John Powell is a partner in the firm with a practice emphasis in civil litigation and public entity defense.  Mr. Powell graduated from California State University, Sacramento with a major in Government. He received his Juris Doctor from Western State College of Law, where he also earned a Witkin Award in Civil Procedure. While in law school, Mr. Powell worked with clients pro bono at the Western State College of Law Immigration Clinic. Admitted to the California State Bar in March 2018, Mr. Powell practiced civil litigation, serving clients primarily in the construction industry of Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Mr. Powell joined Maire & Deedon in 2018, where he continues to work as a civil litigator in public entity representation and insurance defense.