$ 375-425 per hour
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Samira Amato is first and foremost an excellent litigation attorney. Amato has many years of experience in the courtroom and is trained in the highest standards of trial advocacy. She brings that tradition of excellence to the private practice of law. Amato entered the legal practice to obtain favorable results for her clients. Amato has litigated cases in Federal Court, State Court and the Appellate Court.
After graduating with honors from University of California at Berkeley, Ms. Amato joined the Peace Corps. Thereafter earned her JD 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. Amato has been practicing law since 2003 and is a member of the State Bar of California in good standing.
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$ 375-425 per hour
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Acquired: 2003
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2033 Gateway Pl., 5th floor, San Jose, CA, 95110
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Posted by E.S. | March 26, 2025 | Hired Attorney
Ms. Amato was amazing to work with. She really took the time to understand my case and handled everything quickly. Her attention to detail saved me both time and money, and she kept me updated throughout the whole process. I'm so grateful for her help and highly recommend her!
Posted by Maria | March 17, 2024 | Hired Attorney
Do not waste your money! Terrible attorney. I recently had a deeply disappointing experience with this attorney while seeking assistance with a prenuptial agreement. Throughout the process, I felt discriminated against and disrespected. The attorney's conduct crossed the line of professionalism, as t...
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Posted by anonymous | December 22, 2022 | Consulted Attorney
I contacted Samira regarding an employment law matter, and she did not respond to any of my emails for more than 8+ months. Even though I sent her multiple follow ups via email from April 2022 through November 2022. She offers no customer service, or satisfaction. She has no integrity per my one p...
Posted by Lisa | April 19, 2020 | Hired Attorney
SAMIRA is my Legal Counsel, representing me during my divorce. Without her dedication and expert handling of all matters, I would have walked away with nothing. She is a very compassionate and competent attorney.
Posted by anonymous | April 17, 2020 | Hired Attorney
As a small business I was lost as to all the changes. I wanted to focus on making ends meet and did not have the bandwidth to deal with the legal requirements/changes for my business. Ms. Amato spend good quality time with me during this time and is pulling me through this crisis.
"I endorse and highly recommend this lawyer based on her thorough and knowledgeable answers on Avvo."
"I endorse Samira as an experienced and aggessive lawyer and litigator in divorces, custody matters and related family law matters."
"I endorse this lawyer. I have the pleasure working against her in few cases. She is firm, compassion and very professional."
"I endorse Samira. Highly respected in the legal community with a strong reputation for client advocacy and dedication."
"I had the privilege of working with Ms. Amato on several occasions. I think she is quite capable, and shows genuine concern for her clients. She works hard for her clients and is result oriented."
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Honors, Graduated with Honors from UC Berkeley
2003 - Present
Principal, Law Office Of Samira Amato
2002 - 2002
Judicial Law Clerk, Superior Court of California
2017 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
2003 - Present
State Bar of CaliforniaMember in Good Standing
The Court reversed the judgment because plaintiff failed to prevail on any requisite cause of action to support the award.
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undergraduate
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Legal issues dealing surrounding Family law
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Helping families through Divorce
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Legal Answers
Is there a limit on how many hours I can work and for how many employers (I have a green card)?
04 Apr 2020
Can I file an ex parte after my ex just filed one on me?
05 Apr 2020
My spouse won't have signature notarized on divorce papers.
09 Sep 2014