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Our attorney, Sarah Eads Adkins, became a lawyer to help others. She approaches every legal question with intellectual curiosity, supports clients with empathy during difficult times, and advocates for their cases as if they were her own. Whether standing up to the U.S. government, confronting an unfair partner, or helping you build your dream organization, Sarah is ready to fight for justice by your side.
Sarah E. Eads, J.D.
Attorney
Education
B.S., Campbellsville University, 2009
J.D., Harvard Law School, 2015
Bar Memberships
Kentucky
Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
Sarah Ellen Eads Adkins, J.D., has focused her career on advocating for underrepresented populations.
Prior to joining the University of Cincinnati College of Law, she was the Founding Executive Director of Neighbors Immigration Clinic, a nonprofit providing legal services to low-income immigrants. At Neighbors Immigration Clinic, she spearheaded forming the board and fundraising while maintaining a caseload consisting of asylum, trafficking cases, DACA, and naturalization, among other types of cases. Prior to that, Sarah served as an Assistant Attorney General under Andy Beshear in the Office of Civil and Environmental Law and handled civil litigation at every level of state and federal court. She completed a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Judge Van Tatenhove of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Sarah began her legal career representing immigrants in a wide variety of cases at Maxwell Street Legal Clinic funded by a Public Service Venture Fund Fellowship from Harvard Law School.
Sarah obtained her J.D. from Harvard Law School and her B.S. from Campbellsville University. While at Harvard Law School, Sarah served as Review Editor for the Latino Law Review, Vice President for the Harvard Africa Law Association, and participated in many clinics, including the Harvard Immigrant and Refugee Clinic and the Ghana Project Clinic.
Professional Memberships
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Ohio State Bar Association
Kentucky Bar Association
Publications
Sarah Ellen Eads Adkins, Immigration Law, In Preaching in and the Borderlands (J. Dwayne Howell and Charles L. Aaron Jr. eds., 2020).
Chris Adkins, M.A.
CFO
As a dedicated husband and father, Chris has seen every step of Sarah’s legal journey. He would tell you all about how amazing she is at her job, but you’ll find that out as soon as you become our next client. Chris works full time as a High School Math teacher and would love to arrange a consultation to help you get the services that you deserve.
Content Creator
Cooper Adkins
Cooper Adkins is the lead content specialist for S. Eads Adkins Attorney at Law. Look out for his specially designed information about immigration law targeted directly to your children! Coming Soon!