Attorney Profile
Alicia Olivares
Alicia Olivares
Los Angeles
California (CA)
Practice Areas:
Employment & Labor (100%)
Employment & Labor
Law School:
Loyola Law School Los Angeles
Languages Spoken:
English, Spanish
Profile
Ms. Olivares is a Partner at The Feldman Law Firm. She graduated from Loyola Law School in 1995, where she was Articles Editor of the Loyola International and Comparative Law Review. She has devoted her career to providing superior and aggressive representation of employees in employment and labor matters, including cases of wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, harassment, pregnancy discrimination, and violations of federal and state leave laws. Her practice also includes class action cases involving Labor Code and FEHA violations. Ms. Olivares takes great pride in making a positive difference in the lives of those employees she represents and has achieved millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for her clients. Ms. Olivares is fluent in Spanish.
Selected To
Southern California Super Lawyers 2012
About Alicia Olivares
Admitted: 1995, California
Professional Webpage: www.leefeldmanlaw.com/alicia_olivares.html
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member, California State Bar; Member Labor & Employment Section; Member, California Employment Lawyers Association; Member, Diversity Committee of the California Employment Lawyers Association; Member, American Bar Association; Member, Mexican American Bar Association; Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Member, Diversity Committee of the California Employment Lawyers Association
Verdicts and Settlements:
- $6,700,000(Dudley v. SBC Communications) settlement reached in FMLA class action; $1,275,000 settlement on wrongful termination claim in violation of FEHA; $900,000 (Douglas v. Barney's Beanery) class action settlement for claims of missed meal and rest periods; $872,500.00 (Wolff v. Allied Beverages) class action settlement on behalf of small group of employees working in misclassified "outside salesperson" positions; $750,000 settlement for epileptic woman fired after having seizure at work; $625,000 for employee not reinstated after FMLA leave; $475,000 settlement for employee fired due to disability and in violation of CFRA/FMLA; $400,000 settlement obtained for employee fired due to pregnancy; $400,000 settlement for employee who was not reassigned to another position as an accommodation to her disability; $250,000 plus reinstatement obtained for employee fired because of disability; $470,000 attorney fee award after jury verdict, Vo v. Las Virgenes Municipal Water District (2000) 79 Cal. App. 4th 440.
Educational Background:
- California State University, Northridge (BA, Political Science)
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