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Sara Haines Clipp

Role on the Board: Director

Term: 3 years

About Sara: She was born and raised in Berks County, attending Gov. Mifflin schools until she moved to Tarpon Springs, Fla. her freshman year of high school. She went on to attend the University of South Florida where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with a minor in Business. She received a full scholarship through the Bright Futures Scholarship program. She was a member of the Honors College where she researched and drafted an article entitled “A Comparative Political Analysis: Women in Positions of Executive Power.”

Sara attended Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad Law Center located in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. There she joined the Children and Families Clinic where she helped lowincome clients with their custody, support and divorce issues, thereby allowing them equal access to the justice system. Sara excelled in this specialty program and once again graduated ahead of schedule.

Sara joined Rowe Law Offices, P.C. in early 2014 after working as a Family Law Attorney in Lancaster County. Sara is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Sara was also admitted to Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court on her 30th birthday.

Sara is an active member of the Berks County Bar Association and currently serves as the co-chair of the Family Law section and previously served as president of the Young Lawyers Section. Sara is the Berks County coordinator for the Wills For Heroes Program. She co-planned the first Wills for Heroes event in Berks County in many years where they provided free estate planning for over 50 veterans and first responders. Sara also helped with the Law Explorers program teaching young minds about the law.

Sara married her husband, Alex-Jan, in 2015 and they had a daughter, Adriana, in 2017. In her spare time, Sara enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling and reading. Reason for volunteering as a bar leader: I enjoy helping and contributing to our legal community.

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Lauren P. Butterworth

Role on the Board: Young Lawyers Section President

Term: 1 year

About Lauren: Lauren is a Berks County native and a graduate of Penn State University where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education. She was an elementary school teacher in Berks County before attending law school. Lauren earned a Juris Doctor from Widener Commonwealth Law School. She is a solo practitioner, focusing on assisting families with children with special needs to establish life-care plans for their children’s futures. Lauren has been a member of the Young Lawyers Section since being admitted to the Bar in 2018.

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