About Philip Mauriello
Philip Mauriello Jr. earned a B.A. in political science from the University of the Pacific in 2008 after beginning his undergraduate studies in 2004. He went on to law school at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, where he completed his J.D. in 2017 following a course of study that began in 2014. Those formative years gave him both classroom grounding and a foothold in local legal networks.
After law school he moved into private practice and joined McCarthy & Holthus LLP as an associate in 2018. The role placed him in a firm environment early in his career and offered regular exposure to litigation and client work. A year later he accepted a managing lawyer position at Arete Law A.P.C., where he took on increased supervisory responsibilities and handled a broader docket. In 2022 he served as a senior trusts and estates and probate lawyer at Hoffman & Forde, Lawyers at Law, concentrating on matters that arose in estate administration and related proceedings.
Mauriello has combined practice and professional association activity throughout his career. He has been involved in the San Diego County Bar Association since 2014 and holds a continuing membership there. While still in law school he served as a law school liaison for the Federalist Society starting in 2015, a role he has maintained. He also held a leadership position with the Republican National Lawyers Association, serving as president from 2018 to 2019.
Colleagues describe his path as steady and pragmatic. He moved from associate work into management and then into a senior role focused on trusts and estates. That trajectory provided experience in supervising casework, advising clients on estate matters and guiding probate processes. His work has required attention to procedural detail, coordinating with fiduciaries and navigating court processes tied to estate administration.
Mauriello practices in California and balances trial-adjacent responsibilities with administrative aspects of estate work. He has maintained ties to local bar organizations and legal interest groups while shifting between firms and roles. His record shows repeated involvement in probate and trust administration matters and experience managing legal teams and client relationships.
He currently practices in California, concentrating on trusts, estates and probate matters.
