O’Melveny Worldwide

Paul Holton is a litigation counsel based in O’Melveny’s Newport Beach office. He specializes in defending employers in litigation ranging from single-plaintiff matters to complex class, collective, and representative actions involving all aspects of employment law. Paul also routinely advises employers on employment policies and practices to mitigate risk in a variety of areas, including wage-and-hour, discrimination, retaliation, harassment, accommodation, and privacy issues.

Admissions

Bar Admissions

  • California

Court Admissions

  • US District Court, Central, Eastern, and Northern Districts of California

Education

  • University of San Francisco School of Law, J.D.: cum laude; Editor-in-Chief, USF Law Review
  • University of San Francisco School of Management, M.B.A.
  • University of California at San Diego, B.A., American Government and Politics

Professional Activities

Clerkships

  • Honorable Joseph R. Goodwin, US District Court, Southern District of West Virginia

Externships

  • Honorable Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Supreme Court of California