Alternate Former Public Defender Commissioner - Sarah M. Raisch

Raisch is a Senior Attorney at Romanucci & Blandin, where she focuses on civil rights, police misconduct, sexual abuse, and medical malpractice litigation. A committed advocate for human rights, her legal career centers on seeking accountability and justice for those harmed by systemic abuse. She represents victims of police brutality, institutional sexual abuse, and mass shootings. ​ Raisch brings over a decade of experience as a former public defender, having served as an Assistant Public Defender in Lake County, Illinois until 2022. She represented clients a wide range of criminal charges and challenged unlawful searches, coerced confessions, and other constitutional violations. Raisch earned both her Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.