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Olivia J. Flechsig
Partner
Bay Area Office
Olivia J. Flechsig is a founding partner of Flechsig Howard LLP, where she represents employees, survivors of sexual violence, and individuals whose civil rights have been violated by employers, institutions, and government actors. Her practice focuses on employment discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, sexual assault, and other civil rights matters.
Over the course of her career, Olivia has helped recover tens of millions of dollars on behalf of employees and survivors. She played a leading role in securing a unanimous $4 million jury verdict against Chevron USA in a disability discrimination case. The case was recognized among the Top 100 Verdicts in California and the Top 20 Employment Verdicts in California in 2025.
Olivia has aspired to become a civil rights attorney since high school, a commitment that has shaped her career from the beginning. Before co-founding Flechsig Howard LLP, she was a partner at one of the nation’s leading plaintiff-side civil rights and employment law firms, where she represented clients in high-stakes litigation and pre-litigation matters against Fortune 50 companies, government entities, and prominent individuals. She is equally comfortable advising C-suite executives as she is advocating for low-wage workers whose voices too often go unheard.
Olivia has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star in Employment Law, and her work has been featured in publications including The New York Times, Bloomberg Law, CNN, The Times, and the Daily Journal. In addition to her legal practice, she has taught Applied Trial Advocacy at Loyola Marymount University.
Outside the office, Olivia enjoys hiking, scuba diving, and sheep herding with her rescue dog.
Education:
- Stanford Law School:
- Juris Doctorate
- Pro Bono High Honors
- Youth and Education Law Project
- University of California, Berkeley:
- Bachelors of Arts, Sociology
- Highest Honors
Admissions and Professional Groups:
- Admissions:
- California
- Central District of California
- Professional Groups:
- California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA)
- CELA Diversity Outreach Committee Co-Chair
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, former Co-Chair of the Barrister’s Professional Development Committee
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, former Litigation Section Liaison
- Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles
Speaking Engagements:
- Stanford Law School, Plaintiffs’ Lawyer Association Conference (February 2025; April 2026)
- Loyola Law School, Public Interest Palooza (March 2026)
- California Employment Lawyers Association, Trial Story Hour (November 2026)
- California Employment Lawyers Association, “Emerging Trends with California’s Harassment Law and How to Invoke the Ending of Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act” (October 2025)
- California Employment Lawyers Association: “Navigating Power Dynamics With Your Client to Learn About and Litigate Your Client’s Non-Economic Damages” (October 2023)
