Overview
Christina Torres is a litigation paralegal supporting attorneys in complex matters, with a primary focus on eminent domain litigation, as well as real estate, environmental and land use, construction and other related civil disputes. She has extensive experience supporting matters from initial filings through trial and appeal, including complex, multi-party and document-intensive cases pending in California Superior Courts, federal courts and appellate courts.
Christina supports attorneys throughout all phases of litigation, including case development, discovery, motion practice, trial preparation and appellate support. Her experience includes assisting with trial preparation by assembling trial exhibits, joint documents, binders and witness and jury materials; preparing pleadings, motions, declarations, discovery requests and responses, subpoenas and deposition notices; managing and coordinating document productions, including review, Bates-stamping, redaction, indexing and production logs; preparing chronologies of facts, deposition summaries and other case support materials; coordinating state, federal and appellate court filings and e-filings; conducting legal research using Westlaw, LexisNexis, Bloomberg Law, and PACER; and managing attorney calendars and litigation schedules, including court deadlines, hearings, depositions and trials.
In addition to her litigation work, Christina has substantial experience supporting business development initiatives. She regularly collaborates with attorneys and business development professionals to prepare, update and maintain marketable litigation experience for pitches, proposals and attorney biographies, often under tight deadlines.
Organizations
Community & Professional
NALA, The Paralegal Association, Member
Education
- California State University, Los Angeles, L.A., 2006
- Coastline College, Paralegal Certificate, 2012
