Sarah Wehmer

Sarah Wehmer is an attorney with Haltenhof Law Group, a St. Louis practice handling criminal defense, DWI, family law, expungements, license reinstatement, and traffic matters. Her background combines legal training with earlier social work experience, giving her familiarity with clients facing stressful personal and legal circumstances. She developed particular academic and practical experience in criminal defense and family law before entering practice and continues to work in a client-focused advocacy setting.

Sarah earned a B.A. in Psychology and Sociology from the University of Missouri-Columbia and later attended Saint Louis University School of Law. During law school, she focused her education on family law and criminal defense, worked in the Criminal Defense Clinic, and received Academic Excellence Awards in Trial Advocacy and Alternative Dispute Resolution. Her academic training emphasized advocacy, negotiation, problem solving, and work with people facing difficult circumstances.

Sarah worked as a social worker for two years before law school, an experience that strengthened her interest in serving individuals and families during challenging periods. In law school, she spent a year as a law clerk with family law and criminal defense firms in the St. Louis region. She also gained direct defense experience through the Criminal Defense Clinic, adding practical client work to her classroom and trial-advocacy training.

Sarah Wehmer brings a detail-oriented and service-focused approach to legal representation. Her combination of social work, criminal defense clinic experience, family law exposure, trial advocacy training, and alternative dispute resolution study helps her understand the legal and personal pressures surrounding contested cases. She works with clients through difficult proceedings by organizing facts, explaining options, preparing carefully, and advocating for practical solutions within the criminal and family law systems.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Haltenhof Law Group, LC
• Member, The Missouri Bar

Licensed State

• Missouri

Education

• University of Missouri-Columbia
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology and Sociology

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