Margarita Alvarez

Supervising Attorney, Workers' Rights
(408) 288-7030
mpalvarez@scu.edu

Margarita Prado Alvarez graduated from Pomona College with a B.A. in American Studies: She attended Hastings College of the Law, where she graduated in 1976.

After law school, Margarita worked for Community Services Organization providing consumer services to low income clients in East Los Angeles . She then returned to Pomona College as an Admissions Officer responsible for developing outreach activities to Latino Students. A presentation before the Assembly Subcommittee on Post-Secondary Education, led to a position with then Assemblyman John Vasconcellos as his legislative assistant.

In 1983, Margarita moved to Santa Clara County and joined a small law firm engaged in employment law. After several years with that firm, she joined the Litigation Division of the Santa Clara County Counsel's office, continuing her work in employment law. In 1991, Margarita opened her own practice in the field of Workers' Compensation. She joined the Law Center 's faculty as supervising attorney in Workers' Rights in January 2005.

Margarita lives in Morgan Hill with her husband, John, a 1978 graduate of SCD Law School.