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Erin Sheffield Sanchez earned her Juris Doctor from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 2005 and was admitted to the California State Bar that same year. She was admitted to the Nevada State Bar in 2010. Ms. Sanchez holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from UCLA with an English minor. Prior to joining KDG, Ms. Sanchez represented clients in a wide range of business and construction litigation matters. Her construction-related experience includes contract negotiation, claim preparation and evaluation, and prosecution and defense of contractor claims from inception through resolution.

Practice Focus

• Business and Corporate Law
• Business and Commercial Litigation
• Complex Litigation

Bar Admissions

• State Bar of California, 2005
• State Bar of Nevada, 2010
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 2006
• U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 2016
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, 2008

Education

• Bachelor of Arts, University of California, Los Angeles, 2002
• Juris Doctor, University of San Francisco School of Law, 2005

Professional Associations

• Peabody Charter School Foundation, Board of Directors, 2023-Present
• Santa Barbara County Bar Association, 2020-Present
• Santa Barbara Women Lawyers, 2020-Present

Professional Experience

• Klein, DeNatale, Goldner, Cooper, Rosenlieb & Kimball, LLP, 2022-Present
• Busby & Sanchez LLP, 2006-2022
• Office of the District Attorney, City, and County of San Francisco, Law Clerk, 2004- 2005
• Court of Appeal for the State of California, Fifth Appellate District, Judicial Extern, 2003