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Owen M. Praskievicz

Owen M. Praskievicz
Partner

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Owen Praskievicz is a trial and appellate attorney in the firm’s litigation practice group. Owen broadly represents clients in commercial disputes involving their investments, trade practices, and intellectual property, while guiding clients through the challenges of litigation and appeals in California’s state and federal courts. Owen received his undergraduate degree in journalism and economics from the University of Maryland and his law degree from the University of San Diego, where he was a member of the Editorial Board of the San Diego Law Review and an associate member of the Appellate Moot Court Board. During law school, Owen externed for the Hon. Mitchell D. Dembin of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

  • Reversed on appeal a U.S. District Court order compelling international arbitration in Casa del Caffe Vergnano v. ItalFlavors, LLC, 816 F.3d 1208 (9th Cir. 2016)
  • Defeated opposition to trademark registration in Am. Can! Cars for Kids v. Charitable Adult Rides & Servs., 2022 TTAB LEXIS 374, *1 (Trademark Trial & App. Bd. September 29, 2022)
  • Won bench trial against former owner of historic mix-use property in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter for failing to disclose permitting defects
  • Won jury trial victory against local jeweler who defrauded a retired couple out of their investment in rare metal coins
  • Won arbitration invalidating a will written under duress
  • Defeated summary judgment motion brought by the U.S. Department of Justice Tax Division in action challenging IRS penalty enforcement, resulting in favorable settlement for client
  • Successfully defended countless class action consumer demand letters under California’s Consumer Legal Remedies Act (CLRA), False Advertising Law (FAL), Unfair Competition Law (UCL), and Proposition 65
  • J.D., University of San Diego School of Law, 2013, Concentration in Business & Corporate Law, San Diego Law Review, Appellate Moot Court
  • B.A., University of Maryland, College Park, 2007, Journalism and Economics
  • San Diego Business Journal’s Leaders of Influence in Law, 2024
  • Admitted in the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central Districts of California, the Eastern District of Wisconsin, and the Ninth Circuit
  • Member, California State Bar
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, San Diego County Bar Association