Christopher Olmsted is a shareholder in the San Diego Ogletree Deakins office. 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. Mr. Olmsted also 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 also has significant experience representing clients on appeals before California and
federal courts of appeal. 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.