Christopher W. Olmsted, JD

Mr. Olmsted is an employment law specialist and partner at Ogletree Deakins. His office is located in La Jolla, California. Mr. Olmsted helps businesses avoid employment-related legal claims by providing California employment law compliance advice. He also defends employers in a variety of litigation matters and provides employment law compliance and claim prevention training to management and staff, as well as other attorneys. Mr. Olmsted has represented clients in state and federal trials, arbitration proceedings, and administrative law hearings. Mr. Olmsted serves as an instructor at Cal State University San Marcos, teaching a course titled "Legal Issues for HR Professionals" as part of the Human Resource Management Certificate Program. He is frequently an invited speaker for various industry groups and regularly publishes employment law articles.