Sarah Hawk Email & Phone Number

Tampa, Fl, Us

Sarasota, Florida, United States

Responsible for providing leadership, supervision and management of the community-based care programs in Florida’s Circuit 12 (Sarasota, Manatee and DeSoto counties) and oversight of all contracted entities. Responsible for ensuring programs and departments achieve established outcomes, comply with related federal, state and local laws and rules, and meet all contractual requirements.

Tampa, Florida, United States

As Managing Attorney for DCF/CLS in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit from 2021-2024, I oversaw an office of over 50 attorneys, paralegals and secretaries. I worked with the Hillsborough County Sherriff's Office and various Case Management Organizations, to ensure the safety, permanency and well-being of Hillsborough County's abused and neglected children. I began my career with CLS in 2014 as a Junior Attorney in Circuit 12, before working my way up to Senior Attorney, Lead Trial Attorney, and Supervising Attorney.

Palmetto, Florida

Instructed high school students of Palmetto, Manatee and South East High Schools in the sport of rowing, part-time

Sarasota, Florida Area

As a GAL attorney, I advocated daily for the best interest of children who have been removed from their parents due to abuse, abandonment, or neglect. I worked closely with a volunteer and their supervisor to make sure that the needs and wishes of dependent children were well-represented in court.

Sarasota, Fl

Prepared dependency petitions, assisted with trial preparation, compiled witness lists; reviewed, summarized, and prepared indexes of discovery. Observed court proceedings and trials. Participated in numerous conversations with attorneys and investigators regarding adequate probable cause to shelter child.

St. Petersburg, Fl

St. Petersburg, Florida

Legal research and drafting, maintaining discovery, preparing mandatory disclosure documents.

Recruit judges for Moot Court PracticesUpdate master competition lists, communicate with team leaders, judges and Director, competition assistance as bailiff, timekeeper, etc. Guardian Ad Litem Program, 12th Judicial

Volunteered for 8 weeks, 30 hours per week at the Sarasota and Manatee officeAttended depositions, mediations, case plan conferences, staffings, CourtEntered attorney notes to online database, helped with court and trial preparation, drafted motions, responded to discovery, performed legal research and analysis

Helped gather donations, shop for, sort and deliver Christmas gifts for the over 3,000 children in the dependency system in Sarasota, DeSoto and Manatee CountiesGuardian Ad Litem; Completed over forty hours of training in regards to Dependency Law, Roles and Responsibilities in identifying, preventing and responding to child abuse, Juvenile Court Procedures, etc. Maintained monthly contact with all cases and parties involvedWrote Judicial Review reports for the judge recommending action or non action Testified in court when necessary

After working in various positions for the YMCA since 2006, I was promoted to Interim Director for my college summer break. As Interim Director, I oversaw three departments, each with their own full-time summer day camp, for a total of over 200 campers and 25 staff members.

Prepared attorneys for upcoming court dockets by organizing recent documents, and case filesMaintained file room[Type text] [Type text] [Type text]

Juris Doctor

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science, Sociology