SARAH U. SHIFLETT

205 West Meadow Street Gaffney, South Carolina 29341

(864) 489-0830 | sarah_shiflett@sarahlaw.com

PROFESSIONAL

Admitted to South Caroline Bar: March 9, 1993

EDUCATION

Legal

University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, SC

Juris Doctor Degree received:
May 8, 1992

Honors:
Deans List, Spring 1992: GPA – 3.75
Moot Court Bar, Admitted: November 1990
Strom Thurmond Scholarship: 1990-1991, 1991-1992
S.C. Bar Foundation Public Service Scholarship: 1992
Pro Bono Volunteer of the Year: 1992
Outstanding Participation in Pro Bono Program: 1991

Post-Graduate

The Citadel, Charleston, SC
Master of Arts Degree in Teaching received:
August 1985

Undergraduate

The College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
Bachelor of Arts Degree in History received:  May 1983

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Private Practice, Gaffney, SC and statewide: April 1993 to present
Attorney for City of Gaffney, October 2019 to present
Assistant City of Gaffney Attorney and Prosecutor, April 1994-Oct 2019
Areas of Practice: Municipal Law, Criminal Prosecution, Real Estate, Negligence and Tort, Corporate, Probate and Estate matters, Litigation
Law Clerk: S.C. Circuit Judge Gary E. Clary: September 1992 – April 1993

ASSOCIATIONS

South Carolina Bar Association;
Cherokee County Bar Association, Vice President, 1996-2001, Secretary, 2010-2015;
Cherokee County Children’s Home, Board Member, 2004-2008;
Cherokee County Humane Society, Board Member, 2005-2008; President – 2007;
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Member 1993-Present