About Sarah Donelan
Sarah Donelan founded Donelan Law, LLC after more than a decade advocating for survivors of abuse and violence. Before launching the firm, she served as a Senior Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in Greene County, Missouri, where she prosecuted child physical and sexual abuse, sexual assaults, physical elder abuse, and domestic violence cases. Prior to that role, she served as Managing Attorney for the Domestic Violence Unit at Legal Services of Southern Missouri.
She has trained in trauma-informed forensic interviewing and regularly presents on domestic violence and protection orders. Among her notable civil verdicts, she secured a $50 million jury award in a 2024 Greene County wrongful death case and has obtained multiple multi-million-dollar judgments in sexual abuse cases. She has been recognized among Missouri Lawyers Media's Top Plaintiff Verdicts of 2024, received the Women's Justice Award in the Litigation Practitioner category, and has been named to The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Civil Plaintiffs.
Proven verdicts and settlements
A Greene County jury awarded Rachel Crook $50 million in a wrongful death suit against Lonnie Williams, the man convicted of murdering her 19-year-old daughter, MacKenna Milhon. Williams is serving life without parole, and the judgment almost certainly cannot be collected from him. Crook pursued the case anyway, and has applied to Missouri's Tort Victims' Compensation Fund for partial recovery.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.