Mary-Christine (M.C.) Sungaila
About
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Practice Areas
Ms. Sungaila is a highly regarded appellate attorney who has briefed and argued appeals raising cutting-edge and fundamental business issues for over two decades. Her work has helped shape undeveloped areas of the law in constitutional law, employment, franchisor liability, product liability, class actions, probate, immigration, Holocaust art recovery, and human rights. She crafts creative approaches to clients’ emerging legal issues and provides pretrial consultations in cases where an appeal by either side appears inevitable.
Career
Chair, Buchalter's Appellate Practice Group
Daily Journal’s Top 100 Women Lawyers in California for a decade
2017 Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipient
Personal
J.D., University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law
B.A., Stanford University
Chambers Review
USA
Mary-Christine Sungaila of Complex Appellate Litigation Group LLP maintains a broad appellate practice, with recent experience in employment, trademark and immigration matters.
"Mary-Christine is my very first choice in appellate work - she's smart, thorough, and delivers results in a value-driven way." "M.C. is a talented, responsive and respected appellate lawyer." "She's an exceptional attorney with a strong work ethic, who prepares well and explains the legal strategy simply."