Sarah J. McEllistrem

An attorney at Collins, Buckley, Sauntry & Haugh, PLLP, Sarah J. McEllistrem represents clients in St. Paul, Minnesota, along with Minneapolis and the surrounding metropolitan area. Her practice is focused on legal issues related to employment law, wrongful termination, sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace. Named as one of America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, she has over a decade of experience representing workers who feel they have been wronged by an employer.

Ms. McEllistrem is admitted to practice in the state of Minnesota and before the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit. After graduating from the St. Catherine University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1998, she attended the William Mitchell College of Law. In 2007, she graduated with her Juris Doctor.

A member of the Warren E. Burger Inn of Court, she is the past president and current member of the board of directors in the Ramsey County Bar Association. Ms. McEllistrem also is a member of the Minnesota Bar Association, the Minnesota Women Lawyers and the Minnesota National Employment Lawyers Association. She is a qualified neutral in civil alternative dispute resolution.

Her clients include those needing to be represented in professional licensing matters with the Office of Professional Responsibility and the Board of Nursing. An active volunteer with the law clinic in Washington County and Ramsey County, Ms. McEllistrem also has a background working in cost negotiations, development and overall financial performance for Target Corporation.