Back to Professionals Sarah C. Vaughn Attorney / Partner Salt Lake City Licensure: UT Biography pdf version Sarah Vaughn is a Fabian VanCott partner with a practice devoted to civil litigation. Sarah represents clients in an array of matters from small familial disputes to large complex commercial litigation. Sarah also represents clients in administrative hearings, defending health care providers and employers before DOPL and the Labor Commission. Sarah zealously advocates for her clients to advance their best interests while ensuring a timely and cost-effective resolution of their matters. She represents clients at trial, arbitrations, mediations, and before appellate courts. In 2018, Sarah was named Young Lawyer of the Year by the Young Lawyer Division. In 2021, Sarah was awarded the Horizon Award from the Utah Defense Lawyers Association, recognizing excellent and distinguished service in the defense of her clients. Since 2021, Sarah as been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch for Commercial Litigation. Sarah earned her law degree from the University of Utah where she graduated with honors. She is admitted to practice in Utah and the Tenth and First U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal. Practice Areas Employment Litigation ERISA & Employee Benefits Workers Compensation Commercial Litigation Insurance Defense Real Estate Litigation Trials Trust & Estate Litigation Employment & Labor Litigation, Trials & Appeals Professional History Admitted to the Utah State Bar, U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and First Circuit Court of Appeals Leadership Utah, Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, Class of 2023 Board Member, Utah Defense Lawyers Association, 2013-2017, 2019 – 2021 President, Utah Defense Lawyers Association, 2017-2019 Professional Development Co-Chair, Young Lawyer Division of the Utah State Bar, 2017-2019 Attorney, Kipp and Christian, P.C., 2013-2018 Law Clerk, Kipp and Christian, P.C., 2011-2013 Judicial Intern, Utah Supreme Court, Honorable Christine Durham, Summer 2011 Education Juris Doctor, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, 2013 Master of Public Policy, University of Utah, 2013 Bachelor of Arts, The George Washington University, 2009 Community Service The Leonardo, Board Member, 2023-Present Americorps VISTA Volunteer, 2009-2010 Recognition and Awards Utah Legal Elite – Civil Litigation, 2022, 2024 The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch – Commercial Litigation, 2021, 2022 Utah Legal Elite – Up and Coming, 2021 Utah Defense Lawyers Association – Horizon Award, 2021 Young Lawyer Division of the Utah State Bar- Young Lawyer of the Year, 2018