About Michael David
Michael David Fabiano is a licensed attorney admitted to practice law within the State of California. He used to be admitted to the California State Bar in 1993. His license is presently in lively standing. Mr. Fabiano is the founder and proprietor of Fabiano Law Firm, P.C., a law firm located in Carlsbad, California. He has been working as an attorney for over 30 years, serving clients across San Diego County and the broader Southern California area.
Mr. Fabiano earned his law degree degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, where he earned magna cum laude honors in 1993. Prior to law program, he completed his undergraduate schooling at Rice University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1986. He additionally earned a Master of Science diploma from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1988. During his time at Hastings, he was acknowledged for his academic excellence and graduated with distinction.
Mr. Fabiano concentrates his practice in the areas of intellectual real estate law, which includes patent legal proceedings, patent prosecution, and licensing. He additionally handles commercial litigation, trademark litigation, exchange secret litigation, and highbrow estate licensing and counseling. His practice encompasses all levels of legal proceedings, including preliminary case evaluation, discovery, mediation, settlement discussions, and trial proceedings in each state and federal courts. He has represented each plaintiffs and defendants, including people and companies, in various complicated legal matters.
Throughout his profession, Mr. Fabiano has treated cases in the Superior Court of California for the County of San Diego, the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He is likewise registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Prior to founding his personal company, he worked as an associate at several regulation firms, including Jones Day in Irvine, Lyon & Lyon LLP in San Diego, and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in Palo Alto.
Mr. Fabiano is a member in good standing of the State Bar of California and the Federal Bar Association. He has been named one of "San Diego's Top Attorneys" by San Diego Metro magazine. He served because the President of the Litigation Section of the State Bar of California from 2009 to 2010 and used to be a member of the Editorial Board of the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s AIPLA Quarterly Journal from 2007 to 2010. He also served as the Chair of the City of Carlsbad’s Independent Redistricting Commission, which redrew boundaries for the City Council districts of Carlsbad following the 2020 census, from 2021 to 2022. Mr. Fabiano is fluent in English and Spanish, permitting him to serve the diverse communities of San Diego County successfully.
