Arbitration & Mediation Services

Antonia Sanchez

Antonia Sanchez is a highly experienced, full-time arbitrator, specializing in commercial, consumer, and employment cases. Based in Las Vegas, she is available for assignments across the United States. Her well-rounded perspective is built on extensive service as an arbitrator, mediator, hearing officer, trial attorney, continuing legal education presenter, and adjunct professor.

Over the course of her twenty-six-year litigation career, Antonia successfully represented both plaintiffs and defendants, a breadth of experience that enhances her ability to understand both sides of disputes. Combined with her work as an arbitrator during and beyond that time, Antonia is uniquely equipped to assess cases fairly and impartially.

ARBITRATOR

Antonia has served as an arbitrator in a wide range of cases, including:

  • Breach of Contract:

    • A plumbing contractor suing for non-payment

    • A remodeling contractor suing over a canceled service contract

  • Deceptive Trade Practices/Consumer Protection:

    • A purchaser suing an auto dealership for hidden defects

    • An individual suing a credit reporting entity for failing to investigate errors

  • Personal Injury:

    • A bicyclist suing a bus company after a collision

    • A customer suing a grocery chain after a slip-and-fall accident

  • Real Estate:

    • A former tenant suing a landlord for a withheld security deposit

    • A landowner suing a neighbor for encroachment on property

  • Business Disputes:

    • A caterer suing an accounting firm for unpaid services

    • A diner suing a supplier for delivering incorrect items

MEDIATOR/EARLY NEUTRAL EVALUATOR

As a mediator and an early neutral evaluator, Antonia has handled cases involving:

  • Age, Sex, and Disability Discrimination:

    • Failure to hire, promote, wrongful termination, and constructive discharge

  • Sexual Harassment:

    • Quid pro quo and hostile work environment

  • Failure to Accommodate:

    • Disability and religion

  • Property:

    • Dispute over usage

  • Civil Rights:

    • Section 1983

      • Due Process

      • Equal Protection

Additionally, as a hearing officer, Antonia has presided over property, residency, and student expulsion cases, issuing written opinions after the conclusion of the hearings. During law school, Antonia served on law review and began her legal career clerking for an appellate court judge.

For more about Antonia’s litigation, trial, teaching, and clerking experience, see the Background section of this website.