Background
Sandford, Sara Piper was born on November 19, 1958 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Daughter of George Gilchrist and Barbara Pauline (Osborn) Sandford.
Sandford, Sara Piper was born on November 19, 1958 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Daughter of George Gilchrist and Barbara Pauline (Osborn) Sandford.
University of California at Santa Cruz. University of Washington (Bachelor of Arts, 1980). Columbia University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1984).
Forrest M. Anderson Scholar, Columbia University School of Law, 1982-1983.
Columbia University International Fellow. Writing and Research Editor, Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, 1983-1984.
Member, 1981-1984 and Vice President, 1982-1983, Society of International Law, Columbia University School of Law. One of Three Commentators in "Amerika De Jigyo Wo Okonau Tame Number Horitsu Jyoshiki,” Overview of Legal Concerns in Doing Business in America, produced by Japan Overseas Enterprises Association, 1987.
Spoken languages: Japanese.
Worked at Garvey, Schubert & Barer (Seattle, Washington) specializing in General Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice. Administrative, Admiralty, Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy and Creditors" Rights, Commercial Transactions, Corporate, Customs, Employee Benefit Plans, Estate Planning and Probate, Hazardous Waste and Environmental, Health Care, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International Trade and Business, Labor and Employment, Land Use, Maritime, Mergers and Acquisitions, Products Liability, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation and Transportation Law. Admitted to the bar, 1984, California and United States.
District Court, Northern District of California.
1989, Washington.
Forrest M. Anderson Scholar, Columbia University School of Law, 1982-1983. Columbia University International Fellow.
Writing and Research Editor, Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, 1983-1984. Member, 1981-1984 and Vice President, 1982-1983, Society of International Law, Columbia University School of Law.
One of Three Commentators in "Amerika De Jigyo Wo Okonau Tame Number Horitsu Jyoshiki," Overview of Legal Concerns in Doing Business in America, produced by Japan Overseas Enterprises Association, 1987.
Member: Washington State and American (Member, International Law Section) Bar Associations. Northwest Women"s Law Center, Director, Japan-American Society of the State of Washington. Inter-Pacific Bar Association.
Garvey, Schubert & Barer provides comprehensive legal services to United States. and foreign clients doing business in the United States and other Pacific Rim countries.
These services include advising on business and regulatory matters, structuring commercial transactions and representation in administrative proceedings and federal and state court litigation. The firm also represents clients in legislative and administrative matters before the United States.
Congress and federal agencies.
Member, 1981-1984 and Vice President, 1982-1983, Society of International Law, Columbia University School of Law. One of Three Commentators in "Amerika De Jigyo Wo Okonau Tame Number Horitsu Jyoshiki," Overview of Legal Concerns in Doing Business in America, produced by Japan Overseas Enterprises Association, 1987. Member: Washington State and American (Member, International Law Section) Bar Associations.
Northwest Women"s Law Center, Director, Japan-American Society of the State of Washington.
Inter-Pacific Bar Association.
Married Phillip G. Richardson, April 16, 1982.