Sara Badeanlo

Associate Attorney at Bremer Whyte Brown & O'Meara (Present) • Manage a civil litigation caseload of 30+ active matters from discovery through resolution • Conduct depositions, draft and argue law and motion (demurrers, motions to strike, motions to compel) • Negotiate settlements and develop case strategy based on liability and exposure analysis • Resolved a personal injury matter with a $300,000 demand for $10,000 Deputy Public Defender at San Diego Public Defender • Draft legal memorandums and motions, speak to clients, attend hearings with opposition arguments • Trial call dismissals after pitching 1385 arguments • Manage a heavy courtroom calendar along with a personal case load Summer Legal Clerk (Alternate PD) at San Diego Public Defender • Draft legal memorandums and motions, speak to clients and their families, and attend chambers Summer Legal Clerk (Primary PD) at San Diego Public Defender • Draft legal memorandums and motions, speak to clients and their families, and attend chambers Fall Legal Clerk (Juvenile Justice) at San Diego Public Defender ( • Draft legal memorandums and motions, speak on the record, and attend BHC hearings Spring Legal Clerk (Multiple Conflicts Office) at San Diego Public Defender • Draft and research legal memorandums, speak on the record, and attend homicide round tables Primary Public Defender Post Bar Law Clerk at San Diego Public Defender ) Litigation and trial experience for criminal misdemeanors and wobbler offenses Criminal Defense Associate Attorney at The Law Offices of Anna R. Yum • Managed a misdemeanor caseload, handling cases from intake through resolution • Conducted arraignments, contested hearings, and suppression motions, including a Penal Code 1538.5 hearing in a DUI matter • Prepared mitigation packets in pre-file cases resulting in multiple decisions not to file charges • Drafted motions and appeared in court on felony matters in support of supervising attorneys Intern for Nathan Fletcher at San Diego County Administration, Board of Supervisors • Collected and organized data for municipal projects in regards to MTS • Worked with constituents to help bring their concerns directly to policy makers

Juris Doctor in Law – University of San Diego School of Law (2024-05)

B.A. in Political Science – University of California, San Diego (2020)

A.A. in Political Science – Miramar & Mesa Community Colleges (2018)