Jafari Law Group promotes Marissa Morones to lead paralegal

Jafari Law Group has promoted Marissa Morones to lead paralegal as she marks two years with the Irvine-based firm. The move expands her role in employment litigation and intellectual property work, including case organization, filings and client communications.

Why it matters: - The promotion signals Jafari Law Group’s focus on retaining and developing staff who handle client communications, court deadlines and intellectual property filings. - Morones’s expanded role puts more responsibility on a paralegal who already supports both litigation and portfolio-management work.

What happened: - Jafari Law Group promoted Marissa Morones to lead paralegal on Aug. 4, 2026. - Morones is marking her second anniversary with the Irvine, California-based firm. - Her new duties include coordinating paralegal workflows, case organization, filing procedures and client communications. - Morones will continue supporting the firm’s attorneys in employment litigation and intellectual property matters.

The details: - Morones assists with employment matters from pre-litigation through trial preparation. - Her work includes fact development, document review and organization, discovery requests and responses, witness interviews, damages information and case timelines. - She also supports domestic and international patent and trademark portfolio management. - Her responsibilities include coordinating filings and deadlines involving the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, federal courts and California state courts. - Saul Acherman, managing attorney at Jafari Law Group, said Morones has shown sound judgment, consistent attention to detail and a strong commitment to clients and colleagues. - Acherman said the promotion reflects the responsibility Morones has earned and the confidence the firm’s attorneys place in her work. - Morones earned bachelor’s degrees in Criminology, Law and Society and Psychological Sciences from the University of California, Irvine. - She also completed a minor in Political Science and later earned a Paralegal Certificate from UC Irvine. - During college, Morones interned with the Public Defender division at the Harbor Justice Center. - Morones is a member of NALA – The Paralegal Association and is working toward its Certified Paralegal program. - She is fluent in Spanish and is also studying Portuguese and Russian. - The firm said the promotion supports its investment in staff development and in systems for managing client matters, deadlines, filings and communications. - Jafari Law Group represents clients in intellectual property matters, California employment law and business litigation. - The firm serves intellectual property clients throughout the United States and works with employees, employers, entrepreneurs, businesses and creative professionals.