Sarah Shekhter Joins SCMV
SCMV announces that Sarah Shekhter has joined the firm’s Litigation Department as an associate.
Sarah is a trial attorney, whose practice primarily focuses on complex business matters. She has successfully tried over 40 cases to jury verdict and resolved nearly 2,000 cases through negotiations, motion work and investigations. She is committed to helping corporations, officers and directors in a wide range of industries with their most challenging and sensitive legal disputes.
Prior to joining SCMV, Sarah worked at the San Diego Public Defender's Office for six years where she represented clients charged in high-profile cases, involving conspiracy, fraud, murder and other felonies punishable by life imprisonment.
Sarah also served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Joyce L. Kennard of the California Supreme Court and worked as a law clerk for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
She received her J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and her B.A. from Northwestern University.