Bio
Mario was born in the Imperial Valley, and raised in the small border-town of Calexico, CA. Mario is bilingual in English and Spanish.
Mario moved to San Diego, CA when he was 18 years old to attend San Diego State University, where he majored in Political Science and minor in Philosophy. Growing up, Mario always had a knack for arguing against the grain and for attempting to see life from different perspectives.
After San Diego State University, Mario attended Thomas Jefferson School of Law through their criminal law fellowship program. Mario was slating himself to be a criminal defense attorney, as he had always envisioned himself litigating the innocence of wrongly prosecuted defendants as he had seen in T.V. shows and movies growing up.
Prior to becoming an attorney, Mario moved back to the Imperial Valley for a brief period and worked as a law clerk for the Federal Defenders of San Diego in their satellite office and California Rural Legal Assistance. After becoming an attorney, Mario garnered experience working as an associate attorney for a few reputable San Diego family law firms.
Throughout his years of practice, Mario has seen and heard of all of the intricacies of family law. His passion for helping others has really helped further his litigation skills as Mario loves to head to Court and go to bat for all of his clients.
Outside of work, Mario is usually found spending time with his family and friends, and/or his dog, Charlie. You can find Mario also participating in local leagues either playing kickball, dodgeball, and flag football. Mario also likes to play video games, travel, and go fishing during his downtime.
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I stumbled across this firm when searching for a good and honest family lawyer in the San Diego area. I proceeded to call and had the pleasure of speaking with Nicholas. He is THE main reason why I agreed to pay $250 for my initial 1 hr. zoom interview with Ben. To be quite honest, I didn’t really care for any of the staff in this firm other than Nicholas. He is extremely personable and friendly and made me feel at ease during this nerve-wracking process. He took the time to talk to me on the phone for almost an hour and walked me through the process which allowed me to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I truly appreciate all of your help Nick! Although I didn’t really care for the staff in this firm, I do have to give this firm a 5 star for being an honest and professional law firm. This is hard to come by. They didn’t hesitate in returning any unused funds and because of this, I have referred many of my friends and patients. I will definitely be returning in the future if I ever come across another situation that will require great representation. Thank you again for all your help!- Daniela (Google Review) -
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He is honest and trustworthy. I would recommend him to anyone.- Edward (Avvo Review)
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