Sara K. MacWilliams

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Sara K. MacWilliams: Attorney with Doerr MacWilliams Howard PLLC
Attorney Awards
  • Avvo Client Choice
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Biography

Sara MacWilliams has been litigating and trying high-stakes business disputes for over 22 years, with many of her multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements featured in legal and industry publications. She enjoys working closely with clients to turn difficult situations into winning results and especially enjoys taking high-risk, complex cases to trial. With her leadership, the team accepts several business contingency and alternative billing arrangement cases each year. Her recent victories include membership disputes and business lockouts, cannabis lending disputes, financial whistleblower disputes, and software fraud in ERP and CRM installations. Rather than focusing on a particular industry, her focus is private business and the legal pitfalls entrepreneurs and executives face daily.

Her clients enjoy a highly personalized experience with frequent communication and collaboration, as well an aggressive, results-oriented approach. She fights tirelessly and ensures her clients are in the best possible position for each juncture of the legal experience.

After several years of only litigating, Ms. MacWilliams began advising clients on how to avoid litigation and thus routinely also serves as outside general counsel for various small and midsize businesses, providing guidance for legal concerns that impact business owners and helping to find specialists for best case results as well as managing important business transactions. This experience gives her a unique perspective in both the business and litigation sides of business law.

Off the legal field, Ms. MacWilliams is a proud mother of five. Awards & Recognition

Super Lawyers, Rising Star (2010-2012)

Super Lawyer, Business Litigation (2013-2026)

Super Lawyers, Top 50 Women Lawyers (2017-2026)

Super Lawyers, Top 100 attorneys in Michigan (2023-2026)

Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Up and Coming Lawyer (2013)

Hour Detroit Magazine, Top 50 Women Attorneys in Michigan since 2017

Avvo, Martindale, Top Rated Attorney

Best Lawyers top rated attorney, 2023-2026

Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Women in the Law, 2021

"2024-2025 Top Lawyer" in Corporate Law by DBusiness Magazine

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Areas of Practice (8)

  • Commercial Law
  • Business Law
  • Complex Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation
  • Health Care
  • Real Estate
  • Contracts
  • Computers and Software

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Kalamazoo College, B.A., summa cum laude, 2001
Law School Attended:
University of Michigan, J.D., 2004
Year of First Admission:
2004
Admission:
2004, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; Indiana; 2017, Oregon
Memberships:
Oakland County Bar Association.
Reported Cases:
In re Treasurer of Wayne County, 478 Mich. 1; 732 N.W.2d 458 (2007).
ISLN:
919304855

Payment Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
$250 - $350/hr
Contingency Fee
20% - 33%
Credit Cards Accepted
Other
Other Information
Free initial consultation, Fixed fees available

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5.0/5.0 (11 reviews)
Client Choice Award Client Champion

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Contact Information:

248-621-4025  Phone

www.dmhlawyers.com/sara-macwilliams

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