Sarah Gerkins represents businesses and insureds in all aspects of complex civil litigation. Her practice focuses on the defense of claims involving general liability matters, including automobile liability, premises liability and personal injury, as well as insurance coverage disputes. Sarah effectively handles cases from inception through resolution. She is well-versed in conducting and defending depositions, drafting and successfully arguing dispositive motions, and negotiating favorable settlements for clients.
Before joining Wilson Elser, Sarah was coverage counsel at a Nashville insurance defense firm, where she gained valuable experience defending insureds in civil litigation and representing carriers in UM and UIM litigation involving bodily injury.
During law school, Sarah was a law clerk at two Knoxville, Tennessee, firms. Prior to attending law school, she worked as a paralegal at a Charleston, South Carolina firm supporting cases involving the defense of medical malpractice claims.
- University of Tennessee College of Law (J.D., 2022)
- College of Charleston Honors College (B.A. Political Science, cum laude, 2018)
- Concentration in Politics, Philosophy and Law
- Tennessee
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee
- Nashville Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Association