Primitivo Sato

Primitivo Nacario Sato (November 27, 1911 – February 10, 1972) was a Filipino Visayan lawyer from Cebu, Philippines and Congressman of Cebu's 3rd district from 1949 until 1952.

Early life Primitivo N. Sato, the son of Segundo Sato, was born in Carcar, Cebu on November 27, 1911. He passed the bar exams and was admitted to the Philippine Bar by December 23, 1937, becoming known to be a tax and inheritance laws expert

Career Campaigning under the Liberal Party, he was voted as representative of the Cebu's 3rd legislative district during the 2nd Congress of the Republic in 1949. His term was cut short in 1952 because he was unseated by Maximino Noel who filed and was successful in an electoral protest at the House Electoral Tribunal.

Landmark case on attorney's fees In a landmark Supreme Court decision on the matter of attorney's fees, Sato successfully defended the right to compensation for services rendered to the estate of Rallos family.

Academe The founders of Southwestern University, Matias Hipolito Chavez Aznar II and Anunciacion Barcenilla who were his clients, appointed him as the first dean of the institution's College of Law.

Later years Sato died on February 10, 1972.