First Admitted: 2019, Ohio

Bar/Professional Activity:

Women Lawyers of Franklin County, Executive Board Member, Secretary/Treasurer. Works with the WLFC Board and community to build membership and connect WLFC to more local women practicing law., 2024
Fairfield County Women's Bar Association, Member, 2024
Arab American Bar Association of Ohio, Member, 2024
Central Ohio Association for Justice ("COAJ"), Member, 2024
Columbus Bar Association, Member, 2024
Fairfield County Bar Association, Member, 2024
Ohio State Bar Association, Member, 2024
American Bar Association, Member, 2024
Fairfield County Women's Bar Association, Member, 2023
Central Ohio Association for Justice ("COAJ"), Member, 2023
American Bar Association, Member, 2023
National Business Institute, Member, 2023
DRI, Member, 2023
Fairfield County Bar Association, Member, 2023
Arab American Bar Association of Ohio, Member, 2023
Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys ("OACTA"), Member, 2023
Ohio State Bar Association, Member, 2023
Columbus Bar Association, Member, 2023
Women Lawyers of Franklin County, Executive Board Member, Secretary/Treasurer. Works with the WLFC Board and community to build membership and connect WLFC to more local women practicing law., 2023
Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys ("OACTA"), Member, 2020
Arab American Bar Association of Ohio, Member, 2022
Arab American Bar Association of Ohio, Member, 2021
Ohio State Bar Association, Member, 2022
Ohio State Bar Association, Member, 2021
Columbus Bar Association, Member, 2022
Columbus Bar Association, Member, 2021
Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys ("OACTA"), Member, 2022
Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys ("OACTA"), Member, 2021
Columbus Bar Association Member, 2022
Columbus Bar Association Member, 2021
Women Lawyers of Franklin County, Board Member, Membership Committee Chair. Works with the WLFC Board and community to build membership and connect WLFC to more local women practicing law., 2022
Women Lawyers of Franklin County, Board Member, Membership Committee Chair. Works with the WLFC Board and community to build membership and connect WLFC to more local women practicing law., 2021
Ohio State Bar Association, Member, 2020
Columbus Bar Association, Member, 2020
Women Lawyers of Franklin County, Board Member, Social Media Chair. Works with the WLFC Board to connect with women lawyers in the greater Columbus community Law School Liaison Increases membership by promoting WLFC events and highlighting member accomplishments Addressed the professional needs and concerns of women lawyers in the Greater Columbus area., 2020

Representative Clients:

The Physicians Group, 2023
Scott Brothers Global, LLC, 2023
AIG Insurance Hong Kong, Ltd., 2023
AIG Claims Inc., 2023
AIG Asia Pacific Insurance Pte., Ltd., 2023
Scott Brothers Global, LLC, 2023
Menard, Inc., 2023
Steak 'n Shake, Inc., 2023
AmeriTrust Group, Inc., 2020
Permanent General Assurance Corporation of Ohio ("The General"), 2020
Dairyland Insurance Company, 2020
Safe Auto Insurance Company, 2020

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Licensed in the Southern District of Ohio Federal Court, 2019
Licensed in the State of Ohio, 2019
Licensed in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2020
Licensed in the Northern District of Ohio Federal Court, 2020

Pro bono/Community Service:

The Rotary Club of Lancaster-Sherman, Member, 2024
The Rotary Club of Lancaster-Sherman, Member, 2023
American Constitution Society, Board Member, 2020
American Constitution Society, Board Member, 2021

Honors/Awards:

