Sarah Crooks

Sarah Crooks, a partner in the firm's Commercial Litigation group, focuses her practice on navigating clients through complex business litigation, class action lawsuits and attorney general investigations across a variety of industry sectors, including the telecommunications, food and restaurant, childcare and education, and real estate sectors. Sarah also has extensive experience representing clients in the areas of antitrust, consumer protection, securities litigation, fraudulent transfer litigation and will contests.

Sarah dedicates a significant portion of her time to pro bono work and volunteer efforts to serve the legal community. For the past nine years, Sarah has served as a Volunteer Attorney for the Legal Aid Services of Oregon Domestic Violence Project. Sarah is also involved with the American Bar Association, Oregon Women Lawyers (past President) and the Multnomah Bar Association (current President). In 2010, Sarah was recognized for her unrelenting commitment to the promotion of women in the legal profession as a recipient of the Oregon Women Lawyers Justice Betty Roberts Award.

Professional Recognition

• Michael E. Haglund Pro Bono Award, presented by Multnomah Bar Assocation, Legal Aid Services of Oregon and Oregon Law Center, 2006
• Listed in Portland Business Journal "Forty under 40," 2008
• Listed in Oregon Law and Politics, “Oregon Rising Stars,” 2008, 2010 - 2011
• Recipient of Perkins Coie Austin Crowe Mentor Excellence Award
• Portland Business Journal, Orchid Award recipient, 2009
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, 2011- 2012
• Oregon Women Lawyer Justice Betty Robert Award, 2010

Professional Leadership

• Multnomah Bar Association, Board Member and executive committee, 2007 - 2011; President 2010 - 2011; CLE Committee, 2004 - 2007, Chair, 2006 - 2007
• National Conference of Women's Bar Associations, Board Member, 2004 - 2011, President, 2009 - 2010
• American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice (TIPS) Section, Technology Committee, Chair, 2009 - 2010; Member, 2006 - 2011; Self-Insured Risk Managers Committee, Vice Chair, 2007 - 2011
• Oregon Women Lawyers, Board of Directors, 1998 - 2004,  President, 2003 - 2004
• American Bar Association Tort Trial Insurance Practice (TIPS) Section, Leadership Academy, 2007 - 2008
• Owen M. Panner American Inn of Court, Barrister, Program Chair, Executive Committee member, 1999 - 2010
• Oregon State Bar Diversity Section, Executive Committee, Treasurer, 2002
• Portland Business Alliance, Leadership Portland program, 2008 - 2009
• American Bar Association, Litigation Section, Member
• Federal Bar Association, Member
• Oregon State Bar Business Litigation Section, Member

Community Involvement

• Campaign for Equal Justice, Board Member, Secretary, 2008 - present
• Legal Aid Services of Oregon, Domestic Violence Project, Volunteer Attorney, 2002 - present
• Hands on Greater Portland, Volunteer, 2003 - 2007
• Classroom Law Project, Coach and Judge, Mock Trial, 2004, 2006 - 2007, 2009 - 2011
• St. Andrew Legal Clinic, Volunteer, Walk for Justice, 2006 - 2007
• Oregon Girls State Mock Trial Instructor, 2008 -  2010

Related Employment

• Oregon Legal Services Corp., McMinnville, OR, Staff Attorney, 1997 

Clerkships

• Hon. Owen M. Panner, U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, 1999 - 2001
• Hon. Susan M. Leeson, Oregon Supreme Court, 1998 - 1999
• Hon. Susan M. Leeson, Oregon Court of Appeals, 1997