Sarah E. Fisher

Associate
Sarah Fisher

Sarah Fisher helps clients navigate the often murky waters of federal, state, and local laws that regulate nonprofit organization activity. Sarah advises public charities, social welfare organizations, trade associations, and other entities on a range of issues, including corporate governance, event vendor contracting, charitable solicitation registration, and cause marketing. She also helps clients secure tax-exempt status at the federal, state, and local levels.

Sarah gives practical counsel rooted in her hands-on experience. Prior to earning her law degree, Sarah worked at Venable as a nonprofit services analyst. In this role, she oversaw nationwide charitable solicitation registration compliance for high-profile clients and gained a keen understanding of the unique regulatory challenges facing today's tax-exempt organizations.

Sarah also draws from her time as a term law clerk to the Honorable John A. Gibney, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, to help clients navigate high-stakes legal questions. As a law clerk to Judge Gibney, Sarah worked on civil and criminal matters in the "Rocket Docket," from filing through final disposition; served as lead law clerk on multiple federal criminal trials; and drafted opinions for both the district court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

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Education

  • J.D. summa cum laude William & Mary School of Law 2023
    • Order of the Coif
    • Student editor and published author, William & Mary Law Review
    • Legal Writing Fellow
    • Funding chair, Public Service Fund
  • B.A. Foreign Affairs with distinction University of Virginia 2016

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Clerk Experience

  • The Honorable John A Gibney, Jr. U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia