FCBA Awards "Citizen Lawyer" award to Sarah Charles Wright

Fayette County Bar Association President Chris Colson with FCBA Citizen Lawyer Award winner Sarah Charles Wright.

Sturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney, PLLC is pleased to announce the selection of Member attorney Sarah Charles Wright as the 2021 recipient of the Fayette County Bar Association’s Citizen Lawyer Award. The FCBA presented the award on Wednesday, September 29, 2021.

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Sarah Charles Wright is being recognized with the 2021 FCBA Citizen Lawyer Award for her work helping to establish the FCBA Attorney Wellness Program (AWP), designed as a safe harbor for attorneys to address normal life difficulties in a confidential and professional environment.

Sarah Charles is being recognized for her work helping to establish the FCBA Attorney Wellness Program (AWP), designed as a safe harbor for attorneys to address normal life difficulties in a confidential and professional environment. Research by the national Centers for Disease Control & Prevention shows that lawyers experience depression and substance abuse at higher rates than the general population and may be at a greater risk for self-harm. The AWP contracts with a group of licensed mental health professionals to provide confidential emergency and non-emergency counseling to active attorney members of the Fayette County Bar Association.

Sarah Charles has been recognized by U.S. News Best Lawyers in America for Healthcare Law, and has published numerous articles on developments in healthcare and corporate law.  An experienced health care and corporate law attorney, Sarah Charles provides legal counsel on a broad range of matters to many segments of the healthcare industry, including physicians and provider groups, outpatient clinics, addiction recovery programs, third party administrators, ERISA self-funded employee welfare benefit plans, hospital systems, and businesses that support the healthcare industry. A significant portion of her practice involves advising clients on state and federal regulatory compliance matters. Additionally, Sarah Charles regularly organizes and advises commercial and professional business entities and non-profit charitable organizations.

Sarah Charles is also dedicated to helping women in difficult situations get a fresh start in life. She is a founding Director and now serves as a member of the Advisory Board and the Program Committee for The Well of Lexington. She works directly with women in The Well’s residential program who have survived sex trafficking and other severe trauma.

Sarah Charles joins Sturgill Turner partner Kevin Weaver as FCBA Citizen Lawyer Award winners.

The Citizen Lawyer Award is given to an FCBA member who is involved in governmental, civic, charitable or community activities and has demonstrated a sincere desire to maintain and improve the administration of justice, the quality of legal practice and the quality of life for all residents of Fayette County. It recognizes “distinguished civic activity and exemplary legal service to her clients, the community and the bar.”