Sarah E. Coates
Attorney
1000 SW Broadway, Suite 1400
Portland, Oregon 97205
503.227.1111 Main
503.243.1639 Direct
Assistant: Natalie Hatfield: 503.243.1661 x 214
Practice Areas
Overview
Sarah is an attorney in the firm's Business Department. She assists clients with variety of general business and real estate matters including assisting with mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions, and entity formation.
Prior to joining Sussman Shank, Sarah served as a Research Assistant while attending the University of Oregon School of Law. She worked primarily on updating a treatise for Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. As a participant in the school's Advanced Domestic Violence Clinic, Sarah represented survivors of intimate partner violence in numerous family law matters. Concurrently, she assisted clients as a Law Clerk for a law firm in Eugene, Oregon, with various business, tax, and health care issues.
Utilizing her experience working with a diverse group of businesses and individuals in both a firm as a law clerk and at a legal clinic, Sarah is committed to achieving the best possible results on behalf of clients.
Education
B.A. in Psychology,
summa cum laude, Portland State University
J.D., University of Oregon School of Law
Oregon Review of International Law, Associate Editor, Ibrahim J. Gassama Award for Editorial Excellence
Admitted to Practice
Oregon State Bar
Professional Organizations
Multnomah Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section
Oregon State Bar, New Lawyers Division
Civic Organizations
Eugene Public Library Foundation Board —Director and Events (Chair, June 2019 - August 2022)
Publications
Coates, S. (2022). I Do, I Did, I'm Done: Copyright and Termination of Transfer in Divorce.
Oregon Review of International Law, 23.
Personal Interests
Sarah is an Oregon native, born and raised in Eugene. She is passionate about making a positive contribution to the community, and she has volunteered with the Hope and Safety Alliance, Food for Lane County, and Start Making a Reader Today (SMART), among other organizations. In her free time, Sarah dabbles in swimming, skiing, and pottery.