About Sarah Bean
Sarah Bean Smith is an attorney admitted to practice in Tennessee and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. She constructed her courtroom experience early, then moved right into a steady role at a Chattanooga-area firm the place she has practiced for extra than a decade. Colleagues describe her as methodical and steady in court and on the negotiation desk.
Smith began gaining realistic legal knowledge while still in law program. In 2011 she interned at the Blount County Public Defender's Office, where she noticed client intake, case preparation and courtroom process. The following yr she returned to private practice as an intern at Costner & Greene. Those placements gave her exposure to both public protection work and the operational side of a midsize regulation company.
In 2013 Smith joined Costner & Greene as an associate attorney. She has maintained her role on the company since then. Her role there has covered drafting pleadings, conducting legal studies and representing clients in hearings. Over time she took on greater responsibility in managing files and making ready cases for trial or resolution. She is admitted in Tennessee and to the federal court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, which allows her to seem on a variety of state and federal things.
Smith’s practice has concerned litigation and courtroom appearances, along with pretrial work and client counseling. She handles motions, evidentiary things and procedural things that arise in each state and federal proceedings. Her work calls for ordinary interplay with judges, courtroom staff and opposing counsel. She additionally spends time making ready the factual and legal groundwork that underpins resolution talks when those alternatives are suitable.
Those who've worked with Smith notice her steadiness beneath strain. She favors clean written work and concise oral argument. She strategies instances by breaking them into discrete tasks and placing timelines to keep development measurable. That pragmatic fashion guides how she prepares clients for hearings and how she coordinates with colleagues at her firm.
Smith continues to practice at Costner & Greene Lawyers At Law. She advocates for clients in Tennessee courts and looks in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee on things arising from her firm’s caseload.