Sean Richard Olender

Sean Richard Olender

4.9
Rating: 9.5

Licensed for 27 years

Immigration Lawyer at Campbell, CA
Practice Areas: Immigration, Employment & Labor

1999 S. Bascom Avenue, Suite 797, Campbell, CA

About Sean

Biography

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 300-375 per hour

Contingency

33%-40%


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 27 years

State: California

Acquired: 1998

Active

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Location

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1999 S. Bascom Avenue, Suite 797, Campbell, CA, 95003

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200 Washington Street, Suite 208, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060

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Sean Richard Olender's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.9 /5.0

67 Client Reviews

Showing 1 - 4 of 4 reviews | Wrongful Termination

Posted by RS | August 01, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Wrongful Termination

Greatly helped me out of a disability based termination

Sean is extremely knowledgeable about California employment laws and spent a lot of time digging into its depths to save me from a bad situation. Above all he served me with the highest level of ethics and patience in collecting facts and drafting all the correspondence with the terminating employer.... I have learned a lot from Sean about the rights I have as an employee in California. I would not hesitate to recommend him to any prospective client.

Posted by sana | September 25, 2014 | Wrongful Termination

A HOPELESS LAWYER

I started to speak to this lawyer. Immediately he started interrupting me over and over to hear me out about the strong legal terms. He just wanted to know if he can make money out from me. I was scared and shy to speak to an attorney in the first place. Instead of giving me a free consultation, h...e wanted to know what the end was? I again told him I'm getting to that...I told him that our conversation is just 10 mins long. He just kept on pressuring me to give him terms on discrimination. I felt here I'm trying to give him details on wrongful management and unfair treatment, but who am I speaking to, a wall, who ll only go about their own way. I will not at all refer this lawyer because he sounds very very immature,young, no patience and in return made me very upset due to the fact of not hearing my unfair treatment of working for an IT firm for almost 2 years, and gotten goals met after a difficult and discrimination nature of boss. Then created ways for wrongful termination

Sean Olender

Replied last September 25, 2014

I am sorry that this person did not enjoy speaking with me and I'm sorry that I couldn't help her or represent her. I offer a free consultation up to 45 minutes and so if the caller doesn't get through the important parts in 25 minutes or so, I don't have time to discuss the rules and ask questions. I certainly don't mean to be terse with people, but sometimes I need to push people along to get to the legally-relevant parts. I can only provide a limited number of free consultations because I also have work to do for my current clients.

Posted by Rodolfo | May 15, 2013 | Wrongful Termination

Disability discrimination/retaliation

My boss fired me because I got injured and he didn't want me to go to the workers compensation doctor. He tried to get me to go to a massage parlor and also to take pain pills and when I went to the workers compensation doctor, he fired me. My doctor said I couldn't lift more than 15 pounds and I was... working at a job that required some lifting. Sean filed a law suit against my company and got them to pay me for the time I was not working because they fired me. He was able to settle the case.

Posted by anonymous | April 23, 2012 | Wrongful Termination

Helped with my Employment Case

I felt harassed and discriminated against at work. I was ultimately fired. I complained to my union. I filed a complaint with FEHA. I filled out forms and went to meetings and did everything I was told to do and almost a year passed with nothing. Then FEHA said that they found no probable cause of d...iscrimination or harassment. The union wasn't helping. I had spent hundreds of hours doing what everyone told me I needed to do to resolve the claim and nothing progressed. I hired Sean and he carefully interviewed me to investigate my case and get the facts. Then he negotiated with my employer over a period of about two months. Ultimately he got me reinstated to a better job and a good (but confidential) monetary settlement.

Sean Olender

Replied last February 18, 2012

This testimonial or endorsement does not constitute a guarantee, warranty, or prediction regarding the outcome of your legal matter.

