Sara obtained her B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1989. While at UCLA, Sara traveled and worked extensively. Then, she attended and completed her law school education at the Western State University College of Law in Fullerton, California 1993, where she obtained her Juris Doctor Degree. While in law school, Sara won the American Jurisprudence Award in legal writing. She has been licensed to practice law in the State of California since 1993. Sara is also admitted to practice in the United States Court of Appeal for the 9th Circuit and the United States Supreme Court.