Sara Shapero

Sara M. Shapero is a member of Hoge Fenton's Business Litigation Group and Family Law Group. She is an accomplished litigator who has represented clients through all stages of litigation, including case preparation and evaluation; discovery; motions; and trials. Ms. Shapero has significant experience with trial preparation and has second chaired several trials. She also has experience in mediation and successfully resolved many cases outside of Court involvement.

Ms. Shapero received her J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law, where she earned the Public Interest and Social Justice Law Certificate. While at Santa Clara University School of Law, she received the Pro Bono Recognition Award all three years of law school, in part for her volunteer work at Catholic Charities, where she taught civic classes and assisted those seeking US citizenship. Prior to joining Hoge Fenton, Ms. Shapero was an associate attorney at a small boutique firm that concentrated on family and dependency law. Before that, she clerked for the Santa Clara County Family Court Supervising Judge Susan Bernardini, and also worked at the Santa Clara County Public Defender’s Office, where she focused on criminal law matters and assisting in the Special Trials Unit.

Ms. Shapero is a member of the Santa Clara County Bar Association Family Law Section, Women Lawyer's Section, and Barristers Section. She has been a member of The Honorable William A. Ingram American Inns of Court since 2017.