Sarah’s journey into employment law is fueled by a profound commitment to justice and advocacy. Driven by her personal experience navigating the charge of discrimination process alone through the EEOC, Sarah has dedicated her career to ensuring that her clients never feel as isolated as she once did. She knows firsthand the power imbalances that can exist between employer and employee and is passionately focused on aligning their goals to achieve fair and equitable outcomes.

Her dedication to justice was ignited during law school, where she immersed herself in advocacy work and leadership. As president of both the Midwest Innocence Project Student Organization and the Board of Barristers, Sarah championed the rights of the wrongfully convicted and mentored future trial lawyers, honing their skills and guiding them through competitive legal arenas. Her relentless commitment to pro bono work earned her the Houdek Pro Bono Legal Services Award for logging the most pro bono hours of her graduating class.

Sarah’s diverse clerkship experiences enriched her understanding of the legal landscape. She gained invaluable insights working with employment law firms, criminal defense firms, civil defense firms, and the public defender’s office. Notably, her clerkship with the Honorable Judge Bough of the Western District of Missouri proved to be both educational and transformative, deepening her expertise in the legal field.

Before law school, Sarah served as a police officer, graduating from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center. This role provided her with a unique perspective on policing, shaping her understanding of the urgent need for reform. Sarah also spent over fifteen years in the service industry witnessing firsthand the struggles of lower wage workers.

Following law school, Sarah joined the City of Kansas City’s Corporate Litigation Department, where she tackled employment, tort, and contract claims from a defense standpoint. This experience broadened her perspective, equipping her with the tools to better guide her clients through the complexities of litigation.

Currently, Sarah channels her passion for advocacy into her role as an attorney representing employees against their employers, which involves tackling giant corporations on behalf of the disadvantaged employee. She also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law, where she teaches trial advocacy. In this capacity, she not only imparts her extensive knowledge to aspiring lawyers but also inspires them to champion justice and integrity in their future practices.