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Experience

Rating:  9.5 (Superb)

Honors

2015

Certified Specialist - Immigration & Nationality Law, State Bar of California

2013

Volunteer Appreciation - Accepting Over 10 Referrals in 2012, AIDS Legal Referral Panel

2013

Client Choice Award, AVVO

2009

Certificate of Appreciation, Coalition of Concerned Legal Professionals

2008

Benito Juarez Human Rights Award, AIDS Legal Referral Panel

2002

Outstanding Volunteer in Public Service Award, Bar Association of San Francisco, Volunteer Legal Services Program

2000

Certificate of Appreciation for Significant Contributions, American Immigration Lawyers Association

Work Experience

2014 - Present

Principal Attorney, Olender

2012 - 2015

Adjunct Professor, University Of San Diego School Of Law

2009 - 2013

Partner, Olender Pham

1998 - 2009

Principal, Olender Law Office

Associations

2011 - Present

Coalition of Concerned Legal Professionals

Member of the Board

1998 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

2002 - 2003

San Francisco Attorney Magazine

Member of the Editorial Board

2001 - 2002

Bar Association of San Francisco, Immigration Section

Chair

2001 - 2002

Bar Association of San Francisco, Barristers Club Immigration

Chair

Sample of Legal Cases

Disability Discrimination

Settled for a confidential sum.

Fraud/Abuse of Process

Claims against my client dismissed, defendant settled counterclaims for a confidential sum.

Represented Client in Attorney Malpractice Suit

Settled for $70,000.

Workplace Safety Retaliation

Settled for a confidential sum.

Sexual Harassment Against Government Defendant

Settled for confidential sum.

Shah v. Ashcroft, SACV 01-592

Successfully sued USCIS and State Department for immigrant visa.

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Education

1997

Univ of San Diego SOL

Law

1994

Univ of California Santa Barbara

BA

Speaking Engagements

2015

2013

San Diego International Law Journal Symposium Chaidez v. United States - Padilla Retroactivity

2013

PERM Labor Certification and Pathways to Permanent Residence PERM Labor Certification

2013

2012

2008

The Mortgage Crisis and Government Intervention

The Financial Crisis

2008

Employment Authorization Documents, Using the Law to Its Fullest

Employment Authorization Documents

2008

Causes of the Crisis and What We Can Expect from the New Administration

Financial Crisis

2007

Panel Asylum Attorney Training

Representing Applicants with HIV and AIDS in Asylum Proceedings

2007

Legal and Legislative Update

Social Security No Match Letters

2005

New PERM Rules: The Biggest Change to the Green Card Process in Ten Years

PERM Labor Certification - Employment Based Immigration

2005

Managing HR in the Healthcare Sector

Immigration Issues in the Health Care Sector

2004

Managing HR in the Healthcare Sector

Immigration Issues in the Health Care Sector

2003

Immigration Update: New Rules for Work-Based Visas & Greencards

Work Visas and Green Cards

2003

Big Changes for Immigration Law: The End of INS and New Rules for Green Cards

Reorganization of INS into Department of Homeland Security

2003

2003 Human Resources Legislative Update

Legislative Update

2002

2002 Human Resources Legislative Update

Legislative Update

2001

Hiring Foreign Workers in a New World

Hiring Foreign Workers

2000

Hiring Foreign Professionals

Hiring Foreign Workers

2000

Getting the Most from the New H-1B Law

H-1B Laws and Regulations

2000

21st Century Work Issues: 2000 Legislative Update

Business Immigration and Legislative Update

1999

Business Immigration and Compensation Issues

Business Immigration and Compensation

Publications

2008

2002

NCHRA Legal and Legislative Affairs Council Immigration Issues in a New World: The End of INS

2002

San Francisco Attorney Magazine The Mess at INS

2001

Bar Association of San Franciso - Barrister's Club Journal In and Out of Cuba: Two Sides of an Unusual Immigration Process

2001

San Francisco Attorney Magazine A Footnote to the Linda Chavez Scandal

Languages

Spanish

English

Activity

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