Sarah Sue Stempky-Kime

Summary

Sarah Sue Stempky-Kime is the Managing Partner of Christensen Law in Michigan. While her professional background is extensive, it is almost exclusively focused on personal injury litigation. She is a highly accomplished plaintiffs' trial lawyer with a 16-year career dedicated to cases involving traumatic brain injury, wrongful death, and other catastrophic injuries, having secured multiple seven- and eight-figure verdicts and settlements. Her work and accolades, including being named a "Leader in the Law" by Michigan Lawyers Weekly, are entirely within the field of personal injury law.

Ms. Stempky-Kime's patent litigation experience appears to be limited to a single, recent case. She served as local counsel for the plaintiff, WirelessWerx IP LLC, a patent-holding company, in its suit against Audi of America. The case involved a patent on a geofencing-based vehicle control system. This representation aligns with the provided data showing her exclusively on the plaintiff's side in her tracked appearances.

The case, WirelessWerx IP LLC v. Audi Of America LLC, had a notable outcome at the district court. In March 2026, the court granted Audi's motion to dismiss, invalidating the asserted patent under 35 U.S.C. § 101 as being directed to an abstract idea. The case was dismissed with prejudice and, as of April 2026, is on appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. There is no publicly available information to suggest Ms. Stempky-Kime has a broader patent litigation practice or any experience in IPR or other PTAB proceedings.

Ms. Stempky-Kime graduated from Michigan State University College of Law in 2010 with a certificate in Trial Practice. She has been with Christensen Law since 2009.