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Attorneys

Maria G. Diaz 
Los Angeles, California
phone (323) 302-4773
fax (323) 653-1660
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Ms. Diaz focuses her practice exclusively on representing workers in a range of employment matters including sexual harassment, gender/pregnancy discrimination, disability discrimination, and wrongful termination.

She has received numerous awards for her legal work including: the Wiley W. Manuel Award by the State Bar of California; Outstanding Legal Services Award from the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program; and a 2003 Outstanding Service Award from Senator Barbara Boxer.

Ms. Diaz has also published in the Los Angeles Daily Journal and has appeared as a guest attorney on The Cristina Show, the # 1 rated Spanish-language talk show seen worldwide.

In 2005, Ms. Diaz was selected as a "Rising Star" by Southern California Super Lawyers, an honor bestowed only on the top 2.5% of the best up-and-coming attorneys under 40 years of age.

Ms. Diaz is a member of several organizations including: the State Bar of California; the National Employment Lawyers Association, the California Employment Lawyers Association; the Mexican-American Bar Association of Los Angeles; and the Latina Lawyers Bar Association of Los Angeles. She currently serves on the board of The Los Angeles County State Bar of California, Labor and Employment Executive Committee.

Ms. Diaz holds a J.D.from Stanford Law School, an M.P.P. from Harvard University, and a B.A. from Stanford University.
 

Year Joined Organization:
2003
Areas of Practice:
Employment Law
Sexual Harassment
Discrimination
Retaliation
Wrongful Termination
Education:
Stanford Law School, Stanford, California
Juris Doctorate


Harvard University, 1994
Masters Degree in Public Policy


Stanford University, 1991
Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Summer Fellow at Princeton University
Honors: Woodrow Wilson National Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Foundation
Major:  Economics
Major:  Public Policy


Published Works:
Los Angeles Daily Journal


California Labor & Employment Law Review


Honors and Awards:
Wiley W. Manuel Award, State Bar of California


Outstanding Legal Services Award, San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program


Outstanding Service Award, Senator Barbara Boxer, 2003


California Super Lawyers "Rising Star", 2005


Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of California


California Employment Lawyers Association


Mexican-American Bar Association of Los Angeles


Latina Lawyers Bar Association of Los Angeles


National Employment Lawyers Association


Los Angeles County Bar Association


Languages:
Spanish
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