Sarah K. Cahill has more than fifteen years of litigation experience.  Her practice has focused primarily in medical malpractice defense, and she has represented health care professionals in lawsuits involving virtually every area of medical specialty, including surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics, neurology, radiology, oncology, neonatology, pediatrics, emergency room care, internal medicine, psychiatry, anesthesiology, and nursing practice.  She advises and defends health care institutions in matters involving director and officer liability, peer review and medical staff issues, premises liability, and libel and slander claims.  She has conducted psychiatric commitment court proceedings.  She also counsels health care institutions on risk management issues, medical records issues, patient confidentiality and statutory compliance. 

Primary Practice Areas

• Medical Malpractice Defense
• Litigation

Bar Admissions

• United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, 1992
• Supreme Court of Missouri, 1991
• Supreme Court of Illinois, 1992

Education and Academic Honors

• J.D. (cum laude), Saint Louis University, 1991
• B.S., (cum laude) International Business Administration , Southwest Missouri State University, 1985

Representative Reported Cases

• Fierstein v. DePaul Health Center, 24 S.W.3d 220 (Mo. App. E.D., May 09, 2000) (NO. ED76518, ED76544)
• M.E.S. v. Daughters of Charity Services of St. Louis, 975 S.W.2d 477 (Mo. App. E.D., Aug 25, 1998) (NO. 72510)
• State ex rel. DePaul Health Center v. Mummert, 870 S.W.2d 820 (Mo., Feb 22, 1994) (NO. 76270)

Representative Clients

• Healthcare Services Group
• Planned Parenthood of Mid-Missouri Reproductive Health Services of the St. Louis Region
• Intermed Insurance Company

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association
  Tort and Insurance Law Section
• The Missouri Bar
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
• Illinois State Bar Association
• Lawyer's Association of St. Louis

Employment

• Lashly & Baer, P.C.
  Member, 1999-Present
  Associate, 1991-1998