About
“The a hit practice of regulation is a lot more than wearing a suit — it takes grit, creativity, and the power to make matters happen.”
Formidable however compassionate; tenacious but fun-loving, Sarah Irving Gilbert has confirmed herself a pressure to be reckoned with in courtrooms throughout midcoast Maine (and throughout the State). Raised in Machias and fiercely loyal to her Downeast historical past, Sarah left her hometown to have a look at at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, followed with the aid of the University of Maine School of Law, wherein she obtained scholarships, graduated magna cum laude, and as a professor’s assistant, taught significant classes in constitutional regulation, torts, and felony writing. At some factor, Sarah turned into capable of match in a semester on the University of St. Andrews — Scotland’s oldest college, founded in 1413.
After excelling in regulation faculty, Sarah become tapped by the Maine Supreme Court (the “Law court”) to function law clerk for the Honorable Donald G. Alexander. Fast forward approximately a decade, and Sarah has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star for seven (7!) consecutive years in recognition of acquiring tens of millions of bucks for her non-public-injury customers in the form of jury verdicts and settlements. No greater than 2.5% of attorneys in any given State are awarded the honour. Notably, Sarah was proud and commemorated to work along with her mom, the Hon. Rebecca A. Irving, of Machias (winner of the 2017 Caroline Duby Glassman Award, Chief Tribal Court Judge, Passamaquoddy Tribal Court), to acquire a $2.3 million dollar judgment for a sexual attack survivor in Washington County.
When she isn't always status as much as insurance organizations in her personal-harm matters, Sarah may be observed litigating complex and contested circle of relatives subjects, probate topics, and other cases starting from real estate disputes to contested adoptions. Sarah argues regularly earlier than Maine’s highest Court, and has correctly appealed or defended numerous cases for which she is the lawyer of file.
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- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father s Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Car Accidents
- General Civil
- Dog Bite Injuries
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Pedestrian Accidents
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Experience
- Law Clerk
Maine Supreme Judicial Court
2009
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