Sara A. Rapport

About Sara's Practice

Sara A. Rapport emphasizes her practice on labor and employment law. She represents school committees and other municipal employers in negotiations, and before administrative bodies and in the courts. On a daily basis Sara advises employers regarding best practices and compliance with federal and state labor, employment and education law. She also regularly prosecutes interest arbitration hearings on behalf of municipal employers. Sara has represented an employer in Superior Court and before the Supreme Court, successfully defending against a complex claim seeking injunctive relief, and prosecuting a matter of first impression addressing the intersection of state education and labor law. Sara also has represented a female business owner in achieving state certification as a Woman Business Enterprise.

Education
  • Harvard Law School, cum laude, J.D., 1987
  • Rutgers University, M.A., 1985
  • Yale University, magna cum laude, 1981
Major Publications & Speaking Engagements
Admitted to practice
    Rhode Island, Massachusetts, California, Federal District Court of Rhode Island, Federal District Court of Massachusetts and San Diego; First and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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