Sarah M. Washington
Associate

Sarah M. Washington focuses her practice on commercial litigation, business services, and defending large businesses, landowners, and contractors in premises liability and construction site personal injury litigation, including matters involving New York State Labor Law.
Sarah’s law school experience includes serving as a law clerk to the Honorable Hugh B. Scott, Magistrate Judge for the Western District of New York, and as an intern with the Buffalo Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Sarah was also involved in the law school’s Pro Se Civil Litigation Practicum, where she provided assistance in navigating legal documents and the court systems to pro se litigants at Erie County Family Court and as well as at the Pro Se Assistance Program in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York.
Industries
Honors & Awards
National Black Lawyers, “Top 40 Under 40” (New York), 2021
Upstate New York Super Lawyers, Rising Stars 2020
Honorable Judith S. Kaye Commercial and Federal Litigation Scholarship Recipient, 2019
Buffalo Business First, 30 Under 30, 2019
The Daily Record, Up & Coming Attorney, 2018
Order of the Barristers, 2016
Justice M. Dolores Denman Award, 2016
Minority Bar Foundation of Western New York Award, 2016
SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association GOLD Group Award, 2016
Admissions
- New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern and Western Districts of New York
Education
- University at Buffalo School of Law, J.D., 2016
- Black Law Student Association: President
- Buffalo Environmental Law Journal: Associate Editor
- Advocacy Institute
- University at Buffalo, B.A., Political Science, cum laude, 2012
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- Bar Association of Erie County
- Minority Bar Association of Western New York
- President, 2021
- Vice President/President-Elect, 2020
- Director, Executive Board, 2019
- Corresponding Secretary, Executive Board, 2018
- Chair, Annual Toy Drive, 2016-20
Community Involvement
- SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association GOLD Group
- Vice-President/President-Elect, 2020-2021
- Executive Member and Treasurer, 2019-2020
- Treasurer-Elect, 2018-2019
- Director, 2016-current
- Nichols School
- Alumni Board, Vice-President, 2020-2021
- Alumni Board, Director, 2018-2020
- Parent Council At-Large, 2020-2021
- Parent Council Middle School Parent Representative, 2019-2020
- STAR Swimming Volunteer
- Brierwood Country Club Board: Social Activities Chair (2019)
- Buffalo Prep
- Junior Board, Co-Chair and Member
- 2019 Commencement Speaker
- USA Swimming Official
- Daemen College, Paralegal Studies Advisory Committee Member, 2019-20
Publications & Events
- “Prospects For NY Summary Judgment In TM Confusion Cases,” Law360, (Co-Author), June 17, 2019
Recent Insights
February 5, 2021
September 2, 2020