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Sarah E. Messersmith

Associate

T (757) 224.2950
F (757) 224.2949
semessersmith@kaufcan.com

Sarah is an associate in the firm's Hampton office where her practice focuses on real estate transactions and trust and estate planning.

Practice Areas

Representative Matters

  • Represented estates involving substantial assets, multiple beneficiaries, issues about advancement of inheritance and complex accounting reports to the Commissioner of Accounts
  • Represented clients with complex tax and estate planning needs, including preparation of and funding revocable living trusts, and preparation of trusts to provide for children upon the death of both parents
  • Represented clients with the preparation of leases and contracts of purchase for residential and commercial properties
  • Represented clients with the creation of new corporations and limited liability companies
  • Assisted with property rezonings in Hampton, Virginia for residential and commercial development

Recognition and honors

  • Articles Editor; William and Mary Journal of Women and the Law, 2004-2005

Associations

  • Virginia Bar Association; Executive Council, Young Lawyers Division
  • Hampton Bar Association
  • Sarah Bonwell Hudgins Foundation, Inc.; Board of Trustees

Education

  • College of William & Mary; B.S., summa cum laude, 2002
  • College of William & Mary School of Law; J.D., 2005

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