Sara Garber

BIO

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Attorney Sara Garber is an energetic, motivated, and hard working criminal defense and civil rights attorney who has a reputation for taking on giants.

Sara is a leader in her field and has litigated numerous complex criminal and civil rights cases to outstanding results.

She exhibits an unwavering commitment to fighting racism, the prison industrial complex, and police abuse of power. Sara puts her clients first. She will work tirelessly and creatively to obtain the best result possible.

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Sara has been recognized by her peers as an exceptional practitioner. Since 2017 Sara was nominated and selected every year as an Illinois Super Lawyer Rising Star (top 2.5% of attorneys under 40). In 2017 She was placed on the Top 40 Under 40 trial lawyers designation by the National Trial Lawyers, Inc. Further, In 2018, Sara was nominated and selected as a Leading Emerging Lawyer for the areas Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, and Criminal Defense, by the Chicago Law Bulletin's Leading Lawyers Division, which recognizes the top 2% of Chicago lawyers under 40.

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In addition to her legal work, served as an adjunct professor and co-director of the Civil Rights Clinic at DePaul University College of Law from 2016-2020. Additionally, for many years, Sara directed a pro bono program dedicated to obtaining the release of elderly inmates on parole. 

Sara routinely curates and presents at continuing legal education seminars on topics of civil rights, criminal defense, and parole. And, she authored three law review articles published in the Civil Rights & Attorneys Fees Handbook a publication of the National Police Accountability Project.

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