Edith Sanchez Shea

Edith Sanchez Shea

Edith Shea is a partner with the firm and a member of the Litigation Practice Group.  An experienced civil litigator, she has represented public and private clients in state and federal actions and appeals for more than twenty-five years.  Edith maintains a varied litigation practice and has handled matters in the areas of business litigation, bad faith insurance law, construction, employment and international trade.  She has also represented clients in both complex and class actions.  Prior to entering the private sector, Edith was a Trial Attorney with the United States Department of Justice.  She tried cases to verdict before the United States Court of International Trade and otherwise represented the United States before that court and before the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.  She has also tried cases to verdict on behalf of corporate clients, before the United States District Courts and before the Superior Court for the State of California.  She has also handled multiple appeals before both the California Court of Appeal and the Ninth Circuit and she has drafted a responsive brief on a writ petition before the United States Supreme Court.  Additionally, Edith has successfully resolved numerous matters through dispositive motions and has proven skills in managing discovery and litigation in complex actions.  She has extensive experience negotiating for clients in mediations and settlement conferences and has demonstrated her commitment to the efficient resolution of disputes by serving as a Mediator and an Alternative Dispute Resolution Neutral for the Los Angeles Superior Court.  In connection with this work, she completed training on Mediating the Litigated Case at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law.

Edith is fluent in Spanish.

  • J.D., Boston University School of Law, 1991
  • B.A., Economics, Cornell University, 1988
  • State Bar of California
  • State Bar of New York
  • United States District Court for the Central District of California
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of California
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution Neutral, Los Angeles Superior Court, 2005-2007