
Sarah Nelson
Title:
Appellate Trial Counsel
Department:
Appellate DivisionPhone Number:
(513) 946-3665Email:
snelson@hamiltoncountypd.orgProfessional Biography:
Sarah is a 2017 graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Law. She was admitted to practice in Ohio that same year. Sarah spent the summer of 2016 interning with the Hamilton County Public Defender’s Officer in the appellate division, and returned as an appellate intern during her final semester. Sarah also interned with the Federal Public Defenders for the Southern District of Ohio and was a participant in the Sixth Circuit Clinic. During law school, Sarah was an associate member of the University of Cincinnati’s Law Review and the Senior Articles Editor with Portfolio for the Human Rights Quarterly. As a law student, Sarah obtained her limited license to practice law and argued cases on appeal in the First District and Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Sarah joined the Public Defender’s Office in 2018.
Education:
University of Cincinnati College of Law, J.D. 2017. University of South Carolina, B.A. (Journalism), 2013.
Bar Admissions:
2017 Ohio
Professional Associations:
Greater Cincinnati Criminal Defense Lawyers Association