Sarah E. C. Malia, MS, JD, is an elder law attorney, collaborator and mediator, fiduciary, and family studies educator. Since 2006 she has advocated for and served clients in the elder law realm, sharing her holistic approach to unraveling life’s tangles. Malia has extensive training and experience in elder and family law and alternative dispute resolution processes. She has worked “in the trenches” as a court-appointed or private agent in various fiduciary capacities.

Malia graduated with honors with a B.S. in Family Studies from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. She received her J.D. in law and M.S. in family studies from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Along with maintaining a solo legal practice, since 2011 she has taught in the Child & Family Studies Department at UTK. Basic legal education is incorporated in her classes related to estate planning, elder and family law, and public policy.

During 2020, Sarah expanded her work to include taking over leading the Wills Clinic along with Anne McKinney’s team, with Sarah, Victoria Tillman, and Patrick McKenrick co-teaching and assisting UTK’s Legal Clinic clients on an ongoing basis.