de Castro, PC

08/19/2026

Today, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors declared it Audie de Castro Day throughout San Diego County for his retirement as Honorary Consul of the Philippines. The proclamation was presented by Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe and Paloma Aguirre.

08/02/2026

Audie de Castro was recently presented with the Man of the Year - Community Leadership award for his work as the Philippine Honorary Consul. The award was presented by Dr. LaShae Sharp-Collins, Assemblymember for the 79th Assembly District.

A full service business law firm based in San Diego, California.

07/18/2026

The firm is a proud sponsor of the 5th Annual Filipino American Friendship Festival, held today at Liberty Station. See you there!

07/03/2026

Due to office renovations, the entire firm will be working remotely next week.

04/04/2026

Audie de Castro was again selected as a Super Lawyer in Business Litigation (San Diego) by Super Lawyers Magazine (2026). Less than 5% of attorneys are recognized.

03/13/2026

"Attorney Audie De Castro, who represented more than 30 plaintiffs in the civil case, said he believed the scheme was criminal from the start. 'I don't believe there's any legitimate business. I don't think there is such a thing as investing in accident lawyers and getting a rate of return of 10%. That's an outright lie.', De Castro said in 2023."

A California businesswoman accused of running a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme has changed her plea to guilty.

03/11/2026

On behalf of dozens of investors, we sued Maria Dickerson, a/k/a Dulce Pino, for securities fraud involving millions of dollars. The government then investigated, and our case got stayed. But now she has pled GUILTY. Though she faces up to 20 years imprisonment, our civil case will now continue. We hope to seek justice for our clients.

Maria Dickerson, also known as “Dulce Pino,” “Maria Dulce Pino Dickerson,” and “Dulce Brubaker,” 49, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to one count of wire fraud and one count of securities fraud.