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Anna Barvir practices civil litigation and appeals with an emphasis on constitutional law and civil rights matters. Her expertise includes firearms litigation, LGBTQ+ discrimination law, civil rights advocacy, and general civil appeals.
Ms. Barvir has worked on several high-profile cases in constitutional law and civil rights. She is the lead attorney in Duncan v. Becerra, the lawsuit that successfully challenged California’s ban on ammunition magazines over 10 rounds on Second Amendment and Commerce Clause grounds. She was also an integral part of the Parker v. California team that overturned three state laws regulating the sale of ammunition as unconstitutionally vague. Thanks in large part to Ms. Barvir’s advocacy, the trial court decision was upheld by the California Court of Appeal.
Ms. Barvir graduated magna cum laude from Whittier Law School in 2009, earning her Juris Doctor and Certificate in Legal Writing. During law school, she served as Executive Editor of the Whittier Law Review and Treasurer of the Student Bar Association. Upon graduation, Ms. Barvir was awarded the Whittier Law School Dean’s Citation Award for Outstanding Leadership and Service to the Law School Community.
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Licensed in California for 16 years
State: California
Acquired: 2010
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Location
Michel & Associates, PC
180 E. Ocean Blvd., Ste. 200, Long Beach, CA, 90802
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Experience
Honors
2023
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2021
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2020
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2019
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2019
Rising Star, Southern California Super Lawyers
2018
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2018
Rising Star, Southern California Super Lawyers
2017
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
Rising Star, Southern California Super Lawyers
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
Rising Star, Southern California Super Lawyers
2015
Rising Stars, Southern California Super Lawyers
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2014
Rising Stars, Southern California Super Lawyers
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2013
Rising Stars, Southern California Super Lawyers
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2009
Whittier Law School Student Bar Association Member of the Year, Whittier Law School Student Bar Association
2009
Dean's Citation Award for Outstanding Leadership & Service, Whittier Law School
2008
Dean's Merit Scholarship, Whittier Law School
2007
CALI Award: Women, Law & Culture, Center for Computer Assisted Legal Education
2007
CALI Award: Marriage Equality, Center for Computer Assisted Legal Education
2007
Dean's Merit Scholarship, Whittier Law School
2005
Academic Leadership Award, College of Notre Dame of Maryland
2005
Mildred Otenisek Award in History and Political Science, College of Notre Dame of Maryland
2005
Maryland's Top 100 Women Circle of Excellence Scholarship, Daily Record
2004
Class of 2005 Student Leader Extraordinaire, College of Notre Dame of Maryland
2004
Jeanne Hackley Stevenson Award in History and Political Science, College of Notre Dame of Maryland
2003
Executive Committee Member of the Year, College of Notre Dame of Maryland Student Association
2003
Class of 2005 Student Leader Extraordinaire, College of Notre Dame of Maryland
2002
Emerging Leader of the Year, College of Notre Dame of Maryland Student Association
Work Experience
2019 - Present
Special Counsel, Michel & Associates, P.C.
2012 - 2019
Associate Attorney, Michel & Associates, P.C.
2010 - 2012
Attorney Law Clerk, Michel & Associates, P.C.
2008 - 2009
Judicial Law Clerk, Superior Court of Orange County
2008 - 2008
Certified Law Clerk - Family Protection Unit, Orange County District Attorney's Office
2007 - 2007
Law Clerk, Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center Legal Services Department
2005 - 2006
Teen Program Director, Girl Scouts of Shawnee Council, Inc.
Associations
2018 - Present
Orange County LGBT PrideSecretary, Vendor Management Coordinator
2015 - Present
Orange County Equality CoalitionSecretary
2012 - 2015
National LGBT Bar AssociationMember
2011 - 2015
Los Angeles County Bar AssociationMember
2009 - 2012
Orange County Equality Coalition Legal CommitteeSecretary, Member
2009 - 2016
Orange County LGBT PridePresident, Kids' Club Committee Chair
2007 - 2014
Los Angeles Lesbian & Gay Lawyers AssociationMember
2007 - 2009
Whittier Law ReviewExecutive Editor, Member
2007 - 2009
Whittier Law School Student Bar AssociationTreasurer
2006 - 2009
Whittier Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Law Students AssociationPresident, Secretary, Member
Sample of Legal Cases
Wright v. Beck
City's Motion to Dismiss Granted. Dismissal Reversed and Case Remanded. Litigation in District Court Ongoing.
Bosenko v. City of Los Angeles
Voluntarily Dismissed w/o Prejudice
Parker v. State of California
Injunction Granted in Clients' Favor. Affirmed on Appeal. Review by Supreme Court Mooted by Citizens' Initiative. Attorneys' Fees Litigation Ongoing.
Fyock v. Sunnyvale
Voluntarily Dismissed Without Prejudice
Shew v. Malloy
Preliminary Injunction & Summary Judgment Denied. Affirmed.
Peruta v. County of San Diego
Clients' Summary Judgment Denied. Reversed on Appeal. Panel Decision Reversed En Banc. Supreme Court Petition Denied.
NYSRPA v. Cuomo
Summary Judgment Granted in Part and Denied in Part. Affirmed in Part & Reversed in Part.
District of Columbia v. Heller (Heller III)
City's Motion for Summary Judgment Granted. Affirmed in Part & Reversed in Part
Jackson v. City and County of San Francisco
Preliminary Injunction Denied. Voluntarily Dismissed.
Belemjian v. Harris
Unopposed Demurrer Granted. Attorneys' Fees Litigation Ongoing.
San Francisco Veteran Police Officers Assn v. City and County of San Francisco
Voluntarily Dismissed Without Prejudice
CGF v. San Mateo
Plaintiffs' Petition for Review Denied. Case Dismissed.
Ampersand v. NLRB (Ampersand II)
Appeal Ongoing
Wright v. Beck
Case dismissed. Appeal Ongoing.
Wright v. Los Angeles
Case dismissed. Appeal Ongoing.
Duncan v. Becerra
Litigation Ongoing; Appeal of MPI Ongoing
Flanagan v. Becerra
Litigation Ongoing
Education
2009
Whittier College School of Law
J.D.
2005
College of Notre Dame of Maryland
B.A.
Speaking Engagements
2015
Day of Decision Orange County
Legal Analysis of Obergefell v. Hodges Decision
2014
Appellate Advocacy Course Panel Discussion
Parker v. State of California
2013
Women on Target
Firearms Law Seminar
2013
Light the Way to Justice Orange County
Hollingsworth v. Perry and Windsor v. United States
2013
Day of Decision Orange County
Hollingsworth v. Perry: Standing and Prop 8
2012
Women on Target
Firearms Law Seminar
2010
Legal Writing Seminar for Associates & Law Clerks at Michel & Associates, P.C.
Legal Citation 101: Tips for the California Lawyer
Publications
2015
OC Lawyer Magazine
In Pursuit of the Right to Bear Arms: Building a Nontraditional Career in Constitutional Law
2008
29 Whittier Law Review 679
When Hysteria and Good Intentions Collide: Constitutional Considerations of California's Sexual Predator Punishment and Control Act
Languages
English