sarah day
ABOUT
Sarah Day has experience in general civil litigation defense at both the trial and appellate court level. As part of her insurance practice, she handles third-party liability and first-party insurance coverage and litigation disputes, professional liability claims, construction defect claims, and contractual indemnity claims. She also defends carriers in coverage actions seeking defense and indemnity and additional insured status.
Sarah attended the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University. While in law school, she served as the Vice President of both her 3L class and the Board of Advocates and she worked as a research assistant for Professor J. Randall Trahan. Before graduating in 2020, Sarah held judicial internships with the Honorable Judge John W. DeGravelles, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, and the Honorable Judge William J. Crain, Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal, before his election to the Louisiana Supreme Court.
Sarah is an active member of the Defense Research Institute and the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, currently serving a three-year term as the LADC’s Young Lawyers Committee Liaison for the Insurance Practice Group.
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Practice Areas
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Education
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Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, J.D./D.C.L., Order of the Barristers, 2020
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University of Southern Mississippi, B.A., Journalism and Political Science, magna cum laude, 2016
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Admissions
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Louisiana District and Appellate Courts
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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, Western District of Louisiana, and Northern District of Illinois
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United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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Memberships & Affiliations
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Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, Young Lawyers Committee Practice Group Liaison (Insurance Coverage)
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Defense Research Institute, Member
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New Orleans Bar Association, Member
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Honors and achievements
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Louisiana Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, 2024, 2025
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Louisiana State Bar Association Leadership Class, 2024-2025
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Publications
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Co-Author, “Please, SIR, I Want Some More: Protecting Carriers Against the Inherent Risks of Self-Insured Retentions,” DRI’s For the Defense, May 2025
