Patsy K Schiff, Attorney & Mediator

Specialties

Mediation: A rewarding alternative for divorce, family, and child custody resolution

Estate Planning: Understanding individual and common goals enhances planning in designing wills & trusts

Patsy K. Schiff opened her estate planning law practice in Sacramento in 1983. Since beginning her training in mediation in 1984, she has been practicing both as an attorney and mediator in the areas of estate planning and family law. She has dedicated herself to learning effective dispute resolution, mediation, and communication skills so that she can assist her clients in as helpful a way as possible. Whether helping clients negotiate agreements in a comprehensive mediation for divorce or dissolution, or helping clients design an effective estate plan, the tools of clarifying communication help clients assess their options and goals. Patsy adds the element of education about the law that applies to the clients’ situation, whether family law rules, community property laws, or relevant tax laws so that clients can be as informed as possible in their decision-​making and negotiation process. Patsy has worked with clients in the greater Sacramento and Northern California area for many years. Because of her years of experience, she is able to maximize efficiency to same time and money for the clients.

History

Established in 1983.

Patsy K. Schiff has a B.A. in Psychology and a J.D. from UCLA Law School. She has in excess of 420 hours of training in mediation with the Center for Mediation in the Law, Mill Valley, with Community Boards, San Francisco, with the Academy of Family Mediators, and others. Patsy is a founding Board Member of the Sacramento Mediation Center, and a lifetime Practitioner Member of the Academy of Family Mediators. In 1993 she received the Peacemaker of the year award.

Patsy has been an attorney and mediator in Sacramento since 1983. She has mediated more than twelve hundred cases in Sacramento and finds mediation to be a rewarding alternative in law today.