Myer Sankary, a graduate of Harvard Law School ('65) and TCU ('62), BA Philosophy, Summa Cum Laude), has practiced law as a litigator and transactional attorney in California since 1966 and has maintained an active mediation practice for more than 30 years, focusing on probate, trust, business, and real estate disputes. He has been a member of the State Bar of California for 60 years. He founded the Mediation Center of Los Angeles in 2013 and serves as its President. The nonprofit provides low-cost mediation for cases referred by the Superior Court of Los Angeles. He is also a past President of SCMA.
He has been a guest lecturer at Pepperdine Law School and at the USC Marshall School of Business MBA program. He also presented numerous MCLE programs on various topics and has published numerous articles about mediation and the ethical practice of law.
His bar leadership includes chairing the State Bar's Solo and Small Firm Section and serving on the State Bar's Mandatory Fee Arbitration executive committee. He holds Martindale-Hubbell's highest AV rating for ethics and competency, has been named a Super Lawyer for multiple years, and has an Avvo rating of 9+ He has received numerous certificates of appreciation from the Superior Court of Los Angeles for his volunteer mediation services. He strongly advocates maintaining the highest quality of service and ethical standards in both the mediation and legal professions.
