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March 8, 2017

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Rules Texts and Emails Are Public Record

In a unanimous decision, the California Supreme Court ruled that texts and emails sent by public employees on their personal devices or accounts are a matter of public record if dealing with official business.  The ...... Read More

August 8, 2016

OM Attorney Assists in Updating Municipal Law Handbook

The Continuing Education of the Bar has released its 2016 edition of the California Municipal Law Handbook.  Olivarez Madruga attorney, Joaquin Vazquez, contributed to this year’s publication as a reviewer.  Mr. Vazquez was responsible for ...... Read More

June 27, 2016

OM Out to Fight Hunger with L.A.’s Food From the Bar

After four weeks of fundraising during the month of May, the 8th annual Food From the Bar campaign has come to a close.  Sixty-eight firms throughout Los Angeles County partook in this year’s event, bringing ...... Read More

May 12, 2016

Join OM in the Fight Against Hunger

For the month of May, Olivarez Madruga will be participating in its first Food from the Bar campaign, benefiting the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.  For the past eight years, law firms and legal offices ...... Read More

March 25, 2016

Ceremony Honoring Congressman Edward Roybal on U.S. Capitol Grounds

On March 16, 2016, a tree planting ceremony commemorating Managing Partner Rick R. Olivarez’s late grandfather, Congressman Edward Roybal, took place on the U.S. Capitol Grounds.  Mr. Olivarez and OM Partner, Thomas M. Madruga, were ...... Read More

February 10, 2016

New Laws Affecting Public Entities in 2016

With the New Year comes a spate of new laws affecting public agencies and various aspects of their day-to-day operations.  The Firm has assembled general summaries of newly enacted laws that may affect your organization.  Please ...... Read More

October 6, 2015

OM Now Certified Minority-Owned Business

The Managing Partners are proud to announce that Olivarez Madruga has met all criteria set by the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC), and is now a certified minority-owned law firm, as recognized by NMSDC’s ...... Read More

October 6, 2015

The Firm Does Justice Jog

Team OM was in full effect at the 8th annual Justice Jog hosted by the Greater Los Angeles Chapter Association of Legal Administrators (GLA ALA).  All proceeds raised at the 5K event benefit Court Appointed ...... Read More

August 17, 2015

Join Us – Discrimination Prevention Seminar

Olivarez Madruga, in association with Maggio + Kattar law firm, is facilitating complimentary seminars on “Discrimination:  Preventing Unfair Hiring Practices;  Preparing for Complaints and Investigations” in San Diego and Los Angeles.  The seminars will cover ...... Read More

July 28, 2015

Birrueta & Aborjaily Present at the Latino Academy

The Southwest Voter Registration Education Project (SVREP) in conjunction with the William C. Velasquez Institute (WCVI) invited Olivarez Madruga attorneys, Isabel Birrueta and Amerin Aborjaily, to present on ethics and empowerment in local governance at ...... Read More

July 22, 2015

Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton Speaks at NALEO

Rick Olivarez, OM Managing Partner, had the honor of meeting former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton at the National Association of Latino Elected Officials’ 32nd Annual Conference held this past June, ...... Read More

June 12, 2015

Christine Hsu & Joaquin Vazquez Talk Ethics at NALEO

Olivarez Madruga attorneys, Christine Hsu and Joaquin Vazquez, will be presenting at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials‘ (NALEO) 32nd annual conference on June 17, 2015.  Covering the topic of ethics, Hsu ...... Read More