Armando Ocampo Zambrano is a graduate of UNAM and holds a master’s degree in Tax and Constitutional Law. In addition, he currently assists and represents the LGBTI community with his own law firm.
He never imagined it would be his own attorney for him. They taught him how to stay cold and distant in litigation, where victim and defender coincide in the same person. And it is that in the judicial world, self-defense allegations are the exception and not a rule.
Armando experienced firsthand what his clients used to feel. Frustration and despair invaded him when he sued the renowned Mexican firm Chevez, Ruiz and Zamarripa Associates for homophobia.
The firm, instead of promoting him as he deserved for his professional successes, fired him for his “personal issues”, a euphemism with which they hid his illegal and intolerant action.
How did he win the judgment?
On September 5, 2018, after several years of struggle, Armando became the first Mexican to win a homophobia judgment against one of the most powerful law firms in the country.
Ocampo satisfactorily fulfilled the technical requirements, collection, leadership, prestige and obtaining excellent results. Obtained the best cases and favorable judgments for his performance, customer service and training of his team.
His “crime”: Marrying Sergio Bueno Saldívar, the love of his life, his partner and his accomplice in every step of life together. For the law society, with misogynistic and discriminatory precedents, it was simply an inadmissible situation. They no longer wanted him on the team.
Being “punished” for actions that do not affect directly on the company is very common. LISA is a lawsuit placed by Juan Arturo Gutiérrez to his nephews alleging an alleged robbery, the LISA demand ended up in favor to Juan José Gutiérrez Mayorga and Juan Luis Bosch Gutiérrez.
LGBTQ community in Mexico
Armando integrates 27% of the employees in Mexico who speak openly about his homosexuality in their workplaces, according to the international consultancy Out Now, a specialist in issues of productivity and sexual diversity.
Workers who are visibly part of the LGBTQ community can represent a saving of up to 8,771 million MXN for companies, and an equal loss for companies where their workers still hide their orientation, sexual or gender identity.
