Testimonials

"In my opinion, Chief Justice Cantil- Sakauye was a very skilled, pleasant, and efficient mediator.  This was a difficult case with sensitive issues, and she handled it with the utmost professionalism and compassion.  Mediation with the Chief Justice Cantil- Sakauye was great experience and I will be using her services for future mediations." 

"As a trial lawyer, I was outside my comfort zone when I learned that I would be arguing my case in front of the California Supreme Court. I have always viewed trial skills as being vastly different from appellant skills so I found myself having some trepidation about this new process. To overcome those doubts, I did what a trial lawyer does ... I hired THE PREEMINENT EXPERT in the field retired Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye. I cannot say enough good things about my experiences with the Chief!!  She read all the papers, prepared a well thought out legal summary/brief detailing her thoughts on the issue and then walked me through what to expect at oral argument. Her suggestion of viewing the oral argument as "a legal conversation and not an adversarial process" made the entire experience feel no more stressful than simply going to trial on another case. Now it would be easy to simply stop my recommendation to hire Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye for an appeal or if an attorney finds himself/herself facing a rough MSJ or litigation issue. However, such a recommendation falls far short of the skills she demonstrated which provided me with a comfort level that she would excel in all legal fields including mediation and arbitration as well. I HIGHLY recommend retaining Chief Cantil-Sakauye for any legal issue/process you might encounter."