Sarah Martha Macgillis

Sarah represented me in a false allegation of student maltreatment. From the start she supported me by taking control while sharing the direction of the process. She was always responsive when questions arose and many did, given the newness of the situation to me as an educator of 24 years. The c...ase was investigated, I felt strongly supported and the situation was decided in my favor. The calmness, professionalism and care Sarah showed made this process less stressful for my family. Sarah Macgillis has experience working with educators and I would recommend her to any of my teacher colleagues if law service is needed!

We hired Sarah when false allegations were brought against me. She was prompt, understanding, knowledgeable, and VERY empathetic with us through entire process. She explained every step before it happened relieving anxiety/stress. Sarah is extremely personable and friendly. She was a good foundatio...n through this emotional situation.

I retained Sarah for representation when I was called before the BON for allegations made against me. Not only did she advise me on the best defense against the allegations, she also offered me sound legal advice on how to buffer my image and which verbiage I should use and not use before the board. ...I felt confident, prepared, and emotionally able to handle the outcome of the encounter with the board. With Sarah's help, I was able to get the allegations dismissed. i would strongly recommend her to anyone seeking legal council. She made herself available to me for questions and information at all times, which I greatly appreciated. Sarah made me feel comfortable even though I was being threatened with fairly damaging allegations. She is a open-minded individual and I feel she remains unbiased which is extremely important while seeking representation.

Sarah Macgillis represented me in a student maltreatment case. It was a very frightening time in my career as an educator. I was stunned and didn't understand what was happening as the school began its investigation. From the very first phone consultation, with Ms. Macgillis, I realized that I wa...s in extremely capable hands. Sarah showed a great deal of compassion as she listened to my story. She let me know that this was an area of expertise, and I was reassured by her knowledge in this area of the law. She did a wonderful job of preparing me for the investigator's interview as she walked me through possible questions that might be asked. She also helped me to keep things in perspective during the six month process. Sarah was always available to discuss my case and answer any questions that I had throughout the process, even to the point where she was willing to receive calls and emails during her personal vacation time. That, in my way of thinking, is going above and beyond the call of duty, which truly speaks to who Sarah is as a professional and as a person. When my case reached a favorable determination on my behalf, Sarah celebrated along with me. I highly recommend Sarah Macgillis as a lawyer. She deserves as many positive reviews as there are stars in the sky!

Sarah has been working with me for the past 17 months on my misdemeanor assault case and I have nothing but praise and admiration for her work. Sarah is a tireless lawyer who is even keeled and calming during what has been a tumultuous and stressful period in my professional career. Her efforts did... not go unnoticed or unrewarded on my behalf as I received the best possible outcome for my legal matter. I truly believe that it was her well written, and highly referenced motion, entered shortly before we were to go to trial, that allowed for the judge and prosecutor to reach an out of court plea bargain with us. That plea bargain, as it turns out, was the best possible outcome to my case and one that I can work with and not be severely penalized in the end. None of this would have been possible without the quick thinking and level headed approach that Sarah used in my legal matter. I would recommend her services to anyone that is having a challenging time with the Minnesota legal system.