Maria Rivera

Associate

I help my clients find innovative and comprehensive solutions to address today's most pressing challenges in employment law.

Maria D. Rivera is an associate with the firm’s employment services group. Her experience includes representing an international ridesharing company, insurance carrier, and government entities in an array of civil litigation matters including, commercial transportation, construction, products liability, and general negligence.

Admitted to Practice

California, 2016

Education

J.D., Civil Litigation & Advocacy Concentration, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, 2016
- American Bar Association Scholarship Recipient
- Mexican American Bar Foundation Scholarship Recipient
- Latina Lawyers Bar Association Scholarship Recipient
- Networking Chair, Labor and Employment Law Society
- Alumni Chair, La Raza
B.A., Political Science and Central American Studies, California State University, Northridge, 2010
- Dean’s List
- Academic Achievement Award

Languages

Spanish

Memberships & Affiliations

- Pro Bono Services, Bet Tzedek, 2015
- Latina Lawyers Bar Association, 2015-present
- Mexican American Bar Association, 2015-present

Background

- Associate Attorney, Acker & Whipple, APC, Los Angeles, 2016-2018
- Law Clerk, The Rager Law Firm, Torrance, Calif., 2016
- Summer Associate, Hadsell Stormer & Renick, Pasadena, Calif., 2015
- Law Clerk, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 2015
- Judicial Extern, Hon. Teresa Sanchez-Gordon, Superior Court of California of the County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, 2014