Sarah Elizabeth Spencer represents clients in appeals before the Ninth, Tenth, D.C., and Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal as well as Utah and Colorado appellate courts. Sarah handles appeals in other state courts by obtaining pro hac vice admission in specific cases. Sarah has spent the last 22 years honing her skills as a legal writer. Sarah believes that even the most technical and convoluted cases can be presented in a compelling story-telling format that highly engages readers and listeners. Sarah specializes in explaining complicated factual and legal issues in the plainest way possible, both in writing and in spoken communications. Sarah is a thinker,  always mulling over cases, arguments, and issues. She loves the law and legal analysis. And it shows in her work. In 2023 Sarah authored numerous amicus curiae briefs filed with the U.S. Supreme Court about important issues affecting Sarah's industry clients. Sarah is well-known for her conversational, engaging, and punchy oral argument style in which she seamlessly makes her points while citing authority and answering tough questions without making concessions.

Appellate Advocacy

Appellate representation in all civil appeals (flat fee and hourly).

Amicus briefs and related consulting (including flat-fee representation of amicus curiae parties before U.S. Supreme Court on certiorari and merits stage briefing).

Petitions for interlocutory appeal and writs of mandamus.

Appeals of temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, receivership orders, and extraordinary writs.

Appellate motions to stay execution pending appeal, to set the amount of supersedeas bonds, and for injunctions pending adjudication of appeal

Petitions for rehearing and en banc review.

Certiorari petitions.

Appellate moots.

Trial Consulting

Imbedded appellate counsel at trial & related trial consulting

Ghost-writing trial court pleadings (complaint, counter- and crossclaims, third-party complaints)

Ghost-writing complex motions (TRO, preliminary injunction, writ of attachment, Rule 12 motions, Rule 56 summary judgment motions, pretrial motions/motions in limine, discovery motions, sanctions motions, post-trial motions, motions for 54(b) reconsideration/certification of final judgment, Rule 60 motions to vacate/set aside final judgment)