Sara E. Apel
Associate
Business Litigation, Employment
Phone: 214-855-3103
Direct Fax: 214-758-3703
Email: sapel@ccsb.com
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Sara Apel is an associate at Carrington Coleman. She practices primarily in the areas of business litigation and employment. Ms. Apel has experience representing employers in state and federal courts involving claims of breach of contract, discrimination, and wrongful termination.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Apel served as a law clerk to the Honorable Catharina Haynes in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the Honorable Robert L. Hinkle in the Northern District of Florida.
Education
Emory University School of Law
J.D., 2008
Order of the Coif
Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal Staff Member, 2006-2007
Executive Notes & Comments Editor, 2007-2008
University of Texas at Austin
B.A., 2005
Judicial Clerkships
Hon. Catharina Haynes, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2009-2010
Hon. Robert L. Hinkle, Chief Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Florida, 2008-2009
Admittances
Illinois 2009
Texas 2009
U.S. District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Associations/Affiliations
Texas Bar Association
llinois Bar Association
Dallas Bar Association
Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
Dallas Urban Debate Alliance
Speeches/Publications
In Too Deep: Why the Federal Courts Should Not Recognize Deepening Insolvency as a Cause of Action, 24 Emory Bankr. Dev. J. 85, (2008).
