For the Honorable Justice Thomas R. Lee, Utah Supreme Court
2011, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, J. Reuben Clark Law School
2002, B.A., cum laude, Bachelor of Arts in English, Brigham Young University
Sara M. Nielson is a Shareholder with the Firm’s Litigation Section.
Sara specializes in assisting clients in complex business and commercial litigation matters. She has experience representing clients in a wide range of complex litigation matters, including contract, construction, regulatory compliance, trade secrets, legal malpractice, and other general business disputes. Sara has particular expertise in construction litigation and has experience representing both companies and individuals in state and federal courts and before mediators.
Sara received her Juris Doctor magna cum laude and Order of the Coif in 2011 from the Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School where she was Editor of the BYU Law Review, Executive Editor of the BYU Journal of Public Law and Senior Editor of the BYU International Law and Management Review. Prior to joining Parr Brown, Sara served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Associate Chief Justice Thomas R. Lee of the Utah Supreme Court. She also worked in 2009-2011 as a summer associate with Parr Brown.
Sara was recognized as a “Rising Star” by Mountain States Super Lawyers in 2017-2021. She was also listed as one of Utah’s Legal Elite by Utah Business magazine in 2021 and 2022. Sara most recently was included in the 2022-2023 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® for Commercial Litigation.
