Sarah Goldwasser

Attorney

Awards and Recognitions

Attorney General’s Department of Justice Honors Program 

  • J.D. from UC Berkeley School of Law
    • Dean’s Fellowship Award
    • Pro Bono Honors Award

    B.A. in Rhetoric from UC Berkeley
    Phi Beta Kappa

  • Law Clerk to the Honorable Diana Song Quiroga 
    US District Court for the Southern District of Texas in Laredo, Texas

  • Federal Bar Association 

  • Member of State Bars of California

    United States Department of Justice

    Legal Extern for the Hon. William H. Alsup in the Northern District of California

    Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence in Washington, D.C. (Legal Intern)  

Biography

Sarah is an attorney in BHB’s San Francisco office. Sarah previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of California, where she investigated and prosecuted complex cases involving drug cartels, fentanyl traffickers, human smugglers, and gun crimes. During her tenure, Sarah gained extensive courtroom experience, making hundreds of federal court appearances and arguments over two and a half years.  

Before her work as a federal prosecutor, Sarah clerked for the Honorable Diana Song Quiroga in the Southern District of Texas. 

Personal

Sarah is originally from Marin County and currently lives in San Francisco with her fiancée. Having lived in Zurich, Jerusalem, Washington, D.C., San Diego, and Laredo, Texas – San Francisco remains her favorite. She enjoys spending her free time exploring art museums, strolling through public parks, and attending the symphony. 

For more information about Sarah’s representative cases and experience, please contact the firm.