Sara worked for 14 years as a Research Attorney at the Fifth District Court of Appeal. She left to devote her time to serving on the Fresno County Board of Education. She then worked for Sagaser, Franson & Jones, until she opened her own practice where she specialized in CEQA cases, appellate cases, civil rights litigation, and foreclose defense. She has been counsel on a number of published cases including a recent win before the California Supreme Court. In May of 2016, she became the Director of Litigation and Advocacy at CCLS and now serves as the Supervising Attorney of the Housing Team. As to law school, Sara remembers adopting Ms. Palsgraf - a dog Jan found, competing in the statewide Traynor Moot Court Competition with Joby Dupuis, having a baby, and jumping the fence at the Shields building to get to the doughnut shop on breaks.
Sara Hedgpeth-Harris – Class of 1986 – Supervising Attorney, Housing Team, Central California Legal Services (CCLS)