2024
  • Business Litigation
• Indiana Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2014 – 2023
  • Business Litigation
• Order of the Barristers
  • • Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 2007 – 2008