Natalie Mutz serves on the Board of Directors for the Santa Barbara Women Lawyers Foundation and Santa Barbara Women Lawyers. Natalie has been a licensed attorney since 2010, and she works for the law firm of Fauver Large Archibald & Spray, LLP, with focus on land use, real estate, estate planning and administration. She also serves as an advisor to local businesses on matters from formation and intellectual property to employment.

Natalie was born in southern California and grew up in northwestern Washington state. She earned her B.A. in politics from the University of California at Santa Cruz and her law degree from Southwestern Law School. Natalie is proficient in conversational Spanish.

Before beginning her law career, Natalie traveled the world extensively and worked in Osaka, Japan for several years, where she took the LSAT and prepared for a career in international business law. Returning to southern California for law school, she changed tack and decided to set down roots closer to home. Natalie worked for a Los Angeles business litigation firm for six years representing individual entrepreneurs, small businesses, nonprofits and common interest developments in litigation, transactional, and advisory matters. In 2017, she moved to Santa Barbara where she handled insurance bad faith, civil rights, employment litigation, personal injury and education law before joining Fauver Large Archibald & Spray.

Natalie now lives in Montecito with her husband, two sons, and a ferocious pet cat. She serves on the board of trustees for a local independent school and is a member of the Santa Barbara Women’s Political Committee, the Santa Barbara Women’s Health Coalition, and

Professional Associations

American Bar Association
California Bar Association
Santa Barbara County Bar Association
California Women Lawyers
Santa Barbara Women Lawyers

Community Involvement

Montessori Center School Board of Trustees (2022-2024)
Santa Barbara Women Lawyers Board of Directors
Santa Barbara Women Lawyers Foundation Board of Directors
Santa Barbara Women’s Political Committee / Legislative & Advocacy Committee
Santa Barbara Women’s Health Coalition / Maternal Health Committee;
Adolescents through Young Adults Committee

Education

Southwestern Law School, J.D.
University of California, Santa Cruz, B.A., Politics
Autonomous University of Barcelona, International Politics