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Aaron M. Olsen

Nominated as one of San Diego’s Outstanding Young Attorneys in 2011 and 2012, Aaron M. Olsen is an associate in the consumer, business and employment law litigation departments of Zeldes Haeggquist & Eck, LLP, where he represents plaintiffs in federal and state court.  Mr. Olsen’s practice is focused on prosecuting complex class action suits, including consumer fraud actions, product defect cases, antitrust litigation, wage & hour actions, and unfair competition and false advertising claims, among others.

Mr. Olsen’s practice is also dedicated to representing clients in general business litigation matters, particularly small to medium size businesses seeking assistance with contractual disputes, interference with business relations, partnership issues, and all aspects of labor and employment litigation representing employees.

Notable Past Cases

Mr. Olsen’s notable past cases and accomplishments include:

• Successfully resolved a number of wage and hour cases, wherein Mr. Olsen not only recovered substantial economic damages on behalf of his clients and the class of employees they represented, but he brought about significant positive changes to the subject employers’ labor practices, thereby positively influencing the lives of thousands of workers.

• Obtained over 40 settlements for individual employee clients in labor and employment lawsuits, including among others, wrongful termination, harassment, retaliation, and misclassification matters.  In doing so, Mr. Olsen has recovered millions in damages on behalf of his clients, for, among other things, past and future wages, emotional distress, punitive damages, and attorneys’ fees and costs.

• Obtained favorable defense settlement and dismissal of claims on behalf of dental service provider client in unfair competition action.

Notable Current Cases

Mr. Olsen’s notable current cases and accomplishments include:

• Serving as co-lead counsel for a nationwide consumer class of purchasers of an alleged defective power adapter in a consumer product defect class action against Apple, Inc.  In re MagSafe Apple Power Adapter Litig., Case No. C 09-01911 JW.  On September 27, 2011, the Northern District Court, Judge Ware, issued an Order Granting Conditional Certification of Settlement.  Subsequently, on March 8, 2011, Judge Ware issued an Order Granting Final Approval of Class Action Settlement.
• Serving as co-lead counsel for a nationwide consumer class of Trump University seminar purchasers in a class action against Trump University, LLC and Donald Trump for violations of California consumer protection statutes and material misrepresentations regarding its seminars.  Makaeff v. Trump University, LLC, et al., Case No. 3:10-CV-00940-IEG-WVG (S.D. Cal.)
• Serving as co-lead counsel for a nationwide consumer class action against Sony Electronics, Inc. alleging fundamental flaws in the design and/or manufacturing process in the VAIO Touchpad Notebooks.  In Re Sony Vaio Computer Notebook Trackpad Litigation, Case No. 09-CV-02109-AJB-MDD (S.D. Cal.)

• Serving as co-lead counsel for a statewide class action on behalf of customers against U.S. TelePacific Corp. alleging that its Early Termination Fees are improper and unlawful.  Brennan v. U.S. TelePacific Corp., Case No. 2010-00422317-CU-MC0CXC (Orange County Super. Ct.).  On Wednesday, January 30, 2013, the California Court of Appeal affirmed in full in an unpublished decision the Superior Court of Orange County’s order denying defendant TelePacific’s motion to compel arbitration.

Education

• J.D., California Western School of Law, 2008 (Editor-in-Chief, California Western School of Law Commentary; Student Bar Association, Executive Board Member)
• B.A., University of Utah, David Eccles School of Business, 2002 (Business Finance)

Past Employment Positions

• Nicholas Boylan, APC, Attorney
• Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd (formerly “Lerach Coughlin” and “Milberg Weiss”), Law Clerk
• San Diego County Office of the Public Defender, Law Clerk

Admissions

• The State Bar of California
• The United States District Court for the Southern, Central and Northern Districts of California

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Association for Justice, Member
• Consumer Attorneys for San Diego, Member
• San Diego County Bar Association, Member
• William B. Enright Chapter, American Inns of Court, 2010 Associate

Publications/Appearances

• 2010 California State Bar Litigation Review, Discovery Update
• 2010 San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, Small Business Award Judge
• 2010 USD School of Law Appellate Moot Court Competition Judge
• Guest Writer, San Diego Lawyer Magazine

Honors/Awards/Pro Bono

• San Diego Outstanding Young Attorneys 2011 and 2012 Nominee
• California Innocence Project, Volunteer, 2007