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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, representing individuals and businesses in commercial disputes. For more than a decade, Owen has won important victories for his clients involving their trade practices, investments, real estate transactions, contractual rights, and intellectual property. Drawing on his deep experience in California’s state and federal courts, Owen is both a relentless advocate and trusted advisor in helping clients understand their rights and achieve their goals. Owen received his undergraduate degree in journalism and economics from the University of Maryland and his law degree from the University of San Diego. During law school, Owen externed for the Hon. Mitchell D. Dembin (Ret.) of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

  • Reversed a U.S. District Court order compelling international arbitration on appeal in Casa del Caffe Vergnano v. ItalFlavors, LLC, 816 F.3d 1208 (9th Cir. 2016)
  • Won a bench trial against the former owner of an historic mixed-use property in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter for failing to disclose permitting defects, resulting in a judgment of more than $500,000 that included a full recovery of attorneys’ fees and costs
  • Upheld a charitable organization’s 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 a jury trial against a local jeweler who defrauded a retired couple out of their investment in rare metal coins, and upheld an alter ego ruling against the jeweler on appeal
  • Defeated a 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 and resolved countless class action demands under California’s Consumer Legal Remedies Act (CLRA), False Advertising Law (FAL), Unfair Competition Law (UCL), and Proposition 65
  • Won an arbitration invalidating a will written under duress
  • J.D., University of San Diego School of Law, 2013, Concentration in Business & Corporate Law, San Diego Law Review Editorial Board, 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