Background
Vella, Michael W. was born on October 15, 1963 in Inglewood, California, United States.
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Michael W. Vella
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Education
University of California at Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts, 1986). Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1990). Spoken languages: French, German.
Career
Worked at Mazzarella, Dunwoody, Wilson & Petty Limited Liability Partnership (San Diego, California) specializing in General Civil Litigation with Emphasis on Real Estate, Banking, Products Liability, Insurance and Employment Matters. Admitted to the bar, 1990, California. 1991, United States. Court of Federal Claims.
1993, District of Columbia.
1994, United States. District Court, Northern, Southern, Central and Eastern Districts of California. United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Moot Court Board.
Recipient, Moot Court Brief Writing Award. Associate Editor, Ecology Law Quarterly.
Judicial Clerk, United States. Claims Court, Washington, District of Columbia, 1990-1991.
Participant in the program in Law and Policy of the European Economics Community, College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium (1991-1992).
Recipient, European Commission, full academic scholarship. Member: The District of Columbia Bar. State Bar of California.
Mazzarella, Dunwoody, Wilson & Petty Limited Liability Partnership consists entirely of trial attorneys who left large prestigious law firms to establish a civil litigation firm to serve local, national and international clients who demand the utmost skill and expertise, as well as the personalized service of a smaller firm.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Moot Court Board. Recipient, Moot Court Brief Writing Award. Associate Editor, Ecology Law Quarterly.
Judicial Clerk, United States.
Claims Court, Washington, District of Columbia, 1990-1991. Participant in the program in Law and Policy of the European Economics Community, College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium (1991-1992).
Recipient, European Commission, full academic scholarship. Member: The District of Columbia Bar.
State Bar of California.
Awards
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Recipient, Moot Court Brief Writing Award. Associate Editor, Ecology Law Quarterly. Judicial Clerk, United States.tempSpaceClaims Court, Washington, District of Columbia, 1990-1991. Participant in the program in Law and Policy of the European Economics Community, College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium (1991-1992). Recipient, European Commission, full academic scholarship.Recipient, Moot Court Brief Writing Award. Associate Editor, Ecology Law Quarterly. Judicial Clerk, United States.tempSpaceClaims Court, Washington, District of Columbia, 1990-1991.
Participant in the program in Law and Policy of the European Economics Community, College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium (1991-1992). Recipient, European Commission, full academic scholarship.