Sarah M. Petersen

 

Sarah Petersen has been an associate with the firm since 2008. She is a native of Seattle and long-time resident of Portland. She worked for ten years at Portland investment management firms before moving to the Early Head Start Family Center of Portland, a non-profit serving low-income children and their families. While serving as Operations Manager at Early Head Start, Sarah had her first taste of Human Resources and labor relations issues, including an NLRB hearing, a union election and contract negotiations.

Sarah attended Lewis & Clark Law School, where she was active in the Women’s Law Caucus. During law school, Sarah clerked with the Oregon Department of Justice and the Multnomah County Attorney’s Office. She also co-authored a chapter of Interpreting Oregon Law, edited by Hon. Jack Landau, for the Oregon State Bar. She is currently a member of Oregon Women Lawyers and serves as a Director of the Young Lawyers Section of the Multnomah Bar Association.

Sarah serves on the Finance Council for Holy Redeemer Parish. She serves as a mentor at Lewis & Clark Law School and regularly donates her time to Holy Redeemer School, St. Mary’s Academy and Holy Names Academy – Seattle.

Sarah enjoys camping and watching movies with her husband and their two daughters. Her love of reading cookbooks and cooking for family and friends was passed down from her grandmother, a former food editor at The Oregonian.