Yesenia Cardona Muller
Associate Attorney | Spanish Bilingual
EDUCATION:
Degree
J.D.
B.A.
Institution
Monterey College of Law
University of California, Santa Cruz
Year
2020
2003
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:
Entity
Position
Year
The Grunsky Law Firm PC
Conflict Resolution Center of Santa Cruz (CRC)
Conflict Resolution Center of Santa Cruz (CRC)
Associate Attorney
Program Coordinator (Small Claims Mediation)
Volunteer Mediator/Translator (Community/Family/Labor Mediation)
2021-Present
2017-2020
2017-Present
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES/SPECIALIZATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:
State Bar of California, Active Member
Family Law Mediation Certification, Pepperdine Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution
Mandell Gisnet Center, Core & International Mediation Training
Conflict Resolution Center, Core Mediation Training
Certified as competent counsel in juvenile dependency cases (CRC 5.660)​
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE:
California - All Courts
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS:
Santa Cruz County Bar Association, Active Member
Monterey County Bar Association, Active Member
San Benito County Bar Association, Active Member
Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF), Active Member
California Women Lawyers Association, Active Member
MORE INFORMATION:
Prior to joining The Grunsky Law Firm PC, Mrs. Cardona-Muller was Coordinator of the Small Claims Mediation Program of Santa Cruz County. She fully managed this program and implemented guidelines for Small Claims mediations, as well as trained and supervised mediators. Mrs. Cardona-Muller's extensive mediation experience has made her skilled in facilitating complex mediations involving Employment, Community, Family, Small Claims and Estate disputes. While a Law student Mrs. Cardona-Muller offered pro bono mediation services to the Santa Cruz and Monterey communities. Mrs. Cardona-Muller is experienced in the Family Law aspect of Immigration Law with respect to SIJS petitions, that include Guardianships and Adoptions. Mrs. Cardona-Muller has repeatedly been a guest speaker at the UCSC Careers in Law lectures and hopes to continue to inspire new generations of mediators and attorneys. Mrs. Cardona-Muller is a long-time resident of Santa Cruz and is actively involved in volunteer services that help the Latino community and groups that promote preservation of environmental resources. Mrs. Cardona-Muller enjoys an active outdoors lifestyle and visits to her home country of Puerto Rico.