Sarah Hahn

Sarah’s practice is focused on municipal litigation including land-use planning, development and environmental law. She regularly appears before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal "LPAT" (formerly the Ontario Municipal Board or OMB) acting for municipalities, private landowners and resident groups.

Some of the specific issues that Sarah deals with include: appeals to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal; appeals to the Toronto Local Appeal Body "TLAB"; official plan amendments; site plan approvals and agreements; species at risk and environmentally protected lands; actions by and against municipal corporations; prosecuting and defending individuals in provincial offences matters; drafting municipal bylaws and resolutions, freedom of information and privacy matters; as well as assisting with applications and representation at the Committee of Adjustment. She provides advice to municipalities, developers, owners and objectors on planning and development matters.

Sarah earned her law degree at the University of Ottawa and was called to the Ontario Bar in 2013. Outside of work Sarah teaches business law at Georgian College and enjoys SCUBA diving, dirt biking and motorcycling. She sits on the Board of Directors for the Simcoe County Young Professionals Association as its Past-Chair and is a board member with the Young Professionals Network of Ontario. Sarah is also a member of the Fund 50 H.B.E.C. Ambassador Group which supports local entrepreneurs.