Michael Sarris, Family Law & Divorce Attorney

Practicing Family Law & Divorce Attorney Since 1995

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, 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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Family Law & Divorce Attorney Education

Athens University Law School
Juris Doctorate

Columbia Business School
Masters of Business Administration

University of London
Masters of Law in European Community Law

Masters of Law with Merit from University of London (top 10% among 880 graduates).

Professional Activities

Member of the California Bar Association
Vice President of Finance for the American Hellenic Council of California
Founder of the Los Angeles Opera House
Volunteer at the Harriet Buhai Center and Levitt and Quinn Family Law Center

Testimonials From our Clients

Michael Sarris is a top-notch business, family law, estates lawyer who has obtained excellent results for me and my family for over ten years. As the former Chief Counsel to the Governor, I have overseen dozens of lawyers and many legal matters, and I have chosen Michael Sarris to be my and my family's lawyer in several very difficult matters. He is an excellent lawyer, litigator and counselor, and is respected by the Courts and opposing counsel as well as by his satisfied clients. Excellent!!
Anonymous
Michael Sarris is a smart and a hard working attorney. He will fight for you and represent you to the fullest and produce a positive outcome. He is very honest, which is very important. I refer him to all my family and friends and would definitely hire him again.
Sophia
I've used Michael Sarris several times over the past few years for both my divorce and child custody issues. He's attentive, quick to return calls and very knowledgeable in court. More importantly he worked very hard preparing for each court appearance and it showed. I genuinely feel I got the results I paid for because of his hard work and attention to every detail. I highly recommend Michael Sarris.
Chris
I have been working with Mr. Sarris for more than 20 years. I have consulted him on business, family and real estate matters. He has provided me sound advice pertinent to doing business in the USA, Australia and Europe. He has represented me twice in a court of Law in California for personal injury cases and I won settlements both times. He will not tell you what you want to hear, he will tell you how things are and the cases judgements come as predicted. Very stand up and honest lawyer. I would highly recommend him.
Demetri
Mr Sarris is an amazing attorney. He assisted me with my prenuptial agreement and I could not be happier. It was such a smooth process. I hope not to need any more family law assistance in the future, but if I do, I have no doubt I will call Mr Sarris.
Anonymous
I'm a business woman who has needed strong counsel and Mr. Sarris is a great lawyer who has helped me with family law, estates and small business litigation matters both in and out of court, and also in mediation and arbitration. He is a great listener and communicates what is possible and how to "get there" in a good way, and even when a case did not look great for me because of very difficult facts, he negotiated on my behalf to get me the best outcome. I have trusted his counsel and legal skill and recommend him highly. Mr. Sarris is a terrific lawyer and always available to explain and fight for my rights!
Anonymous
Michael has a diligent and thorough legal mind and is an outstanding family law attorney. He fights like hell for his clients and, in my experience, gets optimal results and delivers top quality legal services at reasonable rates compared to the competition. I have consulted him for several personal issues and referred family law clients to him. For me, his practical and knowledgeable advice has been spot on. For the referrals, to date, he has obtained optimal outcomes at reasonable rates.
Anonymous
There are no words to express how thankful I am to Michael Sarris for being my divorce lawyer back in 2005. He kept constant communication with me and patiently explained the process and the steps to be taken. It meant the world to me that he took the time to listen to my questions and to put in “normal language” the technical law vocabulary, so that I could understand what the process was about. Mr. Michael Sarris, I literally couldn’t have done it without you! He is the best, and I always recommend him to anyone who is looking for a lawyer.
Anonymous

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