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Certified Family Law Specialist Since 2021

Michael Sarris is a Certified Family Law Specialist with extensive experience in the areas of child support, child custody and visitation, spousal support, and community property division.

Expertise with Complex Property Division

A key to Michael Sarris’ representation of clients is his extensive background in financial services and his MBA training that support his litigation experience to aggressively and fairly get the best outcomes for his clients. Prior to joining Gilligan, Frisco, Trutanich & Sarris, LLP, Mr. Sarris worked at national firms such as Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, and J.P. Morgan where he spent a number of years as a corporate securities’ lawyer and an investment banker. Said corporate expertise allows Mr. Sarris to be of invaluable assistance to clients with complex property division matters.

Achieving Justice In and Out of the Courtroom

Mr. Sarris’ philosophy is that justice for his clients, and for the children in a family, is often best served by exhaustive efforts to mediate, negotiate and settle all matters for the best interests of his clients.

Mr. Sarris is an expert divorce litigator, with significant courtroom experience from beginning pleadings to successful judgments for his clients, and he has the highest expert certification credential of the Family Law Specialty.

A Track Record of Success Underpinned by a Personal Mission

In Michael Sarris’ own words “I am dedicated to my clients, to the children in any family, and I love the profession of Family Law. My mission is to treat every client and especially the children in any family as I would my own.

I have a track record of doing this successfully and I invite you to interview me for help with your family law situation. Even if you do not choose me as your lawyer, I will give you my best advice and wish you well in a very difficult time in your life.”

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  • Member of the California Bar Association
  • Extensive international travel.  Interests include fitness, chess, and reading of biographies.
  • Founder of the Los Angeles Opera House
  • Former volunteer at the Harriet Buhai Center and Levitt and Quinn Family Law Center