Sara E. Smith
Associate
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Phone: +1 215 979 1184
- 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
Selected Publications
- Contributor, Duane Morris State Attorneys General Blog
- Co-author, "Federal Court Enjoins Enforcement of NIH’S Rate Change Notice Regarding Indirect Costs," Duane Morris Life Sciences Law Blog, February 24, 2025
- Co-author, "Court Extends TROs Enjoining Enforcement of NIH Rate Change within 22 Plaintiff States," Duane Morris State Attorneys General Blog, February 24, 2025
- Co-author, "TROs Remain for Universities and Academic Associations in NIH Rate Change Suits," Duane Morris UpdatED Blog, February 24, 2025
- Co-author, "Court Rules Trump Administration Violated TRO Enjoining Administration’s Funding Freeze," Duane Morris State Attorneys General Blog, February 11, 2025
- Co-author, "State Attorneys General File Suit Challenging President Trump’s Freeze on Federal Grants and Loans; D.C. District Court Judge Temporarily Blocks Freeze," Duane Morris State Attorneys General Blog, January 28, 2025
Representative Matters
Glass, et al. v. B. Braun Medical Inc., et al., Case No. 210500315 (Philadelphia Cty., Pa Dec. 5, 2024). Obtained a defense verdict on behalf of B. Braun, an international medical technology company, after a five-week trial in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. Plaintiff sought damages, including punitive damages, on counts of negligence, gross negligence, willful and wanton misconduct, strict liability, and civil conspiracy, claiming her husband developed leukemia from exposure to ethylene oxide allegedly emitted from B. Braun’s facility in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The jury found B. Braun not liable on all counts.
Represented Relator as lead counsel in a Qui Tam False Claims Act litigation.