BoutinJones
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Francesca C. Torres
Associate
Francesca Torres is a litigator at Boutin Jones where she focuses on representing clients in wide variety of business and civil litigation matters, including breach of contract claims, employment issues, corporate disputes, real property disagreements, and probate matters. She graduated from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law with distinction, ranking in the top 15% of her class. While in law school, she served as Chief Comment Editor of the University of the Pacific Law Review and President of the Business Law Association. Before joining Boutin Jones, Francesca gained experience handling a variety of complex litigation matters at a local defense firm, and externed for Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
“I find balance in early morning workouts at our local Land Park gym, slow walks with my dog, and traveling with husband.”
"I love taking a client’s panic and helping them feel confident again. That moment when they know we’ve got it handled—that drives me."
Involvement
Speaking Engagements and Publications
Electronic Wills: COVID-19 Relief or Inevitable Trouble for California?, 52 U. Pac. L. Rev. 435 (2021)
Hit ’em Where It Hurts—Their Pocketbooks: Why the California Legislature Must Amend the Law to Protect Nursing Home Residents’ Rights, 53 U. Pac. L. Rev. 649 (2022)
Professional Associations and Memberships
President of the McGeorge Business Law Association, 2020-2021
Honors and Affiliations
Traynor’s Honor Society member
Judicial Extern for the Honorable Kendall J. Newman, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, Sacramento, California, Spring 2022
Chief Comment Editor, Comment and Legislative Staff Writer, University of the Pacific Law Review, Vol. 51, 52 (2020-2022)
Witkin Award recipient for top grade in Global Lawyering Skills (Legal Research & Writing)
2020 Ben Frantz 1L Mock Trial Competition Finalist