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Biography
Sarah K. Carpenter’s practice focuses on Construction Litigation, Contract/Commercial Litigation, and Employment Law in state and federal court. Sarah is experienced in the prosecution and defense of construction disputes, including, without limitation, contract negotiation and drafting, Chapter 558 pre-litigation claims, mechanic’s liens, improper and/or negligent workmanship claims, and payment and performance bond claims. Throughout her construction litigation experience, Sarah has worked to obtain defense and indemnity obligations from her clients’ insurers as well.
Sarah is also experienced in the prosecution and defense of employment law matters, including, without limitation, employment discrimination, age discrimination, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) discrimination, retaliation, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) disputes, wage and hour claims, employee misclassification disputes, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) claims, pregnancy discrimination (PDA) claims, sexual harassment claims, and drafting and negotiation of employment and/or non-competition agreements.
Sarah received her law degree, cum laude, from the University of Florida Levin College of Law and graduated in the top twenty-five percent of her class.
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Licensed in District of Columbia for 9 years
State: District of Columbia
Acquired: 2017
No misconduct found
Licensed in Florida for 12 years
State: Florida
Acquired: 2013
No misconduct found
Location
Smith Currie & Hancock, LLP
1025 Connecticut Ave, N.W., Washington, DC, 20036
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Experience
Work Experience
2017 - Present
Associate Attorney, Smith, Currie & Hancock, LLP
2017 - 2017
Consulting Counsel, Wiley Rein LLP
2013 - 2016
Attorney, Emmanuel, Sheppard & Condon
2012 - 2012
Legal Intern, Office of Public Defender 8th Judicial Circuit
2011 - 2011
Legal Intern, Okaloosa County First Judicial Circuit Court
2011 - 2011
Legal Intern, Law Offices of Martin T. Knopes
Associations
2014 - Present
United States District Court for the Middle District of FloridaMember
2014 - Present
United States District Court for the Southern District of CaliforniaMember
2013 - Present
Florida Association for Women Lawyers (Northwest Florida chapter)Member
2013 - Present
Escambia/Santa Rosa Bar AssociationMember
2013 - Present
Florida Bar, Young Lawyers DivisionMember
2013 - Present
Escambia/Santa Rosa Bar Association, Young Lawyers SectionBoard Member
2013 - Present
Florida Bar, Labor and Employment Law SectionMember
2013 - Present
Florida Bar, Trial Lawyers SectionMember
2013 - Present
United States District Court for the Northern District of FloridaMember
Education
2013
University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law
Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor
2009
University of West Florida
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2016
SHRM Annual Conference - Pensacola
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
2016
Escambia County Inns of Court
Proportionality under the 2015 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Languages
English