Experience Sarah joined the firm's employment law department in 2008. Her practice places an emphasis on the representation of employers and management, and she often assists her clients with the handling of those day-to-day issues that arise in the employment and business contexts. She is well-versed in the handling of various employment matters, including, but not limited to, employment contract and non-competition disputes, sexual harassment suits, discrimination suits, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Family Medical Leave Act. Background Sarah is a long-time resident of the Orlando area who originally began her practice in corporate and business law after graduating from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 2001. In 2004, Sarah began working for Moran & Shams, P.A., where she practiced in commercial litigation and employment law. Professional · Florida State Courts · U.S. District Court, Middle District Florida, 2003 · U.S. District Court, Southern District Florida, 2004 · U.S. District Court, Northern District Florida, 2010 · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2008 · The Florida Bar · Central Florida Association of Women Lawyers
- Board of Directors, 2005-2009
- President, 2007-2008 · Orange County Bar Association (OCBA)
- Associate Editor of The Briefs, OCBA newsletter · OCBA Young Lawyers' Section
- Board of Directors, Secretary 2005-2008 (three terms) · Florida Association of Women Lawyers · George C. Young First Central Florida American Inn of Court #123 · Florida Trend "Legal Elite," 2010 Civic Sarah serves as a member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee for BETA Center, a Central Florida non-profit organization that provides parenting and educational assistance to young teenage mothers and their children. Sarah also presently serves as Chairman of the Board's Human Resource Committee, and she is a past Chairman of BETA Center's Diamonds & Denim Gala. Sarah has also served pro bono as a Guardian ad Litem for children in dependency cases, and as an instructor in the Teen Parent Program through the Legal Aid Society of the OCBA. |