Mayra de Aguiar

Mayra de Aguiar is an experienced trial attorney who over her twenty years of practice has honed the ability to efficiently compose winning narratives and craft innovative, effective trial plans. As a result, she is particularly skilled in last-minute trial preparation.

A seasoned litigator at both the trial and appellate levels, Mayra’s practice focuses on real estate and contract disputes, complex commercial litigation, class action defense, and product liability. She has represented every side of litigation—plaintiff, defense, and in-house counsel—with clients ranging from individual plaintiffs, to mom-and-pop shops, to Fortune 500 companies.

Mayra’s clients span a wide range of industries, including real estate, consumer goods, accounting and finance, technology, film and entertainment, and food and hospitality. She has particular experience representing Fortune 500 companies and global corporations in real estate disputes and national product liability lawsuits. Mayra has developed extensive experience in product liability disputes during her time as in-house counsel for The Wonderful Company, a multibillion-dollar food industry giant. Mayra helped defeat over a dozen class action lawsuits filed across the U.S. alleging product food contamination. She also handled matters involving water rights and employment disputes. The food and hospitality industry presents a unique field that is constantly evolving. Mayra’s experience both at The Wonderful Company and in her representation of McDonald’s has helped her develop the skills necessary to be an effective litigator in this area of the law.

Early in her career, Mayra practiced in a large law firm where she was fortunate to fall under the tutelage of a renowned trial lawyer who allowed Mayra to develop her trial skills early on, both in jury trial and arbitration. She covered many facets of the entertainment industry, representing celebrities including Robert Wagner, Alan Alda, and David Duchovny in royalty disputes. She also represented Blockbuster, Inc. in major litigation against The Walt Disney Company, obtaining a favorable post-arbitration settlement which allowed the parties to continue their business relationship for years to follow. After practicing in a large firm, Mayra followed her entrepreneurial spirit and opened her own firm. As a solo practitioner, she gained critical trial experience in cases ranging from personal injury, medical malpractice, real estate, and disability discrimination; in fact, Mayra was first chair on the majority of those trials. This time spent in private practice gave Mayra a keen understanding of the resourcefulness, preparation, and strategy it takes to be a successful trial lawyer.

Mayra spends her spare time with her two adult children and a house full of four-legged creatures. Tapping into her creative side, Mayra enjoys reading, painting, cooking, and playing the guitar.