A former employee of a local law firm was sentenced Monday, October 19, 2026, after pleading guilty to stealing $173,000 from the firm.

Sarah Steiner, 43, pleaded guilty as charged to one count of felony theft involving $25,000 or more before Caddo District Court Judge John D. Mosely Jr.

Judge Mosely sentenced Steiner to 10 years at hard labor, with all but two years suspended, followed by five years of active supervised probation. Steiner was also ordered to pay $147,000 in restitution to the Trey Morris Law Firm.

“Accountability is an important part of the justice process, but so is addressing the harm suffered by victims,” Caddo Parish District Attorney James E. Stewart Sr. said. “Our office is committed to pursuing justice while doing everything within our authority to help victims recover their losses and be made whole.”

Steiner was prosecuted by Ron Christopher Stamps of the Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Special Victims Unit. She was represented by attorney Keith Whiddon.

The case was docket No. 401394.