YOUNG LAWYER

Profile of Sara M. Sakagami, Odin Feldman & Pittleman PC, Reston and list

Published December 2, 2019 by Staff Reports

Title: Shareholder

Legal specialties: Labor & Employment, Commercial Litigation

Birthplace: Honolulu

Education: Washington & Lee University School of Law; University of California, San Diego

Spouse: Patrick H. Rinaldi

Children: William K. Rinaldi

Hobbies or pastimes: Cooking, soap making

First job as a lawyer: Law clerk for Virginia Beach Circuit Court

Fan of: Roger Federer

Recently read book: “Where the Sidewalk Ends” by Shel Silverstein

Career mentors: The Hon. John M. Tran, The Hon. R. Terrence Ney

Why did you decide to become a lawyer? I was about 10 years old growing up in Japan when I watched a courtroom drama that featured a female prosecutor. Gender stereotyping was still strong in Japan at the time, so seeing a strong female character was unique and I wanted to be just like her. Somehow, I never stopped thinking that I’d become a lawyer over the years after that.

What advice do you have for college students considering a legal career? Take every opportunity to do something new or different. A path to a legal career is expansive and one of the most flexible ones. No experience would be wasted because everything will help you in some way when advising your clients as a lawyer. So do whatever interests you and don’t write it off just because it’s not a pre-law class or an internship at a law firm.

Young Lawyer list

Mark Emilio S. Abrajano
McCandlish Lillard PC
Fairfax

Nicholas Albu
Reed Smith LLP
McLean

Joseph Allen
Willcox Savage PC
Norfolk

Brandon Allred
Kaufman & Canoles PC
Norfolk

James Bailey
Williams Mullen
Richmond

Nupur Bal
DeFazio Bal PC
Glen Allen

Emily P. Bishop
McAngus Goudelock & Courie
Glen Allen

Jordan Bowman
Litten & Sipe LLP
Harrisonburg

Genevieve Bradley
Roth Jackson Gibbons Condlin PLC
McLean

Luke J. Bresnahan
Crowell & Moring LLP
Washington, D.C.

Taylor Brewer
Moran Reeves & Conn PC
Richmond

Brett A. Callahan
Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian PC
Manassas

Caroline Callahan
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman PC
Alexandria

Frances Caruso
ThompsonMcMullan PC
Richmond

W. Thomas Chappell
Vandeventer Black LLP
Norfolk

Susan E.B. Cook
Woods Rogers PLC
Roanoke

Audra Dickens
McCandlish Holton PC
Richmond

Scott Dinner
Protorae Law PLLC
Tysons

Dannel Duddy
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman PC
Richmond

Jennifer L. Eaton
Vandeventer Black LLP
Norfolk

Barrett Enix
McCandlish Holton PC
Richmond

M. Scott Fisher Jr.
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman PC
Richmond

Steven Forbes
Moran Reeves & Conn PC
Richmond

Andrew Gibbs
Wolcott Rivers Gates
Virginia Beach

Alicha Grubb
Gentry Locke Attorneys
Roanoke

Marilyn Harvey
Clarke, Dolph, Hull & Brunick PLC
Virginia Beach

William L. Holt
Kaufman & Canoles PC
Newport News

Jordan Jackson
Culin, Sharp, Autry & Day PLC
Fairfax

Lisa C. Jackson
Phillips & Peters PLLC
Norfolk

David Johnson
Protorae Law PLLC
Tysons

Susanna B. Jones
FloranceGordonBrown PC
Richmond

Kristen R. Jurjevich
Pender & Coward PC
Virginia Beach

Meagan Kalantar
Williams Mullen
Virginia Beach

Naveed Kalantar
Pender & Coward PC
Virginia Beach

Madelaine Kramer
Sands Anderson PC
McLean

Kristen Kugel
Cooper Ginsberg Gray PLLC
Fairfax

Jennifer Ligon
Williams Mullen
Richmond

Michael Litman
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman PC
Richmond

Sarah K.F. Lollar
Gardner & Mendoza PC
Virginia Beach

Christopher Mackenzie
Sands Anderson PC
Richmond

Joel McClellan
Marks & Harrison PC
Richmond

Heather Miller
Sevila Saunders Huddleston & White PC
Leesburg

Jeffrey P. Miller
Gentry Locke Attorneys
Richmond

Laura Lee Miller
Harman Claytor Corrigan &
Wellman PC
Richmond

Surge Moghaddassi
Harman Claytor Corrigan &
Wellman PC
Richmond

Christy Murphy
Bischoff Martingayle PC
Virginia Beach

Saemi Murphy
Harman Claytor Corrigan &
Wellman PC
Glen Allen

Quinn Novak
FloranceGordonBrown PC
Richmond

T. Duggan O’Dea
ThompsonMcMullan PC
Richmond

B. Patrick O’Grady
Harman Claytor Corrigan &
Wellman PC
Glen Allen

Annamarie Elizabeth Pagel
The Law Office of Victoria V. Humphreys
Virginia Beach

Elizabeth O. Papoulakos
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman PC
Richmond

James B. Rixey III
Vandeventer Black LLP
Norfolk

Laura Rixey
Kaufman & Canoles PC
Virginia Beach

Eva C. Roffis
McCandlish Holton PC
Richmond

Lindsay L. Rollins
Hancock, Daniel & Johnson PC
Glen Allen

Sara M. Sakagami
Odin, Feldman & Pittleman PC
Reston

Katherine Skilling
Wimbish Gentile McCray & Roeber PLLC
Richmond

Brandt Stitzer
Hirschler
Richmond

Andrew B. Stockment
Flora Pettit PC
Charlottesville

Jessica Sura
Blankingship & Keith PC
Fairfax

David Tait
Sands Anderson PC
Richmond

John H. Taylor
FloranceGordonBrown PC
Richmond

Elizabeth Waller
Woods Rogers PLC
Roanoke

Ashley Hart Waterbury
Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver PLC
Harrisonburg

Amanda Weaver
Williams Mullen
Richmond

Simone Williams
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman PC
Richmond

William Woody
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman PC
Alexandria

Melissa York
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman PC
Richmond