Samira Amato, Esq.

Samira Amato is a highly experienced and excellent family law attorney-mediator with years of experience in the courtroom. 

Samira is trained in the highest standards of trial advocacy. She entered the legal practice to provide solutions in difficult situations.

She brings that tradition of excellence to private mediation. After graduating with honors from the University of California at Berkeley, Samira joined the Peace Corps to contribute to the global community. Upon her return, she earned her Juris Doctorate from Santa Clara University School of Law with a specialization in Intellectual Property. 

She subsequently clerked for Judge Katherine Lucero of the Superior Court of California County of Santa Clara.

Samira and her husband are very involved in the community, assisting those who are less fortunate. They recently sent off one of their daughters to college and soon will be sending the other.

Her Capacity for active listening, empathy, and comprehension of various viewpoints (each case presents) makes her distinct in the legal field. This approach of Samira has always helped clients better mediate their divorces.

Publications 

• Update to California’s Paid Family Leave Program
• New Whistleblower
  Posting for Employers
• Prohibition Against Driver’s License Discrimination
• What are the Benefits of Choosing Mediation Over Litigation? 

Speaking Engagement

• Divorce Care & Recovery: Helping families through Divorce, Menlo Park California, May 5, 2014.