Sarah Crooks

Partner

Sarah Crooks is a partner in the firm's Litigation group. Sarah focuses her practice on complex business litigation and class action lawsuits.

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
Recipient of Perkins Coie Austin Crowe Mentor Excellence Award
Portland Business Journal, Orchid Award recipient, 2009

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

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
St. Andrew Legal Clinic, Volunteer, Walk for Justice, 2006 - 2007
Oregon Girls State Mock Trial Instructor, 2008
MBA Young Lawyers Section Imprint program, pen-pal with high school student, 2009

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

University of Oregon School of Law, J.D., 1996
Articles Editor, Oregon Law Review
University of Nevada, B.S., Economics, 1992