Career Highlights: Served on the bench 19997-2017. During her time on the bench, she was the assistant presiding judge of the appellate panel from 2008-2009 before acting as the supervising judge of the probate/mental health panel from 2009-2014.
Law School: UC Davis King Hall
ADR Services Inc.
Probate, trusts, conservatorships, medical malpractice, general business
IRVINE — As a neutral who regularly deals with highly emotional cases, Mary Fingal Schulte has a tactic to set people at ease.
“The first thing I do is bake a cake. Seriously,” Schulte said. “I’ve just found that having a little treat breaks the ice.”
Nearly a year after she joined ADR Services Inc. as a mediator and arbitrator, Schulte is settling into a role that encompasses the two de... (continued)
