Business & Commercial Litigation
Sarah Thomas Pagels is an associate in the Milwaukee office of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. where she is a member of the Litigation Practice Group. Sarah joined WHD after graduating from Northwestern University School of Law in May 2006. She was admitted to the Wisconsin bar in 2006 and the Illinois Bar in 2007.
Education
- Northwestern University School of Law, J.D.; Managing Editor for the Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
- Northwestern University, B.S. in Journalism
- Mediation Certification Program, Center for Conflict Resolution in Chicago, IL
Admissions
- State Bar of Wisconsin
- State Bar of Illinois
- United States District Court of Wisconsin, Eastern District
- United States District Court of Wisconsin, Western District
- Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
- MDL 875 (Asbestos), Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Awards & Distinctions
- Named 2011 Wisconsin Up and Coming Lawyers, Wisconsin Law Journal, July 21, 2011
- Named a "Rising Star" on the Wisconsin Super Lawyers list (2011, 2012)
Reported Cases
- Kenneth J. Behrendt v. Gulf Underwriters Insurance Co. and Silvan industries, Inc., 2009 WI 71
Representative Work
- Participated in mediations.
- Assisted with all facets of representation in commercial disputes from discovery through trial.
- Conducted depositions and client interviews.
- Prepared extensive legal memoranda regarding a myriad of legal issues, including breach of contract, class action defense and settlement, defense of section 1983 claims, res judiciata and judicial estoppel. She has also prepared petitions for interlocutory appeal.
- Successfully argued motions in Wisconsin state courts.
Professional Associations
- Illinois Bar Association
- State Bar of Wisconsin
- Milwaukee Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute, Young Lawyers Steering Committee Member
- American Bar Association
- Association of Women Lawyers
Community Involvement
- Board of Directors, Milwaukee Ballet
- Selected as one of three co-leaders to manage the firm's fundraising campaign for the United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF)
- Co-Leader of the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Inc. Guardianship Clinic established to provide pro bono representation of families seeking guardianship of the person of their developmentally disabled adult children
- Northwestern Alumni Association's Club of Milwaukee
Articles and Presentations