Sarah Kneisel
Sarah Kneisel graduated from Oklahoma State University in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science; she was a member of the Dean’s Honor Roll. While at OSU, Mrs. Kneisel served as Social Chair for Army Blades (AXO), a prestigious community service sorority. She was responsible for coordinating all of the sorority’s community service activities, with the goal of serving local military members and their families. Additionally, she planned and coordinated events to raise funds for the Victims of Hurricane Katrina and the Asia Tsunami.
Attorney Kneisel earned her J.D. from California Western School of Law in 2010, where she was also on the Dean’s Honor Roll. Mrs. Kneisel received numerous awards for her top grades, including Academic Achievement Awards (awarded to the top student in the class) in Legal Skills, STEPPS (a course designed to train students as creative problem solvers), and Appellate Advocacy. Her professors described her as “professional,” “a strong advocate,” “a natural leader” and “a skilled negotiator.”
While at CWSL, Attorney Kneisel was a member of the Surfrider Foundation and served as the Secretary and Social Chair for Amnesty International. She was responsible for organizing and coordinating speaker events to promote awareness of human rights violations and raise funds to support local organizations attempting to combat it. Mrs. Kneisel worked directly with Survivors of Torture in attempting to promote those ideals.
In 2008, Attorney Kneisel accepted a prestigious internship with the legal department of SERNAC in Santiago, Chile. While there Mrs. Kneisel helped draft important legislation for the Chilean people.
At Edmunds Law Firm, Attorney Kneisel practices federal administrative law; helping clients with their security clearances. She is a strong advocate for her clients’ needs and finds great satisfaction in being able to act in that capacity. She is also a trained mediator and brings that education in helping clients realize their goals.
In her free time, Sarah enjoys running and spending time with her husband and son.
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