Sara Bruchman
Associate
Ms. Bruchman is an associate at Walters Bender Strohbehn & Vaughan P.C., and practices in the areas of commercial class actions, products liability, premises liability, and contract and tort litigation. Ms. Bruchman also has extensive experience in the area of appellate practice, which she gained while clerking for the Honorable Cynthia L. Martin at the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.
Ms. Bruchman graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, where she was a staff associate for both the Law Review and the Urban Lawyer. Her Case Note was published in the Urban Lawyer and discussed the implications of placing “Romeo and Juliet” offenders on the sex offender’s registry. While at UMKC School of Law, Ms. Bruchman received the Filbert Munoz Scholarship for her dedication, volunteer work, and involvement in the Hispanic community. Ms. Bruchman’s interest in the Hispanic community stems from her studies at the University of Kansas, where she received her B.A. in Spanish. In addition to being fluent in Spanish, Ms. Bruchman also speaks Galician.
Currently, Ms. Bruchman serves on the Board of the Young Lawyers Section of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association. In June of 2011, she became the founding Chair of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association’s first Mentor Program, which is focused on educating and helping to acclimate new attorneys into the profession. In December 2011, Ms. Bruchman received the YLS President’s Award for her outstanding contribution to the Young Lawyers Section in connection with the Mentor Program. In addition to her involvement in the Young Lawyers section, Ms. Bruchman is also actively involved in the International Law Committee, the Appellate Practice Committee, and the Association of Women Lawyers.
EDUCATION:
University of Missouri – Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
Juris Doctorate, 2009
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
Bachelor of Arts, Spanish, 2004
LANGUAGES:
- Spanish
- Galician
LICENSES AND ORGANIZATIONS:
- Licensed to practice law before State Courts of Missouri and Kansas
- Licensed to practice law before the U.S. District Courts for the Western District of Missouri and the District of Kansas
- Member, International Law Committee
- Member, Appellate Practice Committee
- Member, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
- Board Member, Young Lawyers Section of the Bar Association
- Member, Association of Women Lawyers of the Greater Kansas City area
HONORS:
- Recipient of the 2011 YLS President’s Award
- Filbert Munoz Memorial Scholarship – University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
- Whitaker Leadership Scholarship – University of Kansas