Sarah Polacek
Associate
Pennsylvania
Education
Drexel University Kline School of Law, cum laude
University of Delaware
Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania
Professional Experience
Sarah M. Polacek litigates general liability actions, including personal injury and property damages cases, premises liability, products liability, and construction defect claims. Sarah’s work includes all aspects of the cases, including drafting pleadings and motions, attending depositions, performing legal research, attending hearings, arbitrations, and mediations, and preparing for trial.
During law school, Sarah worked as a law clerk specifically in issues of products liability, premises liability and medical malpractice defense. She drafted motions and other legal memoranda, provided document review, and assisted in deposition preparation. As an associate editor on the Drexel Law Review, Sarah’s published Note highlighted the systemic flaws within Philadelphia’s child welfare system and addressed reform opportunities. Additionally, she served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Chad F. Kenney in the United States District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Honors and Distinctions
Drexel University Kline School of Law
Dean’s List
CALI Excellence for the Future Award/Best Student Performance – Expert Witnesses, Legal Methods I
Associate Editor, Drexel Law Review, Publication: 14 Drexel L. Rev. 641 – It Takes a Village – A Small Step in Philadelphia Child Welfare Reform: Opening Philadelphia Family Court’s Dependency Proceedings
Pro Bono, Episcopal Legal Aid
University of Delaware
Dean’s List
National Society of Leadership and Success
Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society
Publications
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