Partner
Sacramento, CA
Telephone: 916-567-0400
FAX: 916-568-0400
E-mail: scg@szs.com
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Sarah was born and raised in Michigan and is a loyal Michigan Wolverines fan. She moved to San Diego when she was 17, to escape the snow. Sarah attended the University of California, San Diego, where she rowed on the Varsity Women’s Crew team, which finished second place in the nation each year she competed. She was also named Coca Cola All American Athlete for her academic and athletic achievements combined with her community service. Sarah moved to San Francisco to attend the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, where she won the California Appellate Moot Court Competition (Traynor) both as a team and as the best oral advocate for the competition. She also completed a prestigious externship with Justice Joyce Kennard of the California Supreme Court. She received her J.D. in 2012, with distinction for 150+ hours of pro bono work and was admitted to practice law in the State of California in November 2012.

Sarah joined the Schuering firm in early 2013, and has been a partner since 2021. Her practice focuses exclusively on medical malpractice defense; she has obtained numerous defense verdicts in medical malpractice trials, and has a very high dismissal rate. Sarah was named a Super Lawyer: Rising Star in 2023, and named Super Lawyer in 2023 and 2024.

Sarah became a new mom to a beautiful baby boy in March 2022. While nearly all her free time is spent with her son, she loves taking him along as she spends time with friends and family, traveling to as many new countries as possible, hanging out with the family dogs, and cheering on her Michigan football team!

Professional History

• 2021 to Present - Schuering Zimmerman & Doyle, LLP, Sacramento, CA
  Partner
• 2013 to 2020 - Schuering Zimmerman & Doyle, LLP, Sacramento, CA
  Associate
• 2013 - Wilson Elser Moskowitz & Dicker, LLP, San Francisco, CA
  Associate
• 2012 to 2013 - Contract Attorney, San Francisco, CA
  Family Law, Antitrust Litigation, Asbestos/Toxic Tort
• 2012 - California Supreme Court, San Francisco, CA
  Extern to Justice Joyce Kennard

Education

• J.D. University of California, Hastings College of Law, 2012
  • Roger J. Traynor California Appellate Moot Court Competition State Champion, 2010
  • Tulane Sports Law Moot Court Competition, Semi-Finalist, 2011
  • Moot Court Board of Directors, 2011 to 2012
  • Law Students for Reproductive Justice, President, 2010 to 2011
  • Civil Litigation Concentration, Certificate 2012
  • Pro Bono Society, Outstanding Achievement Distinction (150+ hours), 2010 to 2012

• B.A., with Honors, University of California, San Diego, 2008
  • NCAA Women's Crew, Division II, Second Place National Finish, 2007, 2008
  • Coca-Cola Community All American Athlete of the Year, Division II, 2007

Admissions

• California, 2012
• United States District Court, Eastern District of California, 2013
• United States District Court, Northern District of California, 2013
• United States District Court, Southern District of California, 2013
• United States District Court, Central District of California, 2013

Honors and Memberships

• Super Lawyer, 2024
• Super Lawyer, 2023
• Super Lawyer: Rising Star, 2022
• National Association of Professional Women
• State Bar of California
• Sacramento County Bar Association
• Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada
• Queen's Bench Bar Association

Community Service

• Recycled Pets Normal All-Breed Dog Rescue, Board Member and foster
• University of California, Hastings College of the Law Moot Court, Team Coach
• University of California, Davis Moot Court, Team Coach
• University of California, Hastings College of the Law Moot Court, Competition Judge
• University of California, Davis School of Law Trial Competition, Judge

Presentations

• Preparing for Trial. Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada.
  Sacramento, CA, October 5, 2016.

Personal Interests

• Discovering the world through her son’s eyes
• International Travel (30 countries and counting)
• Dog Rescue
• Peloton
• Michigan Wolverines Football
• Quality Time with Family