Michael Maroko is a senior partner with Allred, Maroko & Goldberg.
Mr. Maroko, along with partners Gloria Allred and Nathan Goldberg, founded the firm in February 1976. Mr. Maroko received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1971 from UCLA from which he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude. In 1974 Mr. Maroko graduated with honors from Loyola Law School. He was admitted to the California Bar in December 1974.
Mr. Maroko has participated in numerous employment discrimination and wrongful termination cases as well as in civil rights litigation and appeal. He has worked on many noteworthy cases including Fernandez v. Wynn Oil, 653 F.2d 1273 (1981), in which the Ninth Circuit ruled that customer preference in an international business setting is not a justification for sex discrimination; Birtell v. Lockheed, 201 Cal. 293 (1988), in which the Court of Appeals ruled that no Federal preemption prevents a worker from filing suit for a wrongful termination arising out of a claim by a union member against an employer, and reaffirming a legitimate state interest in enforcing the "whistle blower" statute; Rolon v. Kulwitsky, 153 Cal. 289 (1984), establishing how to prosecute a violation of the Unruh Civil Rights Act against a discriminatory business practice; and Bass v. Great Western Savings, 58 Cal. 770 (1976), one of the first cases to interpret the Unruh Civil Rights Act.
Michael Maroko was lead counsel in the California Supreme Court on behalf of Robin Tyler, et al in the In Re Marriage Cases 43 747 (2008) which held that California law limiting marriage to heterosexual couples was unconstitutional and ordered the State of California to license same sex marriages.
Michael Maroko was also lead counsel in the California Supreme Court case of Tyler et al v State of California, California Supreme Court Case No. S168066, challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 8 which amended the California Constitution to ban same sex marriage.
In addition, Mr. Maroko was lead counsel in the California Supreme Court case of In re Marriage of Burgess, 13 C4th 25 (1996), which set forth new guidelines for custody/move-away orders, and White v. Marciano, 190 C.A. 3d 1026 (1987), which dealt with child support payments of high-income earners.
Mr. Maroko has also been lead attorney in numerous successful civil and personal injury cases.
Every year since 2004 Mr. Maroko has been named a Southern California "SuperLawyer" by Law & Politics and Los Angeles Magazine.
Mr. Maroko is also a member of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.
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Posted by anonymous | October 26, 2023 | Hired Attorney
I had the pleasure of being represented by Michael on a recent legal matter. Michael’s exceptional experience and mastery of legal processes made me feel as though he’d seen this all before and that I was in good hands. I appreciated his direct, thoughtful communication, clear explanation of my optio...
Posted by anonymous | March 29, 2018 | Hired Attorney
I had consultations with 3 different law firms 1 year ago. When I contacted Allred, Maroko & Goldberg I immediately knew they were the right firm to handle my matter. Michael Maroko made me feel very comfortable during the initial consultations. He has superb experience with discrimination and wron...
Posted by anonymous | July 13, 2012
Mr. Maroko was my Family Law Attorney more that 30 years ago advising and helping me in matters related to child custody and child support. Although his practice has expanded far beyond what my needs were back then I just wanted to say in reflection these many years later how his honesty, ethics, an...
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2019
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2018
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2018
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2017
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2017
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AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
1976 - Present
Partner, Allred, Maroko & Goldberg
1974 - 1976
Associate, Montelone & McCrory
2010 - Present
United States Supreme CourtMember
2003 - Present
College of Labor and Employment LawyersFellow
2003 - Present
The College of Labor and Employment LawyersFellow
1995 - Present
American Arbitration AssociationArbitrator
1985 - Present
College of Labor and Employment LawyersMember
1976 - Present
Los Angeles County Bar AssociationMember
1976 - Present
American Bar AssociationLabor Law Commitee
1974 - Present
State Bar of CaliforniaMember
1974 - Present
United States District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaMember
1974 - Present
United States Court of Appeals For the Ninth CircuitMember
Made Same Sex Marriages Legal in California
Reversed Court of Appeals Ruling
Salary Discrimination Against Women
1974
Juris Doctor
1971
BA - Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude
2008
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