Armentrout, Kerry Dane

Sarah J. Arendt joined Werman Law Office in April 2012. She received her Juris Doctor degree in 2012 from the University of Chicago Law School, where she graduated in the top half of her class. During law school, Ms. Arendt participated in the University of Chicago Exoneration Project, where she worked tirelessly to prove the innocence of Illinois inmates who had been wrongfully convicted. She received her Bachelor's degree in Journalism, summa cum laude, from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities in 2009.

In 2011, Ms. Arendt received the prestigious Peggy Browning Labor & Employment Law Fellowship. Through that program, she worked as a law clerk for the Communications Workers of America (CWA), an international labor union, in Washington, D.C. Ms. Arendt is a strong supporter of the labor movement and a vocal advocate for worker's rights.

While Ms. Arendt's practice focuses primarily on wage and hour class and collective action lawsuits, she also represents workers in a wide range of other employment related litigation, including cases for violations of ERISA and lawsuits arising under the anti-discrimination provisions of Title VII. Ms. Arendt also has a special interest in representing members of the U.S. military who need protection under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act ("USERRA").

Ms. Arendt is admitted to practice in Illinois, as well as before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Ms. Arendt is a member of the American Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, and the Women's Bar Association of Illinois.