Sarah Collins leads the White Collar Defense group and also focuses her practice on intellectual property and California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) cases.

Prior to joining the firm, Sarah served served as a state prosecutor in Colorado as well as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, where she acted as lead counsel in more than 200 trials before state and federal courts in a variety of case types including violent crimes in Indian country, child internet exploitation, firearms offenses, and white-collar crimes. She has experience in the application of the Federal Rules of Evidence and Criminal Procedure, particularly in Fourth Amendment jurisprudence. Additionally, Sarah provides counseling to elite equine enterprises and associations including establishment of trademark and publicity rights and litigation and dispute resolution for equine and other livestock industries.

Admissions

  • South Dakota
  • Colorado
  • U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Memberships

  • Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Court Bar Association

Education

  • J.D., University of Colorado, Boulder, 2001
  • B.A., cum laude, Colorado State University, 1998

Honors

  • United States Attorney General’s Award for Excellence in Service in Indian Country