Daniel Olmos

Board Member

Daniel Olmos is a nationally recognized trial lawyer who has handled cases across the United States involving a broad range of charges including economic espionage, trade secret theft,

financial fraud, and murder. He has represented clients in California, New York, Texas, Arizona, Florida, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Daniel has also delivered lectures throughout the country on a wide range of topics including the Economic Espionage Act, criminal justice reform, and immigration. In June 2014, he was awarded the Commitment to Change Award by

the National Immigration Justice Center. 

In 2010, Daniel accepted an appointment in the Administration of President Barack Obama as Senior Counsel in the Access to Justice Initiative at the U.S. Department of Justice. At the Justice Department, Daniel’s work focused on improving access to quality legal representation in criminal cases and high-stakes civil proceedings, as well as on improving tribal court systems. In

2012, he received the Attorney General’s Annual Award for Distinguished Service, the Department’s second-highest civilian honor. In June 2012, Daniel accepted a position as Senior

Policy Advisor at the White House Domestic Policy Council, where he helped develop Administration policy in the areas of criminal justice, civil rights, and immigration. He was also

involved at a leadership level in the Obama Administration’s efforts to combat human trafficking.

Daniel graduated from Harvard University and Boalt Hall School of Law at UC Berkeley. Following law school, he clerked for District Judge Claudia Wilken of the Northern District of California and Circuit Judge Stephen Reinhardt of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.