Maria (Mia) Severson - San Diego, CA
Attorney at Aguirre & Severson LLP
Administrative Hearings & Adjudication Lawyers in San Diego, CA
501 West Broadway Suite 1050 San Diego, CA 92101
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San Diego Administrative Hearings & Adjudication Lawyer
Updated: 05/04/2026
Areas of Practice
- Administrative Hearings & Adjudication
- Antitrust Law
- Unfair Competition
- Lending & Secured Transactions
- State & Municipal Bonds & Financing
- Commercial Leasing
- Franchising
- Secured Transactions
- Freedom of Information
- Freedom of Speech
- Defects
- Employment Law -- Employee
- Employment Discrimination -- Employee
- Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee
- Wrongful Termination -- Employee
- Energy Law
- Public Utilities
- Unfair Labor Practices
- Complex Litigation
- Federal Trial Practice
- Multidistrict Litigation
- State Trial Practice
- US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Condominiums & Cooperatives
- Securities Law
- Private Placements
- Securities Fraud & Insider Trading
- Asbestos
Litigation: 90%
Attorney Information
Overview
Maria (Mia) Severson is an experienced trial lawyer. With 32 years of private and public practice, she has litigated complex matters involving fraud, unfair business practices, pension and labor matters, land use and environmental matters, and matters with damages over $700 million.
Just prior to forming the partnership, Ms. Severson was the Chief Deputy City Attorney for the City of San Diego, personally litigating major cases and overseeing all litigation involving the City.
She is a former member of the Los Angeles County Bar, San Diego County Bar, Judicial Evaluation Committee of the San Diego Bar Association, and National Association of Women Business Owners.
Education
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Legal Education
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California Western School of Law,
San Diego,
California
J.D.
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California Western School of Law,
San Diego,
California
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Non Legal Education
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Iona College,
New Rochelle,
New York
B.B.A.
Honors: cum laude
Major: Marketing
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Iona College,
New Rochelle,
New York
Current Employment Position(s)
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Managing Partner
Past Positions
- San Diego City Attorneys Office, Chief Deputy City Attorney, Trial Unit, 1998 - 2008
- Blumenthal Ostroff Markham, Senior Associate, 1994 - 1998
Classes and Seminars
- Credit Derivatives, San Diego County Bar Association, 2009 - Present
Bar Admissions
- California, 1994
- United States Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- Hon. William B. Enright Inn of Court, Master
- Lawyers Club of San Diego
- American Business Trial Lawyers
- Consumer Attorneys of San Diego
- San Diego County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
Contact
501 West Broadway
Suite 1050
San Diego, CA 92101
Fax: 619-876-5368
Email: Send a message
Website: http://www.amslawyers.com
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