About

The Law Office of Sarah N. Swatosh is a boutique law firm specializing in employment, wrongful termination and labor law. Sarah is the founding and managing member of the law office. Prior to opening the firm, Sarah practiced law at the largest international employment defense law firm. She regularly represented the interests of Fortunate 500 companies as well as smaller businesses in age, race, sex, disability (and accommodation), sexual harassment, traditional labor, and wage and hour litigation. Sarah’s defense experience also included counseling employers on litigation avoidance, including compliance with the FMLA and FLSA.

After serving as a management-side employment lawyer for nearly a decade, Sarah opened the law firm in downtown St. Louis. Sarah understands the many ways that defense attorneys may attack employment law claims, as well as conceal the weaknesses in employers' cases. Sarah knows what companies seek from and during litigation and she will use that experience and knowledge to create the right strategy to help you reach your goals, whether you are considering litigation, alternative dispute resolution, contract negotiations, or simply seeking advice. In short, the insight Sarah has learned about how companies value employees’ claims is an invaluable asset to you in your pursuit of justice. Sarah has tried jury cases in the state of Missouri and Kansas as well as in federal court.

Sarah enjoys running, traveling and photography. Sarah studied and lived in Denmark for one year through Rotary International. Sarah and her wife live in St. Louis with their Minecraft / Lego loving son, two crazy rescue dogs, and one very annoyed cat.

Education and Qualifications

J.D., Syracuse University College of Law

Magna cum laude

Order of the Coif

Syracuse Law Review, Executive Editor

Moot Court Honor Society

B.A. English, University of Central Missouri

Magna cum laude

Dean’s List

Student Government Association – Supreme Court Justice

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority

Jurisdictions Admitted To Practice

Missouri Bar

Illinois Bar

Kansas Bar

United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri

United States District Courts for the Southern, Central and Northern Districts of Illinois

United States District Court for the District of Kansas

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

Professional & Bar Association Memberships

American Bar Association

Missouri Bar Association

Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis

Illinois State Bar Association

Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys

Presentations

Speaker: STL NPR Legal roundtable (July 2025)
Speaker: STL NPR Legal roundtable (April 2025)
2024 Annual Labor & Employment Law Symposium
Speaker: SIU School of Law CLE, How to Spot a Meritorious Employment Claim (Oct. 2024)
Speaker: STL NPR Legal roundtable (Aug. 2024)
Speaker: STL NPR Legal roundtable (April 2024)
Speaker: STL NPR Legal roundtable (Jan. 2024)
2023 Annual Labor & Employment Law Symposium
Speaker: STL NPR Legal roundtable (Oct. 2023)
Speaker: STL NPR Legal roundtable (April 2023)
Speaker: STL NPR Legal roundtable (Dec. 2022)
Speaker: STL NPR Legal roundtable (July 2022)
MoBarCLE: Sexual Harassment (June 2022)
MoBarCLE: Sexual Harassment (March 2022)
Speaker: STL NPR Legal roundtable (Jan. 2022)
Speaker: STL NPR Legal roundtable (Sep. 2021)
Speaker: STL NPR Legal roundtable (April 2021)
Speaker: STL NPR Legal roundtable (Jan. 2021)
Speaker, Recent Trends in Employment Mediation, BAMSL (2018)
Speaker, The Human Resource Manager: Essential Skills for Everyday Issues, National Business Institute (2018)
Speaker, Fifth Annual EDiscovery Symposium: Cooperating with Opposing Counsel (2016)
Speaker, Employment Law: From Start to Finish, National Business Institute (2016)
Speaker, Protecting Your Job While Coping With Cancer: Accommodation & Disability Rights, International Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Conference (2015)
Speaker, Recruitment and Hiring: Legal Challenges and Compliance, National Business Institute (2015)
Speaker, Developing Effective Handbooks, Human Resource Management Association (2015)
Speaker, Avoiding Handbook Pitfalls, National Business Institute (2014)
Speaker, Ethical Issues in Reductions-in-Force and Releases, Webinar (2014)
Speaker, Impact of DOMA Ruling on Employers, Human Resource Management Association (2014)
Speaker, Driving Your Case for Value in the Mediation Process – Strategies and Tactics, Missouri Bar Association (2013)
Speaker, Navigating FMLA, Lorman Educational Services (2013)
Speaker, Conducting Effective Investigations (2012)
Speaker, White Collar Exemptions, Human Resource Management Association (2012)

Civic Activities

Current Member, Board of Directors, International Institute of Saint Louis
Former Co-Chair (2023-2025), Missouri Bar – Labor and Employment Law Committee
Former Member, Board of Directors, Wildlife Rescue Center
Former Corporate Achiever, National Multiple Sclerosis Society

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