Our Team

Sarah Wetmore Butler

Education

Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., 1999

Wake Forest University, B.A., 1996, cum laude and with Honors

Support Staff

Summar Simpson

Direct: 843.266.8217

Fax: 843.727.2995

Sarah Wetmore Butler

Partner /

Charleston

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Education

Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., 1999

Wake Forest University, B.A., 1996, cum laude and with Honors

Support Staff

Summar Simpson

Direct: 843.266.8217

Fax: 843.727.2995

Sarah has been practicing law in Charleston, South Carolina for twenty-two years.  She is a 1999 graduate of the Wake Forest University School of Law.  Sarah focuses her practice in the areas of construction litigationprofessional liabilitypremises liability, personal injury defense, and general insurance defense and coverage.

Sarah is the immediate past president of the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association. She is a frequent speaker at seminars and events. Sarah is on the planning committee for the Southeastern Women Litigators Conference.

Sarah is a member of the Claims & Litigation Management Alliance, the Defense Research Institute, the South Carolina Women Lawyers Association and is a fellow with the Litigation Counsel of America. She is  AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell and was included on Best Lawyers ® 2022 list for Litigation – Construction and Litigation – Insurance in the Charleston, SC Area.

Sarah was awarded the South Carolina Leadership in Law Award in 2016.  This event recognizes legal professionals from across the Palmetto State who have achieved success in their law practice, made contributions to society and have had an impact on the legal industry.

Over the years, Sarah has enjoyed expanding her general liability and insurance defense background to include construction litigation. She enjoys defending general contractors, subcontractors, architects and engineers, and has also had experience assisting insurance carriers with a variety of construction claims issues.

When she is not practicing law, Sarah can be found on Folly Beach with her husband, Drew, and their four children. She enjoys live music, travel, reading, boating and just about anything her kids are doing. The family dog, Berta, is an alum of Lowcountry Lab Rescue.

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