Monique Torres is a member of the firm’s corporate and securities group. Monique graduated from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law in 2023. While in law school, Monique served on the executive board of the Hale Moot Court Honors Program, was a research assistant, and represented USC in the 2023 ABA Law Student Division National Appellate Advocacy Competition.
Prior to law school, Monique graduated summa cum laude from California Baptist University and worked as an instructor for Kaplan Test Prep.
University of Southern California Gould School of Law (J.D.)
Co-Chair of the Hale Moot Court Honors Program
High Honors: Counseling the Startup Company, Contracts, Torts, Hale Moot Court Brief, First Amendment, Remedies
Honors: Property, Criminal Law, Legal Writing, Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure, Immigration Law, Environmental Justice, Labor Law, Deposition Strategies and Techniques, Family Law, Law and Society, Administrative Law and Regulatory Policy, Advanced Moot Court Briefs
National Lawyer Guild; International Refugee Assistance Project; Street Law
California Baptist University (B.A., History, summa cum laude)
President's List (five semesters)
Provost's List
Presidential Merit Scholarship
Newport Harbor High School Mock Trial Team, Coach (2023)
Make-A-Wish Foundation, Intern (2018-2019)
Project Gold Ribbon, Founder and President (2017-2019)
Snell & Wilmer, Summer Associate (2022)
Orange County Public Defender’s Office, Law Clerk (2021)
University of Southern California, Research Assistant (2021-2022)
Kaplan Test Prep, SAT/ACT/LSAT Instructor (2017-2020)