Sarah J. Gross

Sarah Gross represents public and private clients for their facilities, construction, and property needs. Ms. Gross specializes in matters including facilities use, environmental issues, land use, and water rights.

Ms. Gross is a trained mediator with significant experience handling mediation, consultation, and dispute resolutions. She is also a former educator and author, with publications featured in several journals including the Orange County Lawyer, Nursing, the USC Interdisciplinary Law Journal, and Western State Law Review.

While at Chapman University School of Law, using her education background, Ms. Gross contributed to curriculum development and served as T.A. for the law school’s Legal Writing Skills course.

Prior to joining AALRR, Ms. Gross was the lead staff attorney in Veterans Benefits at Veterans Legal Institute, where she represented military servicemembers before the Department of Veterans Affairs to obtain their military, healthcare, and education benefits. She also worked with the OC Superior Court and spearheaded the elder caring coordination program in the probate division.

Honors & Recognitions

• Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law – Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution
  • CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Divorce & Family Mediation
• Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law
  • Academic Fellow, Legal Writing Skills
  • Health Law Society, Founder & President, 2016 – 2017
• University of California, Davis
  • Dean’s List
  • Block Grant Award for Academic Merit, 2013 – 2014

Practice Areas

Community & Professional

• State Bar of California, Member
• American Bar Association, Member
• Orange County Bar Association, Member