About Omel Andres
Omel Andres Nieves is a licensed attorney admitted to practice law in the State of California. He was admitted to the California State Bar in 1988. His license is currently in active status. Mr. Nieves is a senior shareholder at Hunt Ortmann Palffy Nieves Darling & Mah, Inc., a law firm located in Pasadena, California. He has been practicing law for over 30 years, serving clients throughout Southern California.
Mr. Nieves earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Davis, School of Law in 1987. Prior to law school, he completed his undergraduate education at California State University, Fresno, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1983. He also attended Santa Barbara City College, earning an Associate of Arts degree in 1981.
Mr. Nieves concentrates his practice in the areas of construction litigation, real estate law, and business law. He represents clients in matters involving construction defects, contract disputes, and real estate transactions. His practice encompasses all stages of litigation, including initial case evaluation, discovery, mediation, settlement negotiations, and trial proceedings in both state and federal courts.
Throughout his career, Mr. Nieves has handled cases in the Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles, the United States District Court for the Central District of California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He has also appeared before the California Court of Appeal on multiple occasions. Before joining Hunt Ortmann in 1990, he worked as an associate at the Los Angeles law firm of Lawler, Felix, and Hall, which later merged with the national firm of Arter & Hadden. He then joined the Beverly Hills law firm of Rubin, Egan & Fedder, where he had a business and real estate litigation practice.
Mr. Nieves is an active member of the American Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and the National Hispanic Bar Association. He has also served on the executive committee of the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce for 10 years and served pro bono as their legal counsel for 5 years. He has been named as one of California’s Super Lawyers each year since 2007 and has been recognized as one of Pasadena’s Top Lawyers since 2010. Mr. Nieves is fluent in English and Spanish, allowing him to serve the diverse communities of Southern California effectively.
