Michael J. Aguirre, Of Counsel

Practice Areas: Business and Securities Litigation, Fraud, Public Entity Law, Employment, Labor and Pension Law

Michael J. Aguirre is a senior partner at Aguirre, Morris & Severson in San Diego, California, and serves as of counsel to Lawler Mahon & Rooney. During his more than 35 years in law, he has served as

			a federal prosecutor
			fraud victim trial attorney
			municipal law expert, and
			U.S. Senate investigator.

In 2005, Aguirre was named one of the top 100 trial attorneys in the State of California by "The Los Angeles Daily Journal."

A Certified Fraud Examiner, Aguirre is admitted to practice before the California and New York State Courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and U. S. District Courts for the Central, Eastern, Southern, and Northern Districts of California.

His civil litigation practice primarily focuses on

			Business and Franchise Fraud
			Unlawful Business Practices
			Public Pensions
			Taxpayer Litigation
			California Public Utilities Proceedings, and
			Fraudulent Claims.

Aguirre also has represented a number of pro bono public interest cases before local, state and federal government.

He earned his law degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1974 and received his Master’s degree in public administration from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government in 1989. He earned his B.S. degree in Political Science from Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, in 1971.