Sarah Schindler

Sarah Schindler is nationally recognized for her scholarship, which focuses on property, land use, local government, and sustainable development. Her articles have been widely praised as creative and insightful additions to these fields.

At Maine Law, Professor Schindler teaches property, land use, local government, real estate transactions, and animal law. She received the Professor of the Year award in 2013. Prior to joining the Maine Law faculty in 2009, Professor Schindler clerked for Judge Will Garwood of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Austin, Texas and practiced in the area of land use and environmental law at Morrison and Foerster in San Francisco. She was a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia School of Law, and taught as a guest lecturer both at U.C. Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) and at U.C. Hastings College of Law. She also previously served as a White House Intern. Professor Schindler graduated summa cum laude from the University of Georgia School of Law.

Professor Schindler is a musician skilled at playing multiple instruments, a vegan, a mountain climbing enthusiast, and an avid urban cyclist.