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Sarah Ames Benedict
Counsel
Sarah is a litigator who focuses on employment law. She represents clients in matters pertaining to workplace discrimination and harassment, leaves of absence, wage and hour violations, and wrongful terminations. Although she is always interested in resolving cases early for clients when such resolution is most efficient, she has taken multiple cases to trial in both state and federal court. In addition to active litigation, Sarah has experience representing clients in front of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") and the Bureau of Labor and Industries ("BOLI").
Admitted to Practice
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California, 2009
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Oregon, 2013
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Washington, 2016
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U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2021
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U.S. District Court District of Oregon, 2013
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U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 2020
Education
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J.D., Harvard Law School, 2009
- Courtroom Advocate, Criminal Justice Institute
- Board Member and Director of IL Mentoring, Women’s Law Association
- Field Researcher, Harvard Human Rights Program
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B.S., Political Science, University of Oregon, 2006, magna cum laude
Professional Recognition
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- Selected to "Oregon Rising Stars," Thomson Reuters, 2017-2019
Background
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- Associate, Private Client Group, Goldman Sachs & Co., Los Angeles, 2011-2012
- Associate, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, San Francisco, 2009-2011
- Summer Associate, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, San Francisco, 2008
- Intern, Federal Torts Claims Act Branch, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 2007
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