Sarah Skow

Sarah K. Skow Office: (419) 241-2201 Direct: (419) 252-6235 Fax: (419) 241-8599 [email protected] Print Attorney Page About Sarah Sarah has a diverse trial and appellate practice, primarily in the areas of complex business litigation, professional malpractice defense, tort litigation, public entity defense, landlord/tenant, civil rights, and employment law. She has appeared on behalf of clients at trial and on appeal in state and federal courts. Sarah also assists and advises companies and nonprofits on organizational matters and strategic planning. Sarah has been recognized by Ohio Super Lawyers as a Super Lawyer and previously as a Rising Star, and she has been recognized since 2016 in the Toledo Business Journals Whos Who in Toledo Area Law. She has presented on topics including professionalism, legal malpractice, electronic discovery, and appellate practice. Throughout her career, Sarah has been involved in many professional organizations dedicated to enhancing and improving the practice of law and legal profession. Sarah is actively engaged with many State and Local Bar Associations and Professional Organizations. She was appointed to the Supreme Court of Ohios Board of Commissioners on Character and Fitness, and served two terms on the Supreme Court of Ohios Professionalism Commission. Sarah was recently re-elected to serve on the Ohio State Bar Associations Council of Delegates. She serves as President of the Board of the Ohio State Bar Foundation. Sarah was appointed to the Ohio State Bar Associations Advisory Council on Diversity Initiatives, and also previously served on several OSBA Advisory Boards and committees; has served on OSBAs Future of the Profession Commission; and was a member of the inaugural class of the Ohio State Bar Association Leadership Academy. Sarah was elected as the President of the Toledo Bar Association for the 2022-2023 Bar year. She previously served two terms on the Toledo Bar Associations Board of Trustees. She has served on the TBAs Pro Bono Advisory Board for multiple terms, in addition to her service on many other TBA Committees. Sarah is a Past President of the Toledo Jr. Bar Association, a Past President of the Toledo Womens Bar Association, and a Past President of the Toledo Legal Aid Society-Public Defenders Board of Directors. Sarah also previously served on the ABLE/LAWO Boards of Directors and the ABLE/LAWO Emerging Leaders Council (Founding Chair, 2011). Outside of serving her clients and the legal profession, Sarah is very active in the Toledo community. She has engaged in a wide variety of boards and organizations, including the Board of Trustees of the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo (Past President), Sisters-in-Law Mentoring Program, and The University of Toledo Law Alumni Association Board of Governors (Past President). Sarah is also an Engage Toledo Ambassador, as a graduate of the City of Toledos 2018 Engage Toledo Ambassador Academy. Sarahs professional endeavors and community service have been recognized through her receipt of several awards, including the 2023 Henry Herschel Community Commitment Award from the University of Toledo College of Law, the 2019 Citizen Appreciation Award from Lucas County Sheriff John Tharp, the 2018 YWCA Milestones Award for Volunteerism, 2015 Toledo 20 Under 40 Award, 2015 Ohio State Bar Foundation Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under, 2013 Toledo Bar Association Trustees Award, 2013 Crosby Award from the Toledo Botanical Gardens, Queen Sancha for the 2013 Old West End Festival, 2012 Toledo Bar Association Pro Bono Commendation, and 2009 University of Toledo College of Law Outstanding New Exemplar. Sarah graduated from The University of Michigan in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, with distinction in English and Communications. She obtained her law degree, cum laude, from The University of Toledo College of Law in 2006. During law school, she served as Executive Editor of The University of Toledo Law Review.