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Sara C. Thornton

Sara C. Thornton

Associate, Fort Worth
817.334.7272
sthornton@jw.com
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Sara C. Thornton

Sara C. Thornton

Associate, Fort Worth
817.334.7272
sthornton@jw.com
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Practice Areas

  • Real Estate

Experience

  • Investment, Leasing, & Management
  • Real Estate Financing

Biography

Sara Thornton focuses her practice on a wide range of real estate matters.

Sara regularly represents landlords and tenants in commercial leasing transactions across Texas and the United States, and works with clients on landlord-tenant disputes. Sara represents owners in solar development projects, including the negotiation of leases, power purchase agreements, energy service agreements and related documents. She also represents purchasers, owners, and developers in connection with the acquisition, disposition, and development of a variety of improved and unimproved real property.

During law school, Sara was a legal intern for the Washington Legal Foundation, served as a law clerk at the Federal Trade Commission, and was a Judicial Staff Counsel intern in the Tarrant County Criminal Courts. After graduation, Sara clerked for the Honorable Mary Lou Robinson at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Education

  • B.A., summa cum laude, University of North Texas
    • President, National Society of Collegiate Scholars
  • J.D., summa cum laude, Texas Tech University School of Law
    • Order of the Coif
    • Managing Editor, Texas Tech Law Review
    • Finalist, Board of Barristers Advanced Moot Court Competition
    • Phi Delta Phi
    • ADR Clinic Award
    • Pro Bono Honors Award

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Texas

  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (Woodward/White Inc.), Real Estate Law, 2021-2025
  • Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2023-2024
  • “Top Attorneys,” Fort Worth Magazine, 2019-2020

  • Junior Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, Group VP of Membership
  • Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association
  • Women Who Hike, Texas Chapter

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‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Features 306 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2025 Edition, Including 9 “Lawyers of the Year” and 75 “Ones to Watch”

The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 306 Jackson Walker attorneys across 81 specialty practice areas in its 2025 edition, including 9 Lawyers of the Year and 75 Ones to Watch. In this year’s guide, Jackson Walker saw the largest number of attorneys in the areas of Commercial Litigation (75 attorneys) and Real Estate Law (55 attorneys) and the addition of 27 attorneys as Best Lawyers.

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March 21, 2024
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Jackson Walker Congratulates 2024 Texas Rising Stars

Each year, Super Lawyers recognizes only 5% of Texas attorneys who either are 40 years of age or younger or have been in practice for 10 years or less as “Rising Stars.”

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August 17, 2023
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‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Honors 287 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2024 Edition, Including 12 “Lawyers of the Year” and 80 “Ones to Watch”

The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 287 Jackson Walker attorneys across 5 offices and 82 specialty practice areas in its 2024 edition, including 12 Lawyers of the Year and 80 Ones to Watch. In this year’s guide, Jackson Walker saw the largest number of attorneys in the areas of Commercial Litigation (66 attorneys) and Real Estate Law (60 attorneys) and the addition of 35 attorneys as Best Lawyers.

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April 24, 2023
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March 23, 2023
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Jackson Walker Congratulates Its 2023 Texas Rising Stars

Jackson Walker is pleased to announce the selection of 63 attorneys to Thomson Reuters’ 2023 “Super Lawyers – Rising Stars” list, which recognizes only 5% of Texas attorneys who either are 40 years of age or younger or have been in practice for 10 years or less.

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August 18, 2022
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‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Honors 214 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2023 Edition, Including 11 “Lawyers of the Year” and 41 “Ones to Watch”

The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 214 Jackson Walker attorneys across 6 offices and 79 specialty practice areas in its 2023 edition, including 11 Lawyers of the Year and 41 Ones to Watch. Best Lawyers listings are based on an exhaustive peer review survey of thousands of attorneys who vote on the legal abilities of others in their practice areas.

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Recognition & Accolades

  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (Woodward/White Inc.), Real Estate Law, 2021-2025
  • Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2023-2024
  • “Top Attorneys,” Fort Worth Magazine, 2019-2020

Community Involvement

  • Junior Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, Group VP of Membership
  • Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association
  • Women Who Hike, Texas Chapter

Practice Areas

  • Real Estate

Experience

  • Investment, Leasing, & Management
  • Real Estate Financing

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