Overview
Wayne H. Maire is the founding principal of Maire, Powell & Werner. He established the firm in Redding, California in 1983 and has led it for more than four decades. His practice today emphasizes service as a mediator and arbitrator, drawing on a career spent trying and resolving complex civil cases. Historically, Mr. Maire’s practice focused on complex commercial litigation, public entity litigation, personal injury litigation, and casualty and surety law.
Mr. Maire received his Bachelor of Arts from Brigham Young University in 1976 and his law degree from the University of Santa Clara School of Law in 1979. He was admitted to the State Bar of California and the United States District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of California the same year.
Recognition
In 1989 Mr. Maire received the Martindale-Hubbell “AV” rating, reserved for attorneys his peers consider “Very High to Preeminent” in their field. He has been named a Northern California “Super Lawyer” every year since 2005 and has been listed in Best Lawyers in America since 2010. In 2017 the National Association of Distinguished Counsel recognized him among the nation’s top one percent of litigation counsel, and Best Lawyers named him the 2020 “Lawyer of the Year” for attorneys representing defendants in the Sacramento region. In 2003 he was one of four California attorneys appointed by Chief Justice Ronald George of the California Supreme Court to the Blue Ribbon Panel of Experts on the Fair and Efficient Administration of Civil Cases.
Professional Involvement
- Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada — member; President, 2002
- California Defense Counsel — member; President, 2006
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) — member since 1999
- Defense Research Institute — Board of Directors, 2004–2007; Pacific Region Director for California, Arizona, Nevada and Hawaii