Curriculum Vitae

Professional Experience

Sarah Worley.Pre-Trial Solutions, Inc., Boston, MA 2003-Present
Partner. Full-time mediator/arbitrator in private alternative dispute resolution company providing a full range of ADR services throughout New England.

  • Services include mediation, arbitration, case evaluation, conciliation, mediation/arbitration, early neutral intervention, summary jury trial, mock jury trial and Special Master appointment.
  • Extensive experience in mediation and arbitration of matters involving personal injury, premises liability, product liability, mass torts, sexual assault and discrimination, employment issues, insurance coverage disputes, construction, property damage, and general business disputes. Fluency in electronic discovery issues and procedures.

Commonwealth Mediation & Conciliation, Inc., Brockton, MA 1997-2002
Vice President. Full-time mediator/arbitrator. Responsible for overall operation and
quality standards of ADR services offered by CMCI. Responsible for devising and
implementing marketing strategy to promote CMCI’s services and neutrals to the legal
community.

Cetrulo & Capone, Boston, MA 1995-1997
Senior Litigation Associate. Civil trial attorney responsible for all aspects of case
management and supervision of staff in preparation of civil litigation matters.

  • Extensive civil trial experience as first chair in Superior Court jury trials and
    District Court bench trials.
  • Practice emphasis on premises liability, product liability, and personal injury
    litigation.

Peabody & Arnold, Boston, MA 1991-1995
Litigation Associate. Civil trial attorney in 100+ lawyer firm, responsible for all aspects of trial preparation, including investigation, written discovery, depositions, all case filings and witness preparation.

  • Civil trial experience included District Court bench trials and Superior Court jury
    trials (first chair).
  • Co-Director of Summer Associate Program (1995). Responsible for supervision and monitoring of all summer associates.

Professional Affiliations

  • Massachusetts Bar Admission: 1991
  • District Court Admission: 1991
  • Member, Federal, Massachusetts, and Women’s Bar Associations
  • Member, Executive Committee, Federal Bar Association/Massachusetts Chapter;
    National Delegate
  • Member, Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association
  • Member, MCLE Civil Litigation Curriculum Advisory Committee
  • Member, Sedona Conference Working Group on Electronic Document Retention and
    Production
  • Past Vice Chairman, Judicial Nominating Commission, appointed by Governor Romney
    2006
  • Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee on Dispute Resolution, February 2001-2002
  • Medical Malpractice Tribunal Member, Plymouth County Superior Court
  • Approved Superior Court Master/Arbitrator: Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable counties
  • Approved United States Postal Service REDRESS mediator
  • Board of Bar Overseers Hearing Committee Member: District 3, September 1999-2005
  • Member, Board of Trustees, Southern New England School of Law
  • Adjunct Professor, Southern New England School of Law, 2003-2006
  • Member, Frank J. Murray Inn of Court

Publications

Hon. C.S. Ball and S.E. Worley, The Practice of Jury Questions in Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bar Association Section Review, Vol. 3, No. 3, Summer 2001.
P.A. Finn and S.E. Worley, Massachusetts Mediation and Arbitration, M.P.S. Vol. 47, 2002 Edition.

Education

J.D. Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., 1990
B.A. Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1987
Phillips Academy Andover, Andover, MA, 1983