Employment rights
Representation for workers facing discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. The firm examines the workplace history, the available records, and the effect on your career and life.
Explore employment rightsWhen the stakes are personal.
Retired California Deputy Attorney General
and Former Lead Prosecutor
Employment rights. Medical and dental malpractice. California counsel informed by nearly two decades in public service and a life in advocacy.
Personal attention. Careful preparation. Candid advice.Explore
Since 1999California attorney
Nearly two decadesCalifornia Department of Justice
UCLA School of LawJuris Doctor, Class of 1999
The practiceFocused representation
When your livelihood or health is at stake.
A legal dispute can change the course of a life. The firm begins with a careful understanding of what happened, what the evidence shows, and what matters to you.
Medical malpractice
Careful evaluation of claims involving medical care and serious injury, informed by Mia's background in healthcare professional enforcement. Each matter calls for close attention to the treatment, causation, and expert evidence.
Explore medical malpracticeDental malpractice
Guidance when dental treatment may have caused harm. The firm reviews the course of care, the injury, and the evidence needed to evaluate responsibility and the available legal options.
Explore dental malpracticeSelect civil rights, disability rights, and probate matters may also be considered. Acceptance depends on the facts, conflicts, deadlines, and the firm's capacity.
The attorneyExperience & perspective
Meet Mia Perez-Arroyo
The experience behind the advocacy.
Mia Perez-Arroyo’s practice is grounded in more than twenty-five years of legal experience and a sustained engagement with questions of professional responsibility, institutional power, and individual rights.
A retired California Deputy Attorney General and former Lead Prosecutor, she represents individuals in employment disputes and medical and dental malpractice matters throughout California.
“The law taught me how to analyze. Life taught me how to listen.”Mia Perez-Arroyo
The approachA clear way forward
Preparation with a purpose.
Sound advice starts with the facts. A considered strategy takes account of both the legal questions and the person asking them.
Listen closely.
Understand the history, identify the key events, and discuss what you hope to achieve.
Examine carefully.
Assess the records, witnesses, deadlines, and unanswered questions. Explain the strengths of the matter and the challenges it may face.
Proceed thoughtfully.
If the firm accepts your matter, discuss the available paths and prepare for the next stage, whether negotiation, an administrative proceeding, or litigation.
UCLA Law Women LEAD SummitSeptember 25, 2026
Class of 1999 / A return to campus
Coming home to UCLA Law.
Twenty-seven years after earning her J.D., Mia returned to UCLA Law as a member of its Women LEAD Summit judicial panel.
The program brought together judges from tribal, state, and federal courts for a conversation about judicial independence, ethics, public confidence, and the responsibilities of the legal profession.
For Mia, the return marked a full-circle moment: coming back to the place where she once searched for her voice in the law, now with a career of public service and advocacy behind her.
The judicial panel
When Converging Pressure Tests the Guardian of Justice
Mia joined Chief Judge Dolly M. Gee, Judge Jennifer Madden Ragland, and Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw, with moderator Johanna Schiavoni. The official program identifies Mia as Chief Judge and General Counsel for the Texas “Yorimea” Band of Yaqui Indians.
Her contribution drew on a career in California public service, healthcare enforcement, private advocacy, and tribal judicial leadership.
View the official summit programParticipation in the summit does not imply endorsement of the firm by UCLA, the courts, or other participants.
Press & speakingBeyond the case file
Press and speaking
Upcoming speakingNovember 13, 2026 · PhoenixBefore Credentialing Goes WrongAAMSS 2026 Fall Conference
CapRadio / March 2026
Law in the public conversation
Quoted on the legal questions surrounding Native religious practices and government regulation of public spaces.
Read the CapRadio articleMetropolitan News-Enterprise / August 6, 2024
Appellate advocacy and counsel of choice
Coverage of a successful appeal involving attorney disqualification and the weight courts must give to a client’s choice of counsel.
The decision reversed a disqualification order and remanded for further consideration.
Before you reach out
A clear place to begin.
What should I include in an initial inquiry?
Your contact information, the general type of matter, and whether a deadline is approaching. Please wait for the firm's guidance before sending medical records, detailed case materials, or other sensitive information.
Does an inquiry establish representation?
No. The firm must first review conflicts and whether it can accept your matter. Representation requires the firm's acceptance and a written engagement agreement.
What if my matter is time-sensitive?
Mention any deadline when you contact the firm. Do not wait for a response before protecting your rights or seeking other counsel. Sending an inquiry does not mean the firm has agreed to act on your behalf.
Is assistance available in Spanish?
Se habla español. Puede comunicarse con el despacho en inglés o en español.
Begin a conversationCalifornia counsel
Start with an email.
Email is the preferred way to begin. Include the general nature of your matter, how to reach you, and any approaching deadline.
- 01Initial inquiry
Share your contact details, general matter type, and any approaching deadline.
- 02Conflicts and fit
The firm reviews whether it can consider your matter and what information may be needed.
- 03Representation, if accepted
Any representation is confirmed in a written engagement agreement.
Se habla español.
Telephone(916) 306-7551
Sacramento office2014 Capitol Avenue, Suite 100, #4001
Sacramento, California 95811
Sacramento, California 95811
Please do not send confidential documents or sensitive information until the firm confirms it can receive them. Contacting the firm does not create an attorney-client relationship.