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Sarah Fairchild

Sarah Fairchild

Sarah Fairchild

Sarah Fairchild, Esq.

E-Mail: sfairchild@leighlawgroup.com

 

Sarah J. Fairchild is an associate at Leigh Law Group. Sarah has nine years of experience in disability rights advocacy; she began working in the field when her second son was diagnosed with autism.  Sarah is active in the disability rights community and has served on a local autism task forces.

 

Sarah has worked with Protection and Advocacy, nationwide watchdog legal agency, in the area of special education.  At Protection and Advocacy she specialized in identifying violations of the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act.  She also gained extensive experience in mental health needs of children in special education. To be an effective advocate in the area, Sarah has received basic ABA training through classes with Mark Sundberg, Cathy Satopadre and other professionals in the field.

 

In addition to her work in the disability rights community, Sarah has criminal law experience through work with the Alameda and San Francisco County Public Defender’s offices. She has appellate experience through work on capital cases.  She has had a strong training in mitigation theory and practice.

 

EDUCATION

 

    University of San Francisco, School of Law

    Juris Doctor 2005

    San Francisco State University

    Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, International Relations 1991

 

ADMITTED

 

    California State Bar (2005)

    United State District Court (2006)