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Sara MacWilliams has been litigating and trying high-stakes business disputes for over 22 years, with many of her multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements featured in legal and industry publications. She enjoys working closely with clients to turn difficult situations into winning results and especially enjoys taking high-risk, complex cases to trial. With her leadership, her team accepts several business contingency and alternative billing arrangement cases each year.
Ms. MacWilliams' recent victories include membership disputes and business lockouts, cannabis lending disputes, financial whistleblower disputes, and software fraud in ERP and CRM installations. Rather than focusing on a particular industry, her focus is private business and the legal pitfalls entrepreneurs and executives face daily. Her clients enjoy a highly personalized experience with frequent communication and collaboration, as well an aggressive, results-oriented approach. She fights tirelessly and ensures her clients are in the best possible position for each juncture of the legal experience. Due to this collaborative style, she tends to work with clients for years after the initial crisis has been successfully resolved.
After several years of only litigating, Ms. MacWilliams began advising clients on how to avoid litigation and thus routinely also serves as outside general counsel for various small and midsize businesses, providing guidance for legal concerns that impact business owners and helping to find specialists for best case results as well as managing important business transactions. This experience gives her a unique perspective in both the business and litigation sides of business law.
Off the legal field, Ms. MacWilliams is a proud mother of five.
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22 years
20 years
Free Consultation
$0 first 20 minutes
$ 475-475 per hour
20%-33%
State: Michigan
Acquired: 2004
No misconduct found
State: Indiana
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State: Oregon
Acquired: 2017
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Posted by Rebekah | June 08, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Business
Very Professional
Sara was instrumental in setting up our business in Oregon. She made sure the right paperwork was filed and was always there when we had questions or needed something from her. Even now that we are open she continues to be there for whatever we need. I would highly recommend her!
"Sara is a brilliant lawyer and fierce advocate for her clients. I cannot recommend her highly enough."
"Sara is the most dangerous type of lawyer. She works hard to master the facts of any dispute, and is extremely analytical and strategic in using them. The result is that she is a conscientious, well-informed, and zealous advocate. I strongly recommend her."
Business lawyer
Litigation lawyer
Employment and labor lawyer
Appeals lawyer
2020
Super Lawyer in Business Litigation; Top 50 Women in Michigan, SuperLawyers
2019
Super Lawyer in Business Litigation; Top 50 Women in Michigan, Super Lawyers
2018
Super Lawyer in Business Litigation; Top 50 Women in Michigan, Super Lawyers
2017
Super Lawyer in Business Litigation; Top 50 Women in Michigan, Super Lawyers
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2013
2013 Up and Coming Attorney, Michigan Lawyers Weekly
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2012
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2011
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2010
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2017 - Present
Owner, MacWilliams Law PC
2007 - 2016
Attorney, Young & Associates
2004 - 2006
Attorney, Howard & Howard Attorneys
2017 - Present
Eastern District of Michigan Federal Bar AssociationMember
2017 - Present
Oakland County Real Estate CommitteeMember
2017 - Present
Women Lawyers Association of MichiganMember
2016 - Present
Oakland County Bar AssociationMember
2004 - Present
State Bar of MichiganMember
Settled
Settled
settled
Judgment Obtained
Plaintiffs won
Settled
2004
JD - Juris Doctor
2001
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2018
2016
2014
English
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