Awards & Rankings 08.17.23
Best Lawyers Recognizes 193 Pillsbury Lawyers in Latest Guide
Among the honorees are 8 Lawyers of the Year and 55 Ones to Watch
Source: The Best Lawyers Guides
I entrust our challenging cases and investigations to Sarah because she is more than a skilled and tenacious litigator—she is practical and strategic, has sound judgment, and cost-effectively delivers excellent results.
Sarah Flanagan, a Pillsbury partner, counsels clients on complex claims and disputes, and has won precedent-setting cases in the education, health care and energy areas.
As primary counsel in jury and court trials, appellate proceedings, arbitrations, mediations, agency proceedings and government investigations, Sarah has handled a variety of education, health care, commercial and environmental law disputes and class actions, and has served as counsel for joint defense groups. She has deep experience in issues related to privacy breaches, unfair business practices, price-fixing, Title IX, employment discrimination and retaliation, faculty tenure, sponsored research, environmental contamination and the Endangered Species Act.
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Education
J.D., University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, 1976
Order of the Coif
LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center, 1978
two-year Carnegie Corporation Fellowship to supervise law students in clinical education program serving military veterans
B.A., Stanford University, 1973
Phi Beta Kappa
Admissions
California
District of Columbia
Courts
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
U.S. Court of Military Appeals
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
U.S. Tax Court
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Supreme Court of California
District of Columbia Court of Appeals