This annual award is given to a distinguished individual and Capital University Law School student who has advanced the status of women within the legal profession and more broadly within the Columbus community. The Esther H. Brocker Award memorializes the outstanding accomplishments of the Law School’s first female graduate, Esther H. Brocker, class of 1926. After graduating, Brocker stayed in Lancaster and opened a successful private law practice, handling criminal cases and probate work. She served two terms as Lancaster’s city solicitor, and was elected vice president of the Fairfield County Bar Association in 1960. She worked as an attorney until age 83, and died in 1972 at age 88. She was honored posthumously as an inductee into the Law School Hall of Honor in 2012., Esther H. Brocker Scholarship Recipient, Capital University Law School, 2018
Pro Bono Legal Honors, Capital University Law School, 2019
The Order of Barristers is a national honorary organization whose purpose is the encouragement of oral advocacy and brief writing skills through effective law school oral advocacy programs. The Order seeks to improve these programs through interscholastic sharing of ideas, information, and resources. The Order also provides national recognition for individuals who have excelled in advocacy and service at their respective schools., The Order of Barristers Inductee, Martindale-Hubbell Inc., 2019
The National Association of Women Lawyers ("NAWL") accepts nominations each spring for the "NAWL Outstanding Law Student" Award from all ABA-accredited law schools. Each year, NAWL asks the faculty to identify a third-year law student who meets the below selection criteria. Upon approval by NAWL, the nominated student will be given a certificate of recognition and acknowledged in an issue of the Women Lawyers Journal. Contributes to the advancement of women in society Promotes issues and concerns of women in the legal profession Exhibits motivation, tenacity, and enthusiasm Demonstrates high academic achievement Earns your respect and that of your colleagues, Outstanding Law Student Award, National Association of Women Lawyers, 2019

Educational Background:

The Ohio State University, Columbus, OhioB.A. in Political Science with minors in Public Health and Music, May 2014 Areas of Expertise: International Relations, American Politics Study Abroad: At Home in Rome, Rome, Italy, May-June 2013; The Economics of Organized Crime, Naples, Italy, June-July 2013, 2014
Capital University Law School, Columbus, OhioJ.D., Cum Laude, Evening Program, May 2019 GPA: 3.228; Class Rank: 36/93 Web Editor, Capital University Law ReviewVoluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking as a Viable End-of-Life Option in Ohio, 47 Capital Univ. L. Rev., 817 (2019). Member, Capital University National Mock Trial Team Nomination, Best Advocate President, Women’s Law Association Member, Student Bar Association; Phi Alpha Delta Recipient, CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Legal Research & Writing; Dispute Resolution; Bioethics; Legal Drafting; and Trial Advocacy Recipient, Pro Bono Legal Honors Recipient, National Association of Women Lawyers Award Member, Order of the Barristers Recipient, Esther H. Brocker Scholarship, 2019

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Presented “Legal Ethics: Avoiding Key Dangers." The sections I handled were: (a) Handling Prejudicial Evidence; (b) Social Media and Legal Ethics; (c) Communicating with Jurors; (d) Preparing vs. Coaching Witnesses; and (e) Avoiding Conflicts of Interest., Presenter, Litigating Civil Cases in Ohio From Start to Finish, National Business Institute, Ethics, Litigation, Defense, Civil Litigation, General Litigation, Legal Ethics, 2022
Presented “Depositions in the New World”, Presenter, OACTA Litigation & Trial Skills Workshop, Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys, Insurance, General Litigation, 2021
Have you thought about what choices you or your loved ones may have to make before you die? Most people do not. But if you had to choose between suffering or ending your life on your terms, would you? Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (“VSED”) is a necessary option in an individual’s end-of-life care. VSED, vastly different from assisted suicide or medical aid in dying, is neither legal nor illegal in Ohio. This lack of guidance from the Ohio legislature leaves families and physicians in the dark as to what their legal options are. This article discusses the historical, common law right to refuse medical treatment, the advances that the law and medicine have made to ensure the right to refuse medical treatment is protected, the striking difference between the option of VSED versus Medical Aid in Dying (“MAID”), and a proposal to help physicians and palliative caregivers navigate the fine line of recognizing VSED as a viable end-of-life option., Student at Capital University Law School, Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking as a Viable End-of-Life Option in Ohio, Volume 47 of the Capital University Law Review, Health Law, 2019

Other Outstanding Achievements:

YWCA Columbus, Leadership for Social Change Fellow. Leadership for Social Change engages young women at the beginning of their careers, helping them understand how discriminatory practices, policies, and beliefs produce various forms of inequity. Armed with insight, program participants are better prepared to speak up and act out on their behalf and others. This program supports emerging leaders to gain practical knowledge and skills to create significant social change in their community., 2021

Industry Groups:

Bad Faith
Class Action
Construction
Entertainment Facilities
Environmental
General Liability
General Litigation
Governmental Liability
Hospitality Facilities
Insurance Coverage
Mass Tort
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury
Public Entity Liability
Retail Facilities
Surplus Risks

Sara Valentine