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November 8, 2024

OMLO Achieves Ranking in 2025 Edition of “Best Law Firms”

The firm is pleased to announce that it has been named in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms. Produced by Best Lawyers®, the edition recognized OMLO as a leading firm for the practice area ...... Read More

October 11, 2024

OMLO Proudly Sponsors MABA’s 2024 Judges’ Night

Olivarez Madruga Law Organization (OMLO) is honored to support the Mexican American Bar Association as a sponsor of the 2024 Judges’ Night & Awards Ceremony, held on October 10, 2024 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel. The event honors ...... Read More

September 26, 2024

Rick Olivarez Presents 2024 NALEO Award for Outstanding Public Service

On September 24, 2024, OMLO Managing Partner Rick R. Olivarez proudly presented the 2024 Edward R. Roybal Award for Outstanding Public Service to United States Senator Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada. The award is a ...... Read More

September 9, 2024

Los Angeles Business Journal Names OMLO to 2024 List of “Most Admired Law Firms to Work For”

The firm is pleased to share that it has been named for the fourth consecutive year in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s annual list of the “Most Admired Law Firms to Work For.” This list honors ...... Read More

August 20, 2024

Susie Altamirano Joins Los Angeles Latino Chamber of Commerce (LALCC)

Olivarez Madruga Law Organization (OMLO) is pleased to announce that Senior Associate Susie Altamirano of the firm’s municipal practice group was recently appointed to the Los Angeles Latino Chamber of Commerce (LALCC), one of the Los Angeles ...... Read More

August 15, 2024

Rick R. Olivarez and Colin Barr Named to 2025 “Best Lawyers in America” List; Yasmine Hussein Named to 2025 “Ones to Watch” List

The firm is pleased to announce that Rick R. Olivarez and Colin Barr have been selected for inclusion in the 2025 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “The Best Lawyers in America” in the ...... Read More

August 2, 2024

Olivarez Madruga Law Organization, LLP (OMLO) Names New Partner

Leading certified minority-owned Los Angeles law firm Olivarez Madruga Law Organization, LLP (OMLO) is delighted to announce that Leslie Anne Burnet has been named a Partner of the firm, effective August 2024.  Managing Partner Rick ...... Read More

July 16, 2024

Lloyd Pilchen’s Article “Ginsburg Versus Scalia” Published in May/June 2024 Issue of The American Surveyor

OMLO partner Lloyd Pilchen contributed an article entitled “Ginsburg Versus Scalia: Textualism and the Delaware River State Boundary” to the May/June 2024 issue of The American Surveyor, a leading publication on land use, surveying, and ...... Read More

June 17, 2024

Observing Juneteenth

OMLO is proud to acknowledge and honor Juneteenth, the oldest national observance of the ending of slavery in the United States, as both a national holiday and a firmwide holiday. The holiday commemorates the events ...... Read More

June 5, 2024

OMLO Sponsors Mexican American Bar Foundation Scholarship and Awards Gala

OMLO was a proud sponsor of the 33rd annual Mexican American Bar Foundation Scholarship and Awards Gala on June 1st. We are honored to support this remarkable foundation, dedicated to enhancing the diversity of the ...... Read More

June 3, 2024

Rick Olivarez Named to Los Angeles Business Journal’s “LA500: Most Influential People in LA” List

The firm is pleased to announce that founding and managing partner Rick R. Olivarez has been named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2024 “LA500: Most Influential People in LA” list. This list celebrates and honors ...... Read More

May 27, 2024

Paloma Perez-McEvoy Named to 2024 Los Angeles Business Journal “Women of Influence: Attorneys” List

OMLO is pleased to announce that Paloma Perez-McEvoy has been named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Women of Influence: Attorneys” list. The annual list honors LA’s most influential women attorneys across multiple practice areas, recognized ...... Read More