Robert Thomas Olmos

Robert Tomas Olmos 
Los Angeles, California

Tomas Olmos is a partner with Allred, Maroko & Goldberg where he specializes in cases involving employment discrimination.

Mr. Olmos has an extensive background in employment discrimination law and civil rights. After graduating from U.C. Berkeley's School of Law (Boalt Hall) in 1972, Mr. Olmos began his legal career with California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA) in Delano, California, where he specialized in employment and civil rights issues.

In 1976 he joined the Western Center on Law and Poverty as senior counsel. There he continued to specialize in employment law and civil rights.

In 1979 Mr. Olmos was hired by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as a supervisory trial attorney and in 1987 was appointed Regional Attorney of the Los Angeles district office. As Regional Attorney he was responsible for all litigation in Southern California and Nevada. Under his leadership, the litigation caseload handled by the Los Angeles office ranked among the top EEOC offices.

Mr. Olmos also actively participated as lead counsel in litigating numerous cases, including Brooks, et al/EEOC v. Hilton Casinos Inc. (D.C. Nev. 1989), a four-month jury trial in an age/sex discrimination case that resulted in a $45,000,000 verdict.

From 1991-1995 Mr. Olmos served as Executive Director of the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, one of the largest providers of legal services in the country, handling 33,000 cases per year with an annual budget of $10,000,000.

Mr. Olmos also actively participates in a wide range of bar activities and non-profit organizations. He was a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Board of Trustees (1994 to 1996) and of the 1996 Conference of Delegates of the State Bar of California. He is a founding member of the Board of Directors of the Mexican American Bar Foundation, currently serving as Vice President. Mr. Olmos is also a member of the California Rural Legal Assistance Board of Directors, having been president from 1986 to 1989. In addition, Mr. Olmos was a member of the California Commission on the Future of the Courts from 1992 to 1994.

Currently, he serves as volunteer dean, instructor, and board member of Peoples College of Law (1984 to the present) and on the National Advisory Board of La Raza Law Journal, U.C. Berkeley (1995 to the present).

Mr. Olmos has been named a Southern California "SuperLawyer" by Law & Politics and Los Angeles Magazine.

Areas of Practice:

Employment Discrimination

Civil Rights

Education:

University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, Berkeley, California, 1972

Representative Cases:

Brooks, et al/EEOC v. Hilton Casinos Inc., D.C. Nev. (  1989)

Honors and Awards:

Southern California Super Lawyer, 2009

Southern California Super Lawyer, 2008

Southern California Super Lawyer, 2007

AV Rated (Highest Rating) by Martindale-Hubbell, 1989 - Present

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Western Center on Law and Poverty, 1976 - Present

Senior Counsel

Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1994 - 1996

Member, Board of Trustees

Mexican American Bar Foundation

Founding Member, Board of Directors

Mexican American Bar Foundation

Vice President

California Rural Legal Assistance

Member, Board of Directors

California Rural Legal Assistance, 1986 - 1989

President

California Commission on the Future of the Courts, 1992 - 1994

Member

Peoples College of Law, 1984 - Present

Board Member

National Advisory Board of La Raza Law Journal, U.C. Berkeley, 1995 - Present

State Bar of California, 1996 Conference of Delegates

Peoples College of Law

Instructor

Peoples College of Law

Volunteer Dean

Past Employment Positions:

California Rural Legal Assistance in Delano, California

Legal Aid Foundation, Executive Director, 1991 - 1995