Neutral, negotiator and speaker, Cara Peralta (formerly Cara O'Neill-Stewart), brought together her unique and extraordinary list of credentials when founding Civil Settlements. Her breadth of experience and broad legal knowledge allowed her to recognize the unique needs of you, its extraordinary and eclectic client base of corporate professionals, litigation attorneys and performing artists.

A graduate of the University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, a member of the Order of the Barristers, a front-line criminal and civil litigator having conducted hundreds of depositions, mediations, arbitrations and jury trials, and an Administrative Law Judge having had the pleasure of facilitating settlements for such entities as Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., Porsche Cars North America, Inc., American Honda Motor Company, Inc., DaimlerChrysler Motors Corp., Subaru of America, Inc., Nissan North America, Inc., Ford Motor Company, Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc., Kia Motors America, Inc., Mazda North American Operations, Hyundai Motor America, KTM Sportmotorcycle USA, Inc., Bajaj USA LCC, Ducati North America, American Isuzu Motors, Inc., and American Suzuki Motor Corporation, Ms. Peralta has the experience you demand.

Cara’s amazing and natural speaking abilities surfaced early in life when at eleven-years-old, she placed in a local speech competition. She continued her training throughout her educational and law school career and won many accolades, including awards for exceptional oratory, advocacy and legal writing on the local, state and national levels.

She developed her understanding of the needs of the talent industry when she worked as a model during her early college and law school years. Having been involved in both runway and print work, she knows first-hand the artist’s need for a savvy attorney when negotiating career-shaping contracts. Over the years, she has broadened her contact base and understanding to include the local music industry as well.

Ms. Peralta also teaches negotiations, business law, employment law, corporate law, civil law, criminal law and criminal procedure at a nationally known University.