Sarah Chesteen

Sarah is a legal research clerk for Goyette & Associates. Sarah has been researching law and assisting the attorneys at G&A since January 2010. Sarah earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law, and a Bachelor of Science in Justice and Social Inquiry from Arizona State University.

During law school, Sarah was selected to be the 2010 Peggy Browning scholarship recipient and McGeorge representative at the National Law Students Worker’s Rights Conference in Silver Spring, Maryland. Sarah also co-authored an article published in the McGeorge California Initiative Review and presented her article to the California Initiative Forum. She was also involved in the McGeorge School of Law Elder Clinic, working alongside her classmates to draft estate planning documents and win an Administrative hearing on behalf of an elderly patient for her improper hospital discharge.

Previously, Sarah worked as an intern for the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing. She also worked at the McGeorge School of Law Information Commons and was involved in numerous community service projects. Sarah has always enjoyed Labor and Employment law, and looks forward to practicing in the field soon.