Sarah Patras is a lead senior associate attorney at Livesay & Myers, P.C. She practices exclusively family law, representing clients in separation, divorce, custody, visitation and support cases, including a large number of contested cases.

Born in Nebraska, Ms. Patras grew up in Iowa and earned double B.A. degrees from Iowa State University. She then relocated to Virginia and graduated from the University of Richmond School of Law.

After law school, Ms. Patras clerked for one year for a Virginia Circuit Court judge, gaining valuable insight as to the inner workings of the Virginia judicial system. She then joined Livesay & Myers, P.C. and relocated to the Fredericksburg area.

Ms. Patras was included in the 2024–2025 editions of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for her work in Family Law. She has been named a Super Lawyers Virginia Rising Star every year since 2019. Ms. Patras currently holds a perfect 10.0 rating from both Lawyergist and Justia.

Ms. Patras works in the firm’s Fredericksburg office, and represents clients in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Stafford and surrounding areas.