Richard Amador is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers is a distinguished body of individuals drawing its membership from the best and brightest lawyers, academicians and scholars in the field of Labor and Employment Law.

AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating, awarded by Martindale-Hubbell to only those lawyers with the highest ethical standards and professional ability.

Law Firm MVP, National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF). This Award recognizes a law firm member for its outstanding achievement in advancing NAMWOLF’s mission of promoting diversity and inclusion by fostering the relationship between preeminent minority and women owned law firms and corporations and public entities.

Attorney of the Year, Alameda County Bar Association. Jamie Rudman of Sanchez & Amador, LLP, was honored as Attorney of the Year.

Outstanding Client Service Award, California Minority Counsel Program (2003) &
Emerging Diversity Leader Award from CMCP

GC California magazine featured Richard Amador as a “Hidden Gem” among the top employment lawyers in California, based on a statewide survey of in-house counsel and mediators. 

Legal Service Award,The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund for exceptional service as pro bono counsel.

“Hero of the Community.” – KCET Public Television

Wiley W. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Legal Services, California Bar Association

Super Lawyers – Sanchez & Amador attorneys have consistently been named as Southern California Super Lawyers in their respective fields, an honor based upon peer recognition.

The superior legal work of our attorneys has also been recognized in California Lawyer Magazine, GC California Magazine, Law & Politics Magazine, Los Angeles Magazine, the San Francisco Daily Journal, the San Francisco Daily Recorder, the Los Angeles Daily Journal, CalLaw online, and other publications.