Jennifer Dick Sawyer is a Partner in the Savannah office, practicing in the areas of Commercial Real Estate, Timber Law, Environmental Law, and Business Law.   Her practice includes representation of private users in the acquisition, disposition, construction, leasing, financing, and development of commercial, office, retail, warehouse, and industrial properties. 

Ms. Sawyer also represents sellers and purchasers in the acquisition and disposition of developed and undeveloped commercial properties.

Ms. Sawyer received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Geology from Smith College in 1995. While at Smith College, Ms. Sawyer was a recipient of the General Electric Women in Science Grant and she was elected as a member of the Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society.

Ms. Sawyer received her Juris Doctorate from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2001. While at the University of South Carolina School of Law, she was a member of the student editorial board of the ABA Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal, upon which she served as Article's Editor from 2000 to 2001. Ms. Sawyer received Dean's Honors from the University of South Carolina School of Law during the Spring and Fall of 2000 and the Spring of 2001 and was a member of the Order of the Wig & Robe Society. Ms. Sawyer was the recipient of a CALI Award, as well as the recipient of the Outstanding Senior Research Paper Award in 2001.

Mrs. Sawyer is the co-author of "Shifting Sands: The Implication of Lucas on the Evolution of Takings Law and South Carolina's Application of the Lucas Rule," which appeared in the Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal, Winter, 2003 issue.

• Professional Affiliations

  • State Bar of Georgia
  • State Bar of South Carolina