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Sarah-Michelle Stearns

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2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 5200, Dallas, TX 75201

Litigation

About Sarah-Michelle Stearns

Sarah-Michelle Stearns focuses her practice on risk management, complex commercial litigation, and appeals, with an emphasis on both real estate litigation and labor and employment matters. Her practice includes the representation of investors, employers, developers, commercial landlords and tenants, and related stakeholders in disputes concerning investments, breach of contract issues, real estate development, commercial lease matters, intellectual property, and related litigation. She has wide-ranging experience in both state and federal courts in Texas, including experience in pursuing and defending applications for injunctive relief. Her practice also includes advising clients on best practices for complying with applicable regulations, and she reviews and drafts contracts with an eye toward the same. She has familiarity with a variety of industries and typically serves clients in the finance, health care, arts and entertainment, and technology industries. Overall, Sarah-Michelle is a fierce advocate, strong writer, and she finds creative strategies to approach complex problems.

Concentrations

•Appellate
•Business disputes
•Class actions
•Complex commercial litigation
•General litigation
•IP litigation

Judicial Clerkships

•Hon. Justice Douglas S. Lang, Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals, 2016-2017

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 'Ones to Watch,' Commercial Litigation, 2021-2026
•Listed, D Magazine, 'Best Lawyers Under 40,' 2023, 2025
•Listed, Super Lawyers Magazine, Texas Super Lawyers, “Rising Stars,” 2021-2025
•Named, Client Service All Star, BTI Client Service All-Stars Report, 2020
•Selected, Dallas Young Lawyers Association, “One to Watch,” 2018

 

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Areas of Law

  • Litigation

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Of Counsel
    Firm Name
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Representative Matters: Assisted in representing a software company in a lawsuit in the Northern District of Texas involving the misappropriation of trade secrets.
    Assisted in representing a semiconductor company in a lawsuit in the Northern District of Texas involving a claim for breach of warranty.
    Assisted in representing a kitchen
    bath products manufacturing company in a lawsuit in Texas state court involving the breach of a noncompete agreement.
    Assisted in representing a chemical industry company in a lawsuit in Texas state court involving a breach of contract.
    Assisted in representing an investment firm in a copyright infringement lawsuit in the Southern District of Texas involving the firm's practice of electronically forwarding a daily newsletter to more of its staff than allowed under the subscription agreement.
    The above representations were h
    led by Ms. Stearns prior to her joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
    Internships: Legal Internship, G6 Hospitality, 2016
    Legal Internship, North Texas Tollway Authority, 2015
    Legal Internship, Hon. Jane Boyle, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, 2014
    Legal Internship, Dallas Cowboys Football Club, 2014
  • Additional Links
    https://www.gtlaw.com/en/professionals/s/stearns-sarah-michelle

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    Texas
    U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
    U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
    U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
    U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Memberships

    Professional & Community Involvement

    •Member, North Texas Master Naturalists
    •Member, Junior League of Dallas
    •Parks Improvement Project, 2023-present
    •Member, National Association of Women Lawyers
    •Member of Host Committee for Annual Meeting, 2023 - Present
    •Selected, Communities Foundation of Texas, Emerging Leaders in Philanthropy, 2022
    •Dallas Regional Chamber
    •Selected, YP Lead, 2021
    •Young Professionals Advisory Council, 2024- Present
    •Selected, Mayor's Star Council, 2020-2021
    •Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, 2016-Present
    •Board of Directors, 2019-2022
    •Leadership Class, 2018
    •Member, Dallas Mayor's Star Council, 2020-2021
    •Member, Dallas Women Lawyers Association
    •Member, Dallas Bar Association, 2016-Present
    •Co-Chair, Transition to Law Practice Program, 2019
    •Chair of Professionalism Committee, 2024
    •Associate, The William 'Mac' Taylor American Inn of Court, 2016-Present
    •Board Member, Big Leaders Board of Big Brothers Big Sisters Dallas, 2018-2022
    •Leadership Arts Institute, Business Council for the Arts, 2018
    •Moot Court Coach, SMU Dedman School of Law, 2017-Present
    •Chapter Advisory Board, Kappa Delta Sorority, 2018-2022
    •Board Member, Shakespeare Dallas, 2019-2022
    •Board Member, Old City Park
    •Member, Daughters of the American Revolution
    •Member, Trinity Christian Academy Alumni Association

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
    Class of 2016
    J.D.
    cum laude; Order of the Barristers; Staff Editor and CLE Editor, SMU Law Review Association; John E. Kennedy Award; The Barristers
    Other Education
    Southern Methodist University
    Class of 2016
    M.A.
    Economics, cum laude

    University of Texas at Austin
    Class of 2011
    B.A.

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  • Is this attorney admitted to practice in any U.S. Federal Courts?
    Sarah-Michelle Stearns is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas and United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
  • How many attorneys are in this law firm?
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP has 2750 attorneys at this location.
  • What law school did this attorney attend?
    Sarah-Michelle Stearns attended Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.
  • What year was this attorney's law firm established?
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP was established in 1967.

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