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Marian Helen Birge
Garcia & Birge APC • Carlsbad, CA
Wrongful TerminationEmployment Law
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2173 Salk Avenue, Carlsbad, CA, 92008, US
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Ms. Birge has more than 20 years of experience in civil litigation, representing plaintiffs and defendants. Areas of practice include employment law, discrimination, wrongful termination, disability issues, retaliation, contracts, business disputes, fraud, torts, defamation, and civil rights. She represents clients before administrative agencies, in mediation, through negotiations. Ms. Birge is also an experienced appellate lawyer. Ms. Birge was admitted to the California State Bar and the United States District Court for the Southern District in December 1995, and to United States District Court, Eastern District in June 1999. She received her Juris Doctor degree in 1995 from Thomas Jefferson School of Law, formerly Western State University College of Law, in San Diego, California. Ms. Birge received her mediation training at the National Conflict Resolution Center in San Diego in 2005.
About Wrongful Termination Law
Wrongful termination attorneys represent employees who were illegally fired from their jobs. They fight to recover lost wages and damages. Common matters include illegal firing, retaliation, discrimination, breach of contract.
Credentials
Education
1995 Thomas Jefferson SOL Juris Doctor N/A Cazenovia Coll undergraduate
Languages
English
Recognition & Involvement
Awards
2008 Certificate of Appreciation, North County Bar Association 1995 American Jurisprudence Award, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing
Publications
2019 American Bar Association publication 2019, edited by Roxella T. Cavazos & Sandra R. McCandless Ch. 15, "Voir Dire and Plaitiff's Opening Statement: Plaintiff's Perspective," Sexual Harassment and Retaliation, A Practical Handbook for Plaintff & Defense 2013 North County Lawyer Magazine Lessons From a Six Week Trial 2010 Litigating the Workplace Harassment Case (First Ed.) Co-Author,chapter titled "Voir Dire and Plaintiff's Opening Statement"
Associations
2019 - Present North San Diego County Bar Association Member 2009 - Present Legacy XXI Institute Assisted w/ First International Social Action Film Festival 1995 - Present State Bar of California Member 2016 - 2016 Thomas Jefferson School of Law Adjunct Professor of Law, Federal Civil Procedure 2015 - 2017 San Diego North County Bar Association Vice President
Speaking
2012 Association of Latino Merchants Disability Access Lawsuits 2011 Presentation Women in the Workplace 2009 People's Law School Employment Law 2009 "Preventing Harassment in the Workplace" Training Workshops Mandatory Harassment Training for Managers, Supervisors, Human Resource Professionals, Executives
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Updated: May 25, 2026