Overview
Sarah P. Hogarth advises clients on complex litigation matters with a focus on appeals and major motions practice. She has briefed dozens of appellate matters and dispositive trial-court motions covering a wide variety of substantive areas.
Her experience includes matters involving federal practice and jurisdiction, constitutional law, preemption, health care, patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade dress, false advertising, trade secrets, commercial contracts, the False Claims Act, the Federal Arbitration Act, administrative law, insurance, and taxation.
Sarah has experience in the US Supreme Court, most of the thirteen federal courts of appeal, and many federal district courts. Sarah also maintains an active pro bono practice, including representing clients in the US Supreme Court and other courts of appeal.
Previously, Sarah served as a law clerk to the Honorable Michael S. Kanne of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
While in law school, Sarah was the symposium editor of the Notre Dame Law Review.
Results
- Won complete cross-appeal victory, securing reversal of district court order declining to enforce a settlement agreement (Serta Simmons Bedding LLC v. Casper Sleep Inc. (Fed. Cir.))
- Won before the en banc Third Circuit a holding that the government has waived sovereign immunity for certain intentional torts committed by Transportation Security Officers (Pellegrino v. Transportation Security Administration (3d Cir.))
- Won vacatur of an order denying motion to compel arbitration against state insurance liquidator (Atkins v. CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc. (6th Cir.))
- Won affirmance of district court’s dismissal of plaintiff’s Lanham Act false-advertising claims with prejudice (Wysong Corp. v. Mars Petcare US. (6th Cir.))
- Preserved a complete jury verdict and multimillion-dollar award (US Conference of Mayors v. Great-West Life & Annuity (D.C. Cir.; D.D.C))
- Secured summary judgment striking down state law imposing $600 million surcharge on manufacturers and distributors of opioid products (Healthcare Distribution Alliance v. Zucker (2d Cir.; S.D.N.Y.))
- Supported trial team in securing a multimillion-dollar verdict, the first jury verdict under the new federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (Dalmatia Import Group v. FoodMatch Inc. (E.D. Pa.))
- Secured voluntary dismissal with prejudice of design-patent, trade-dress, and patent-infringement claims against beauty brand (DD Karma, LLC v. Michael Todd Beauty LP (D. Del))
Recognitions
- The Legal 500 US, Appellate & Supreme Court, 2021
- Super Lawyers Washington DC, Rising Star in Appellate, 2019 – 2020
Credentials
Education
University of Notre Dame Law School, JD, summa cum laude, 2015
Michigan State University, BA, with honors, 2012
Admissions
District of Columbia
Indiana
Courts / Agencies
US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
US District Court for the District of Columbia (trial bar)
US District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
