About Marian Helen
Marian Helen Birge is a licensed attorney admitted to practice law in the State of California. She was admitted to the California State Bar in December 1995. Her license is currently in active status. Ms. Birge is a partner at Garcia & Birge, APC, a law firm located in Carlsbad, California. She has been practicing law for over 30 years, serving clients throughout the San Diego County area.
Ms. Birge earned her Juris Doctor degree from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, California, in 1995. Prior to law school, she completed her undergraduate education at Cazenovia College. During her time at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, she served as an adjunct professor of law, teaching Federal Civil Procedure in 2016. ([lawyers.justia.com](https://lawyers.justia.com/lawyer/marian-helen-birge-43045?utm_source=openai))
Ms. Birge concentrates her practice in the areas of employment law, civil rights, wrongful termination, employment torts, and business disputes. She represents clients in litigation, mediation, and negotiations, handling cases involving discrimination, retaliation, contracts, fraud, torts, defamation, and civil rights. Her practice encompasses all stages of litigation, including initial case evaluation, discovery, mediation, settlement negotiations, and trial proceedings in both state and federal courts. ([avvo.com](https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/92008-ca-marian-birge-171036.html?utm_source=openai))
Throughout her career, Ms. Birge has handled cases in the Superior Court of California for the County of San Diego, the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. She has also appeared before the California Court of Appeal on multiple occasions. Prior to founding her own firm, she worked as an associate at Singleton & Associates and as Of Counsel at Civil & Criminal Appeals. ([avvo.com](https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/92008-ca-marian-birge-171036.html?utm_source=openai))
Ms. Birge is an active member of the California State Bar Association and the American Bar Association. She has served as a Barrister in the American Inns of Court, Fiorenzo V. Lopardo Chapter #303, from 2008 to 2010. She was also a panel member for Appellate Defenders, Inc. from 2000 to 2003. Ms. Birge has been recognized with a Certificate of Appreciation from the North County Bar Association in 2008 and the American Jurisprudence Award from Lawyers Cooperative Publishing in 1995. ([avvo.com](https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/92008-ca-marian-birge-171036.html?utm_source=openai))
