About Sara
Sara O. Couch: Litigation - Securities, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Sara O. Couch is a seasoned attorney representing institutional investors, government entities, and consumers in securities and consumer fraud litigation. She also assists in the litigation of individual tobacco cases.
Practice Areas
- Litigation - Securities
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Affiliations
- Firms: Motley Rice LLC
- Affiliated with the Roper St. Francis Xavier Society, which supports Roper Rehabilitation Hospital.
- Serves on the Board of Directors for East Cooper Habitat For Humanity and Slow Food Charleston.
Education & Credentials
- Universities: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University
- Educated in law, with experience as a certified student practitioner with the University of North Carolina Civil Litigation Clinic where she represented clients in administrative hearings and obtained successful outcomes.
- Drafted briefs and memoranda regarding the False Claims Act and Stark Law for the North Carolina Medicaid Civil Enforcement Division at the North Carolina Department of Justice.
Recognized
Sara O. Couch is recognized by Best Attorney USA. She was first recognized in 2022.
Awarded Best Attorney USA in Litigation - Securities, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs.
Experience
- Served as a law clerk with the North Carolina Department of Justice, where she researched and drafted briefs and memoranda regarding healthcare fraud allegations for the division.
- Volunteered at Legal Aid of North Carolina, providing education policy research, analyzing case law, and conducting depositions.
- Represented inmates in a lawsuit against the North Carolina prison system, including conducting depositions and assisting with obtaining a preliminary injunction.
Miscellaneous
Sara O. Couch is an avid rower, participating as a varsity member of the NCAA Division-I Duke University's rowing team. She also plays classical piano and completed 50 hours of pro bono service during her law school years.
