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SARA M. EPLER

"Our team approach, attention to detail, and focus on the nuances of each case, ensure clients obtain the best results."

Sara is a lawyer in Brewe Layman’s Seattle office. Throughout her practice she has focused on family law cases, specifically those with complex financial issues such as closely held businesses, executive deferred compensation plans, stock grants and options, and other valuation issues.

She also handles complicated parenting issues, including dealing with parents with substance abuse histories. Having assisted clients in a full range of property division, spousal maintenance and parenting plan issues, Sara combines strong client advocacy with a deep understanding of the legal issues in order to provide efficient, effective, family-focused resolutions. Sara was recognized by SuperLawyers magazine as a Rising Star in the area of family law.

Sara is a Washington native and began her legal career in the Seattle area at a boutique family-law practice. She primarily practices in King and Snohomish Counties. Sara is the mother of two children, one in high school and the other attending college at WWU. She enjoys gardening and cooking.

  • Represented a business owner with multiple retail locations and real property interests in a dissolution of a long term marriage with children.
  • Represented the wife of a residential real estate developer with numerous development properties and residential rental properties in a dissolution of marriage with children.
  • Represented an unmarried father to establish an equally shared Parenting Plan and Child Support for his preschool-aged child.
  • Washington State Bar (2001)
  • J.D., Seattle University School of Law, summa cum laude
  • B.A., University of Washington, cum laude
  • Recognized by Best Lawyers in Family Law 2024
  • Rising Star 2012
  • Recognized by Martindale® as a Client Champion (Silver Rating) in 2024
  • King County Bar Association, Family Law Section
  • Snohomish County Bar Association, Family Law Section
  • Washington State Bar Association, Family Law Section
  • Actively volunteers for the King County Bar Association Southwest Neighborhood Legal Clinic
  • Belongs to the LGBTQ Section of WSBA
  • Practice Tips in Family Law; Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution; King County Bar Association Bridging the Gap Seminar, 2012