Attorney Profile

Michael V. Severo

Email: msevero@mvslaw.com

Practice Areas: Trial and Appellate Criminal Defense (100%).

Admitted: 1976, California; U.S. District Court, Central, Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of California; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Law School: Whittier College School of Law, J.D., 1976

College: California State University, Los Angeles, B.A., 1970

Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; American Bar Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member, Criminal Justice Section); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Biography: Criminal Defense Super Lawyer, 2006. Recipient, Stephen S. Weisman Scholarship Award.

Languages: Spanish.

Jose R. Paz Associate

Email: jpaz@mvslaw.com

Practice Areas: Trial and Appellate Practice; Criminal Defense.

Admitted: 1991, California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1996, U.S. District Court, Central District of California

Law School: Southwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1990

College: University of California at Los Angeles, B.A., 1987

Member: State Bar of California; Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles.

Biography: Recipient: Best Brief Award. Winner, Moot Court Competition, 1988. Formerly with Law Offices of Stanley A. Hutcheson.

Languages: English and Spanish.

Reported Cases:  Estrada v. Spino & Cohen, 244 F.3d 1050, as amended at 2001 U.S. App. Lexis 10697, 49 Fed. R. Serv. 3d.