Perkins Coie’s Sarah Crooks Admitted to American College of Trial Lawyers
PORTLAND (March 9, 2020) - Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Sarah Crooks, a Portland-based business litigation partner, has been admitted as a Fellow to the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL). The induction took place at the National Meeting of the College in Tucson, Arizona on March 7, 2020.
Sarah is a partner in the firm's Business Litigation practice. She is an experienced trial lawyer who has served as trial counsel in approximately 38 trials involving claims for breach of commercial contracts, employment class actions, individual wage and hour and retaliation claims, securities fraud claims, common law fraud, fraudulent transfers claims, and a large will contest and claim of elder abuse. Sarah's pro bono trial experience includes a civil rights trial as well as representing numerous victims of domestic violence in contested restraining order hearings.
Fellowship in the College is extended by invitation only to experienced trial lawyers who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility, and collegiality. Lawyers must have a minimum of 15 years trial experience before they can be considered for fellowship. Membership in the College cannot exceed one percent of the total lawyer population of any state or province in the United States or Canada. For more information, please visit www.actl.com.
Sarah is among 15 Perkins Coie attorneys named an ACTL Fellow. The others are David Burman, Howard Cabot, Paul Eckstein, Stephen English, Paul Fortino, Keith Gerrard, Jordan Green, Kevin Hamilton, Joseph Mais, Renee Rothauge, Harry Schneider, and Michael Warnecke.
Over the past four years, Perkins Coie litigators have tried more than 100 cases and handled numerous arbitrations across the country and internationally to achieve client victories in wide-ranging areas of law.
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