Sarah Q. Wirskye
Ms. Wirskye's practice concentrates on white collar crime such as tax, securities, health care, and mortgage fraud. She has also defended individuals and entities in civil actions against the government, including forfeiture and qui tam suits and has conducted internal investigations. Ms. Wirskye is also a Certified Public Accountant.
She was admitted to practice in Texas in 1998.
Education
- J.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law, cum laude, 1998
- Member, Southern Methodist University Law Review
- Hatton Sumners Scholar
- M.B.A., University of Texas at Dallas, 1993
- B.B. A., Southern Methodist University, 1991
Bar Admissions
- State Bar of Texas
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Co-Chair, ABA Criminal Justice Section White Collar Crime Committee North Texas/Oklahoma Region Subcommittee
- Co-Chair, ABA Criminal Justice Section White Collar Crime Committee Tax Fraud Subcommittee
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Member, White Collar Crime Committee
- Member, 2009-2010 White Collar Crime Mortgage Fraud Project
- Federal Bar Association Member Co-Chair, White Collar Crime Committee
- State Bar of Texas
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Dallas Bar Association (DBA)
- Member, DBA Publications Committee
- Member, DBA Speakers Committee
- Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
Publications and Speaking Engagements
- "Recent Developments on Disclosure of Exculpatory Information", Headnotes, Dallas Bar Association (May 2010)
- American Bar Association White Collar Crime Conference, Miami, FL - 2/25/10
- Panhandle Chapter/TSCPA Annual Tax Institute, Amarillo - 9/3/09
- "Mortgage Fraud in a Distressed Real Estate Market", Headnotes, Dallas Bar Association (May 2009)
- Dallas Bar Association Tax Section Luncheon, Criminal Tax - Recent Developments - 1/5/09
- Corporate Council Institute sponsored by the University of Houston Law Center, Dallas and Houston - 10/9/08 & 10/16/08
- "Mortgage Fraud: A Real Crime with Pen', WCC Bulletin, The ABA's White Collar Crime Newsletter (August 2008)
- "Litigators Beware: Recent Amendments to Rules of Evidence', Headnotes, Dallas Bar Association (May 2007)
Honors and Awards
- Texas Rising Star, Texas Monthly and Law and Politics Magazine, 2005 through 2009
