Michael J. Aguirre

Michael J. Aguirre is part of a family with a deep history in the legal community in San Diego. Both of his brothers practiced law in San Diego and Michael Aguirre has practiced law in San Diego for over 30 years. He served as an Assistant United States Attorney in San Diego after graduating from UC Berkeley School of law in 1975. He was then called to serve as an Assistant Counsel to the United States Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Michael Aguirre began his career prosecuting fraud cases and that has remained a staple of his practice ever since. He has won judgments against law firms, accounting firms, investment advisers, a major national broker dealer, and one of the largest international accounting firms. Mr. Aguirre took up the representation of the United Farm Workers Union in a case personally managed by Cesar Chavez. After Mr. Chavez passed away the night following the second day of his testimony, Mr. Aguirre assembled a team of lawyers and together they won the case. Mr. Aguirre has represented members of Congress, a Superior Court judge, a San Diego Mayor, thousands of fraud victims, and municipal governments. Mr. Aguirre is deeply committed to scholarship. He holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. The Los Angeles Daily Journal selected Mr. Aguirre as one of the top 100 trial attorneys in the State of California. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Michael J. Aguirre included in a Super Lawyers® list Other Sources of Feedback About Michael J. Aguirre Included on the 2007San Diego Super Lawyers list

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• United States Department of Justice, Assistant United States Attorney, 1975 - 1976
• U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigation, Assistant Counsel, 1976 - 1977

• History of Organized Crime in America, University of Southern California, 1979 - 1980
• History of the Presidency of John F. Kennedy, University of Southern California, 1980

• Lubin v. Sybedon Corp.
• Citation: 688 F.Supp. 1425
• Court: SD Cal.
• Year: 1988
• Alpha Group v. Bear Steams
• Citation: 119 F.3d 5
• Court: 9th Cir.
• Year: 1997

• Voting Rights Cases, 1989 - 2004
• Public Interest Cases before Local, State, Federal Government, 1980 - 2011

• California, 1974
• New York, 1991
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1974
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1974
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1974
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1974
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1974
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Phi Gamma Delta