About Sara B.
Sara B. Morgan built her interest in the law around questions of society and behavior. She left the University of California, Irvine in 2003 with two Bachelor of Arts degrees, one in Criminology, Law & Society and one in Sociology. She returned to legal study at Chapman University Fowler School of Law and earned her J.D. in 2008.
Early in her career she moved into courtroom work and appellate matters. She is admitted to practice in California and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Those admissions have shaped the cases she brings and the courts where she appears.
Her practice has involved representation in both state and federal settings. She has handled pleadings, motions and briefs on behalf of clients whose matters required attention in trial courts and on appeal. Colleagues describe her as methodical in preparing filings and attentive in oral argument. She has balanced fact development with legal research, and she has experience managing the procedural demands that arise when matters cross from trial court into the appellate process.
At Heiting & Irwin she works alongside other litigators on contested matters. Her role requires coordinating discovery, drafting dispositive motions and preparing appellate briefs when cases advance beyond the trial level. She also participates in client meetings and strategy sessions where litigation timelines and potential outcomes are discussed.
Outside court filings, Morgan has been involved in mentoring newer attorneys and in internal practice development. She has contributed to training on brief writing and on courtroom presentation. Those efforts reflect an interest in helping others refine the technical tools that litigation and appeals demand.
Her background in criminology and sociology informs how she approaches evidence, witness testimony and the broader social context that can affect a case. She combines that perspective with the legal training she received at Chapman. The result is a practice shaped by courtroom procedure and appellate standards.
She continues to practice at Heiting & Irwin and is admitted in California and before the Ninth Circuit. Her current work centers on litigation and appellate matters handled in state and federal courts.
