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Sarah Elizabeth Sannes

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Avvo Rating7.2
  • Poulsbo, WA
  • Licensed for 18 years
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About Sarah

Sarah graduated from Willamette University College of Law in 2002. While attending law school, she completed a two-year clerkship for the local district attorney's office. Upon graduation, she was a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Richard J. Thorpe in Snohomish County before she joined the litigation firm, Cogdill Nichols Rein Wartell. In 2006 she relocated to North Kitsap County and opened her own office in Poulsbo. She spent her childhood on Bainbridge Island and is happy to raise her own family and practice law here.

When Sarah is not practicing law, she enjoys spending time with family and friends and gardening.

Practice areas

Wills and living willsGuardianshipFamily
  1. Family: 70%

    Sarah focuses on Collaborative and contested family law cases involving divorce, legal separation, custody and paternity. When litigation is necessary, Sarah takes her clients all the way through trial and achieves positive results.

    19 years

  2. Guardianship: 15%

    Sarah has experience in both contested and uncontested guardianship cases with both disabled and elderly alleged incapacitated persons. She has additionally worked as a Guardian ad Litem is such cases.

    19 years

  3. Wills and living wills: 15%

    Sarah assists clients with basic estate planning services for clients who have non taxable estates. Her estate planning packages include wills, durable powers of attorney, trusts, end of life planning and community property agreements.

    19 years

Languages spoken

English

Contact

Liberty Bay Marina
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Sarah E. Sannes, Attorney at Law, PS

Liberty Bay Marina
17791 Fjord Drive NE, Ste 146
Poulsbo, WA, 98370

Sarah E. Sannes, Attorney at Law, PS

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License
StateStatusAcquiredUpdated
WAActive200212/23/2020
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Awards
Award nameGrantorDate granted
Best Attorney FinalistBest of North Kitsap2018
Work Experience
TitleCompany nameDuration
OwnerSarah E. Sannes, Attorney at Law, PS2006 - Present
Associate AttorneyCogdill Nichols Rein2004 - 2006
ClerkSnohomish County Superior Court2002 - 2004
ClerkMarion County District Attorney's Office2000 - 2002
Associations
Association namePosition nameDuration
North Kitsap Schools FoundationBoard of Trustees2015 - Present
Collaborative Professionals of WashingtonMember2015 - Present
International Academy of Collaborative ProfessionalsMember2011 - Present
Kitsap County Bar AssociationMember2007 - Present
Washington State Bar AssociationMember2002 - Present
Kitsap Children's Musical TheaterDistrict Liaison Officer2015 - 2017
Education
School nameDegreeGraduated
Willamette University College of LawJD - Juris Doctor2002
Washington State UniversityBS - Bachelor of Science1997
Washington State UniversityCertificate1997
Legal cases
Case nameOutcome
Wickstrom v. Wickstrom, State of Washington Court of Appeals, Div. II, No. 52037-1-IIThe Respondent, represented by Sarah, prevailed on all arguments at the appellate court level.

Reviews

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5 Star
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4 Star
17%
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Review Sarah Sannes

Best attorney in Kitsap

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Sarah is a straightforward, diligent and skilled attorney. I had a difficult divorce and Sarah helped everything stay on track on move in the right direction. I would highly recommend her.
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Consulted attorney

Wonderful Experience

Posted by

I worked with Sarah for a few months to redo a complicated parenting plan. She is smart, focused, and understanding. When dealing with these types of issues, it is important to get the best legal advice, but also someone willing to walk with you through the tough stuff and do so with compassion and kindness. I have recommended her to several people and will continue to do so.
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
Hired attorney

excellent

Posted by

Sarah helped me through a very difficult time. She was very supportive and helpful. Highly recommend
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
Hired attorney

Collaborative divorce

Posted by

Sarah helped me end a 43 year old marriage that had finally fizzled out. She explained the different types of divorces one could get and I chose a collaborative divorce where the divorcing persons with their attorneys and consultants decide together what the terms will be. Of course I had to get my husband to agree to this process. Sarah gently supported me throughout and we all came to a satisfactory settlement without too much pain. Sarah is experienced with dividing military pensions as well as other pensions which is helpful for retired persons. She also did my will and power of attorney for healthcare. I am very much satisfied with our work together and would hire her again.
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Hired attorney

Best experience ever.

Posted by

Sarah was nothing less than amazing. She was thorough, timely and ever so patient with our fifty million questions and concerns. Needing a lawyer is not exactly something anyone looks forward to in life but having Sarah by our side made our case a lot easier to handle. She is the perfect blend of personal and professional so we never felt like we were sharing our deepest fears with a text book. I highly recommend her to anyone needing an attorney concerning family law. We STILL call her with questions!! And she is always happy to help. I also have to give a shout out to her amazing assistant who helped us out tremendously as well. Amazing girls, wonderful experience.
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Hired attorney

Non-doormat collaboration here

Posted by

I found Sarah's advise to be sound. I'm way better off than I thought I would be one year post divorce. She was brutally honest. When the divorce turned difficult and was no longer collaborative, she continued to represent me. She could have abandoned me and did not. She was available over the phone almost always. She is a four star because of communication issues with filing more continuances than I agreed to. But I would use her again.
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Attorney endorsements

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Leigh Noffsinger, Family Attorney on Mar 16, 2017
Relationship: Worked together on matter

Sarah is a fabulous lawyer -- a strong advocate, a sharp thinker, and a humanistic approach to the law. I would recommend her without hesitation to anyone!

Brittany Cline, Divorce and separation Attorney on Nov 4, 2015
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

I have known Sarah for years and refer to her often and without hesitation. I also appreciate how her focus on collaborative law can be beneficial to all parties involved.

Matthew Clucas, Divorce and separation Attorney on Feb 1, 2012
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

Sarah is a true professional. We have worked in conjunction on cases and in opposition. She is always fair and honest, and serves her clients well.

Cost

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  • Hourly Rates$160-$320/hour
    PAYMENT METHODS

    Cash, Check, Credit Card