Sara Burger counsels non-profit organizations to comply with employment laws and provides practical, mission-oriented advice on matters that arise in sensitive workplace situations. She works closely with clients so they can foster productive, inclusive, and supportive workplaces and understand their legal obligations. Further, she conducts internal investigations into claims of workplace misconduct or policy violations involving employees at all levels. Sara also represents employees in matters involving discrimination, retaliation, sexual harassment, and wrongful termination.

Prior to joining the firm, Sara practiced at Sidley Austin LLP, conducting employment-related due diligence and handling employee issues resulting from mergers and acquisitions (both buy-side and sell-side). In this role, she also drafted employment agreements, consulting agreements, employment policies, and employee handbooks. She graduated from St. John’s University School of Law in 2022, where she was the Symposium Editor for the St. John’s University Law Review. During law school, she served as a Labor Relations Intern at ABC where she drafted and implemented post-COVID return to work protocol. Prior to law school, Sara interned with District Council 37, AFSCME AFL-CIO where she assisted union leaders with development of collective bargaining agreements and participated in unfair labor practice arbitration hearings. As an undergraduate, Sara attended Cornell University’s School of Industrial Labor Relations where she studied labor relations, labor and employment law, and disability law.

Education:
St. John’s University School of Law, 2022
Cornell University, 2019

Bar Admission:
District of Columbia
New York