Biography
Sarah Starr is an attorney in the Trial & Appellate Litigation section of Jackson Walker’s Dallas office. She was a summer associate at the Firm in 2020 and 2021.
Since joining Jackson Walker, Sarah has gained significant experience defending media clients against defamation claims and has helped author amicus briefs in media and First Amendment matters in the Fifth Circuit. She has also handled a variety of non-media litigation matters, including business torts and complex contractual disputes. Sarah regularly prepares briefs, dispositive motions, petitions, and complaints in both state and federal court, and recently assisted a team in defending a client against an eight-figure damages claim in a complex contractual and anti-competition dispute.
After earning her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 2018, Sarah returned home to Dallas and graduated from SMU Dedman School of Law within the top ten percent of her class. While in law school, Sarah was an active member of the SMU Law Review Association and served as the Associate Managing Editor for the SMU Annual Texas Survey. She also worked as a constitutional law research assistant to Professor Dale Carpenter and served as a judicial extern to U.S. District Court Judge Sean D. Jordan for the Eastern District of Texas, where she gained a unique perspective on how to best frame an issue and achieve a favorable outcome for her clients.
Education
B.S., The University of Texas at Austin
J.D., magna cum laude, SMU Dedman School of Law
- Order of the Coif
- SMU Law Review Association, SMU Annual Texas Survey, Associate Managing Editor
- SMU Actual Innocence Clinic, Student Attorney
Bar Admissions
Texas