Sara E. Smith

Associate

  • Sara E. Smith
  • Phone: +1 215 979 1184

    Import to Address Book

  • Duane Morris LLP
    30 South 17th Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19103-4196
    USA

Sara E. Smith practices in the area of litigation. 

Prior to rejoining Duane Morris, Ms. Smith served as law clerk to the Hon. Gene E.K. Pratter of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Ms. Smith is a 2021 graduate of Vanderbilt University Law School, where she was notes editor of the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law and a graduate of the University of Maryland. 

Admissions

  • Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Education

  • Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 2021
    - Notes Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law
  • University of Maryland, B.A., 2016

Experience

  • Duane Morris LLP
    - Associate, 2021-2022; 2023-present
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
    - Law Clerk to the Hon. Gene E.K. Pratter, 2022-2023

Honors and Awards

  • Litigator of the Week Runner-Up, AmLaw Litigation Daily, December 13, 2024

Professional Activities

  • Philadelphia Bar Association
    - Young Lawyers Division
  • Historical Society of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Civic and Charitable Activities

  • Forum of Executive Women
    - Non-member researcher for the Pay Equity Leadership Committee