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Owen M. Praskievicz

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Expertise

Education

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

Contact

Office: 619.238.4884

Fax: 619.231.4755

Profile

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 and served on the editorial board for the San Diego Law Review.

Experience

Reversed an order compelling international arbitration on appeal in Casa del Caffe Vergnano v. ItalFlavors, LLC, 816 F.3d 1208 (9th Cir. 2016).
Won trial against former owner of a historic mixed-use property in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter for failing to disclose permitting defects, resulting in judgment and recovery of more than $580,000 that included all attorneys’ fees and costs.
Upheld 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).
Affirmed order denying application of California’s Arbitration Act to a consumer agreement, effectively denying reinstatement of plaintiff’s class claims in Morales v. Midland Credit Mgmt., Inc., No. H050950, 2024 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 5797 (Sep. 16, 2024).
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.
Helped clients navigate and defend regulatory disputes involving the California Air Resources Board (CARB), Cal/OSHA, and the National Advertising Division (NAD).
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 in Mycles Cycles, Inc. v. United States, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 150731, 123 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 2019-5762 (S.D. Cal. Sep. 4, 2019).
Won jury trial against local jeweler who defrauded retired couple out of their investment in rare metal coins, upholding on appeal an alter ego ruling against the jeweler in Wilson v. Lambertus, No. D071598, 2018 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 680 (Jan. 31, 2018).
Won an arbitration invalidating a will written under duress.

Achievements & Affiliations

San Diego Business Journal’s Leaders of Influence in Law, 2024
Member, California State Bar
Member, American Bar Association
Member, San Diego County Bar Association
Admitted in the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central Districts of California, the Eastern District of Wisconsin, and the Ninth Circuit