Our Attorneys/Sara A. Johnson

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Sara has been an associate at the firm since she graduated from the Tulane University Law School in the summer of 2007. Sara received her Bachelor of Arts Degree, cum laude, in Political Science and French from Illinois Wesleyan University, in Bloomington, Illinois.

Sara’s practice focuses on criminal defense and all aspects of commercial litigation. Sara has experience in state and federal criminal defense, juvenile criminal defense, personal injury litigation, copyright and trademark law and litigation, and insurance coverage and bad faith litigation. Sara has experience in state and federal district and appellate courts, and has resolved cases through alternative dispute resolution. Sara is on the Board of Directors for the Young Lawyers Division of the New Orleans Federal Bar Association.

Sara was raised in upstate New York, but came to New Orleans for law school and never left. She lives in Uptown New Orleans. Sara enjoys home renovations, New Orleans architecture, fishing, and cheering for her favorite hockey team.

EDUCATION:

  • Tulane University School of Law (New Orleans, Louisiana) Juris Doctor, 2007
  • Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, Illinois)  Bachelor of Arts, cum laude

HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

  • Senior Managing Editor, Tulane Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property, 2006-2007
  • Law Excellence Award in Criminal Advocacy Seminar

EXPERIENCE:

  • Schonekas, Evans, McGoey & McEachin, L.L.C. (New Orleans, Louisiana)
    Associate, 2007 – Present
  • Tulane Criminal Litigation Clinic (New Orleans, Louisiana)
    Student Attorney, 2006-2007
  • Chief Judge Helen G. Berrigan , United States District Court (New Orleans, Louisiana)
    Legal Intern, Summer 2005

PUBLICATIONS:

  • Author: Note, Century 21 Real Estate v. Lendingtree, Inc.: Making a Big Deal Out of Nominative Use, 8 Tul. J. Tech. & Intell. Prop. 207 (2006).

BAR ADMISSIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:

  • Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations

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