For more than 30 years, Michael L. Kirby has been involved in civil litigation, trying more than 50 jury trials throughout his career and obtaining total recoveries valued in excess of $275 million as lead counsel. His expertise is extensive and covers a variety of practice areas that involve business, partnerships, real estate and investor disputes. He has received multiple Outstanding Trial Lawyer awards from Consumer Attorneys of San Diego (CASD). Since 1994, Kirby has been a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) ? a national organization of civil trial attorneys ? and has served on its national board of directors. He is a master in the American Inns of Court ? William B. Enright Chapter. He was a founder of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers of San Diego, served four years as a Southern District of California Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit and is the president of the San Diego chapter of the International Network of Boutique Law Firms. He earned both his B.A. and his J.D. from the University of Iowa.
