General Biography
Sarah G. J. Verstraten graduated from the College of Charleston in 2001, cum laude, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education and a minor in Communication Studies.  In January of 2002, Sarah was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force and served on active duty for nearly five years at Dover Air Force Base, DE, and the Defense Distribution Center in New Cumberland, PA, before starting law school in 2006 at the Charleston School of Law.

While in law school, Sarah clerked during the summer and school year at Turner Padget in Charleston where she solidified strong research and writing skills drafting legal memoranda and briefs for various firm attorneys in the practice areas of Employment Law, Professional Liability, Product Liability, Business Litigation, Motor-Vehicle Tort Litigation, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Probate, Land Use and Workers' Compensation.  During the school year she served as a member of the law school's Moot Court Board, Mock Trial Competition Team, and conducted legal research on Criminal Procedure in South Carolina as a Research Assist to the Dean.  Sarah joined the Charleston office of Turner Padget in the fall of 2009 and practices on the litigation team.

Bar Admissions
South Carolina Bar, 2009

Supreme Court of South Carolina, 2009
 

Education
Charleston School of Law, cum laude, J.D., 2009

College of Charleston, B.S., cum laude, 2001

Professional/Civic Affiliations

Charleston School of Law Alumni Association
Charleston County Bar

South Carolina Bar

South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association
 

Speeches/Presentations/Awards
CALI Awards in Equity and Criminal Law, Charleston School of Law, 2007

Air Force Commendation Medal, 2006

Air Force Achievement Medal, 2005

Dover AFB Personnel Manager of the Year, 2005

Mission Support Squadron Company Grade Officer of the Year, 2005

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, 2003

Publications

Business Torts Journal, Remedies Issue Vol. 15 Number 2 Winter 2008 "The Government's Application of RICO to Disgorge Corporate Profits."