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Sharonrose
Cannistraci is a business and church lawyer who has been advising
churches and ministries for 20 years. She was a principal in the law
firm of Bicknell, Sweet, Cannistraci & Battel in Campbell,
California, and now runs her own practice, Cannistraci Law Firm, in
downtown San Jose. She received her Juris Doctorate law degree from the
University of Santa Clara School of Law in 1985, and received her
certificate in Risk Management for Churches and Schools in 2003 from
the University of Cambridge in England. Ms. Cannistraci is
a Christian attorney who is dedicated to building and protecting
churches throughout the state. Churches consult her on a variety of
legal issues, including real estate and construction transactions,
liability issues and litigation disputes.
Few attorneys have the knowledge or experience that Ms. Cannistraci
has regarding church government and administration. Like the sons
and daughters of Aaron, Ms. Cannistraci was born into the faith and
was raised in the church. She is descended from two generations of
ministers on both sides of her family. Her father is an
internationally respected Apostle to churches and ministries
throughout the world. Third generation family members pastor
churches in California and Texas. Other members of her family serve
as music ministers in northern and southern California and
missionaries in foreign lands.
For many years, Ms. Cannistraci served as the music director and a
worship leader in her home church, GateWay City Church (formerly Evangel Christian Fellowship), in
San Jose, California, which was founded by her father, Dr. Emanuele
Cannistraci, and is now pastored by her cousin, Dr. David
Cannistraci who is a noted author. Ms. Cannistraci
attended several years of bible school as a minister in training and
continued her university biblical studies while completing her
undergraduate education.
As a minister’s daughter, she knows first hand the types of legal
problems and challenges that pastors face on a regular basis. She
has a unique understanding of the internal workings of the church
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Contact Sharonrose Cannistraci
at Protect the Church.
To consult with Ms. Cannistraci regarding a specific legal matter
concerning your church or ministry, you may contact her at her law
firm:
Cannistraci Law Firm
99 Almaden Blvd, Suite 925
San Jose, CA 95113
Tel. 408.297-5400 ext. 206
Fax. 408.297.5407
www.scannistracilaw.com
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Many of her
associates now pastor churches and seek her advice on legal matters
that affect their church. Ms. Cannistraci is committed to using her
legal talents to serve and support the church and its leaders.
Ms. Cannistraci has a vision and mission to make this website a
valuable legal resource to churches and ministries in this state.
Like the law giver who worked closely together
with the priests of Israel to communicate and enforce the
laws of their land, she wishes to use her legal talents to assist
and support churches and educate leadership about ways to protect
the church and God’s people.
Ms. Cannistraci’s practice focus is church law, business and civil
litigation, real estate and construction law and public entity
defense. Her representative clients include non-denominational and
denominational churches, international ministries, network alliances
of churches, and pastors and ministers throughout California and in
other states. In addition, she represents a wide range of business
and public entity clients including real estate brokers, licensed
contractors and design professionals, law enforcement, landowners
and mortgage companies.
Ms. Cannistraci has worked as an attorney for three of the largest
law firms in the Bay Area as well as serving as a Santa Clara County
Deputy District Attorney earlier in her career. She has tried over
60 jury trials, court trials and arbitrations with an outstanding success
rate.
The New York Times recently published an article on systemic
problems with medical malpractice arbitrations, featuring one of her
pending litigation cases against the largest HMO in the nation. New
York Times March 16, 2003. This case was also featured in a recent
investigative report on ABC news.
Ms. Cannistraci has been a faculty member for Lorman Education Services in
2002-2003, educating architects, engineers and contractors regarding current trends in construction law. She has
also been published in the American Bar Association's Publication of
the Forum on the Construction Industry, as well as Construction News
and WCOE Construction News.
Ms. Cannistraci serves as a Judge Pro Tem with Santa Clara County
Superior Court. She is available to serve as a private mediator to
assist Christians and churches to informally resolve and settle
their disputes.
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For information concerning construction law, real estate law,
mediation and arbitration, visit her firm’s website at
www.scannistracilaw.com. |
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