Anastasia “Asia” Olano is originally from Northern California and attributes her passion for being of service to others to her East Bay upbringing.
Anastasia received her bachelor’s degree in political science from UC Santa Barbara and was awarded the Leslie Lawson Outstanding Leadership Award for her work as the co-chair of the MultiCultural Center Council. She then completed one year of AmeriCorps service, working in the community to help Los Angeles’ most vulnerable populations.
She earned her Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. During her time there, she served as a Team Leader in the Young Lawyers Program, where Loyola Law students coached local high schoolers for a mock trial competition held at the end of the semester. She worked for two years as a certified law student in Loyola’s Juvenile Innocence and Fair Sentencing Clinic and represented clients at parole hearings. Before graduating, she also completed a judicial externship in the Los Angeles Superior Court and worked as a law clerk for the Orange County Public Defender’s Office.
Anastasia was a 2021 American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) Fellow, a highly selective three-month intensive post-bar program during which fellows are exposed to all sides of civil litigation by working for a defense firm, a plaintiff’s firm, and a Superior Court Judge. Prior to joining Dordick Law Corporation, Anastasia worked at a prominent medical malpractice law firm where she gained valuable experience in understanding complex medical issues.
A proud daughter of immigrant parents from the Philippines, Anastasia is a member of the Philippine American Bar Association and is fluent in Tagalog.
