Sarah C. Jessee is an associate in the Roanoke office of Lewis Brisbois and a member of the Medical Malpractice Department. She focuses on the defense of medical malpractice as well as other civil litigation matters. Prior to private practice, Ms. Jessee interned for judges on the Court of Appeals of Virginia and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. She earned her undergraduate degree from Washington & Lee University, and her law degree, cum laude, from University of Richmond School of Law. She is licensed to practice law in Virginia and West Virginia.

Professional Presentations

Legal 101: Legal Issues That May Be In Your Future, Radford University

Admissions

• State Bar Admissions
  • Virginia
  • West Virginia
• United States District Courts
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

Admissions

Virginia

West Virginia

Awards & Honors

• "Ones to Watch," Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Best Lawyers, 2022-2024
• Recognized Young Lawyer, Virginia Business Legal Elite, 2022
• Roanoke Bar Association, Board Member/Young Lawyers Committee
• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, Chair of the Young Lawyers Division 
• Virginia Bar Association

Education

University of Richmond School of Law

Juris Doctor, cum laude, 2017

• Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society

Washington & Lee University

Bachelor of Arts in Politics, Minor in Philosophy, 2014