Mr. Wirtz received his Bachelor of Arts in History from Knox College (B.S., 1984) and his Juris Doctorate from the University of San Diego (J.D., 1987).  Mr. Wirtz is a member of the state bars in California and New Mexico and is licensed in the United States District Courts for the Southern, Central, Eastern, and Northern Districts of California, and the District of New Mexico.  Mr. Wirtz has also been admitted on a case-by-case basis in the state courts of Hawaii, Nevada, and Arizona, as well as the United States Bankruptcy Court for Arizona, and the United States District Courts for the District of Nevada and the Eastern District of New York.  He is a member of the Labor and Employment Law Section and the Litigation Section of the California State Bar.

Locally, Mr. Wirtz has been an active member of the San Diego County Bar Association since 1988, where he has been a member of the Continuing Legal Education Committee and is a member of the Client Relations Committee.  Mr. Wirtz joined the newly formed Carmel Valley Bar Association in 2003, where he sits on the Executive Committee and the Continuing Legal Education Subcommittee.  He has also been a member of the San Diego Inn of Court, the San Diego Trial Lawyers, and the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Mr. Wirtz represents both plaintiffs and defendants in state, federal, and bankruptcy courts.  His practice emphasizes complex civil litigation through jury trials, arbitrations, settlement conferences, mediations, and appeals in the practice areas of business, insurance, employment, and real estate.

Prior to forming his current partnership in 2002, Mr. Wirtz performed out-sourced “general counsel” services to businesses and entrepreneurs, concerning transactions and disputes involving complex business, employment, and real estate matters. He advised, counseled and represented senior executives concerning risk management, labor law compliance, employee issues, and business contracts.

Before starting his own practice in 1995, Mr. Wirtz was a senior associate with the local firm of Aguirre & Meyer, where his practice involved national class actions emphasizing high profile, multi-million dollar class action securities and consumer fraud, unfair trade practices, and complex business issues involving Fortune 500 Companies. He also helped to defend the United Farm Workers (UFW) union against wrongful boycott charges in the final days of Cesar Chavez’ life. 

Contact
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