Anna M. Barvir

Anna M. Barvir
Partner, Michel & Associates, P.C.

Anna M. Barvir is a seasoned civil litigator and appellate attorney whose practice centers on constitutional law and civil rights. Licensed to practice in California and numerous federal courts, she represents individuals, nonprofits, and businesses in high-stakes civil rights and constitutional matters. Ms. Barvir’s practice spans the First, Second, and Fourteenth Amendments, with a particular emphasis on challenging government overreach and protecting individual rights in matters involving firearms, free speech, unlawful searches and seizures, and LGBTQ+ equality.

Ms. Barvir earned her J.D., magna cum laude, and a Certificate in Legal Writing from Whittier Law School. During law school, she served as Executive Editor of the Whittier Law Review and as Treasurer of the Student Bar Association, receiving multiple awards for academic excellence and service to the law school community. She also holds a B.A., summa cum laude, in History and Political Science from Notre Dame of Maryland University.

Ms. Barvir is deeply involved in her community. She is the Founding President of Orange County LGBT Pride, has served on the Board of Directors for Orange County Equality Coalition, and volunteers with the Southern California Association of Odyssey of the Mind. A Gold Award recipient and lifetime member of the Girl Scouts, she is also an active Girl Scout leader and Service Unit volunteer for Girl Scouts of Orange County. Request a consultation here.
 

Admissions

United States Supreme Court (2014)
District of Columbia (2015)
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2023) 
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (2014) 
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (2023) 
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2012)
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2014)
 
United States District Court: Central District of California (2017)
United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2011)
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (2012)
United States District Court for the Southern District of California (2017)
United States District Court for the Central District of California (2017)
United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2011)
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (2012)
United States District Court for the Southern District of California (2017)

California State Bar Association (2010)
 

Honors & Awards
Rising Star, Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine (2013-2023)
Maryland’s Top 100 Women Circle of Excellence Scholarship (2005)

Countless awards for leadership, academic excellence, and service from Whittier Law School and Notre Dame of Maryland University
 

Publications

In Pursuit of the Right to Bear Arms: Building a Nontraditional Career in Constitutional Law, Orange County Lawyer Magazine, May 2015.
When Hysteria and Good Intentions Collide: Constitutional Considerations of California’s Sexual Predator Punishment and Control Act, 29 Whittier L. Rev. 679 (2008).
 

Presentations

Firearms, Land Use & the Constitution, Pennsylvania Bar Institute (Oct. 26, 2020)
Legal Analysis of Obergefell v. Hodges, Day of Decision Orange County (June 26, 2015)
Parker v. California: Appellate Advocacy Case Study, Berkeley Law School (Sept. 17, 2014)
Women on Target: Firearms Law Seminar, A Place to Shoot Shooting Range (July 20, 2013) 
Legal Analysis of Hollingsworth v. Perry, Day of Decision Orange County (June 26, 2013)
 

Selected Oral Arguments

Ampersand Publishing, LLC v. NLRB, No. 15-1074 (D.C. Cir., Dec. 9, 2016)
Wright v. Beck, No. 16-55239 (9th Cir., Nov. 9, 2017)

Wright v. Beck, No. 19-55084 (9th Cir., April 1, 2020)

Junior Sports Magazines v. Bonta, No. 22-56090 (9th Cir., June 28, 2023)