Sara K. MacWilliams
Sara K. MacWilliams has been litigating and trying high-stakes business disputes for over 21 years and more recently has also been doing extensive work in business fraud and emerging tech as well as general contract disputes. After several years of only litigating, Ms. MacWilliams began advising clients on how to avoid litigation and thus routinely also serves as outside general counsel for various small and midsize businesses, providing guidance for legal concerns that impact business owners and helping to find specialists for best case results as well as managing important business transactions. This experience gives her a unique perspective in both the business and litigation sides of business law. Ms. MacWilliams especially enjoys taking complex, high-risk commercial cases to trial and working within the legal community to build better dispute resolution solutions for private businesses.
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Awards & Recognition
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Super Lawyers, Rising Star (2010-2012)
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Super Lawyer, Business Litigation (2013-2025)
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Super Lawyers, Top 50 Women Lawyers (2017-2025)
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Super Lawyers, Top 100 attorneys in Michigan (2023-2025)
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Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Up and Coming Lawyer (2013)
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Hour Detroit Magazine, Top 50 Women Attorneys in Michigan since 2017
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Avvo, Top Rated Attorney
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Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Women in the Law, 2021
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"2024-2025 Top Lawyer" in Corporate Law by DBusiness Magazine
Cases in the News:
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Execs win $8M over whistleblower firing, equity dispute | Michigan Lawyers Weekly
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​Contract-Ownership dispute in cannabis biz $840,000 settlement | Michigan Lawyers Weekly
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Specialized software did not work as promised | Michigan Lawyers Weekly (milawyersweekly.com)
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Their (Blue) Cross to bear | Michigan Lawyers Weekly (milawyersweekly.com)
Education
University of Michigan Law School, J.D. ​​
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Beijing Language and Culture University​
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Kalamazoo College, Summa Cum Laude
Publications
Use Computer Forensic Experts To Win – Sara MacWilliams and Mark St. Peter, CCE CFE 2025
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"Protecting Shareholder Rights with Sara MacWilliams," The Litigation War Room Podcast, June 2022
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"Distinguishing Breach of Contract and Fraudulent Inducement," Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), Co-Written with
Derek Howard, March 2021
"Michigan Court-Appointed Receivers: Clarification of Powers,"
Michigan Business Law Journal, Fall 2016
co-written with Jason D. Killips,
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Balancing Act: profile of Sara MacWilliams, Macomb County Legal News, 2014
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"Recovering Attorney Fees and Costs,"
Michigan Bar Journal, September 2014, Co-Written with Todd Mendel