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R. Omar Riojas

Chair at Swedish Health Services

R. Omar Riojas joined the Swedish Board in March 2015. He is a partner at Goldfarb & Huck Roth Riojas, PLLC. Omar concentrates in complex and high stakes commercial litigation in state and federal court, including complex business and tort litigation, securities, consumer, and wage-and-hour class actions, and corporate governance litigation. Omar also has experience in litigation concerning employment, insurance, financial institutions, and real estate. His clients have included Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and individuals, as plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal court.

Omar has been recognized by Washington Super Lawyers as among “The Top 100” attorneys in Washington. He has also repeatedly been named a “Super Lawyer” and “Rising Star” by Washington Super Lawyers. Omar has also been included in The Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation.

Prior to forming Goldfarb & Huck, Omar was a business litigator at large defense firms (DLA Piper and Heller Ehrman). Omar graduated from Stanford Law School and from the University of Washington with distinction. Following law school, he was a Judicial Extern Clerk for the Honorable Ricardo S. Martinez of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Timeline

  • Chair

    Current role

  • Trustee