Felix De La Torre
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Email: fdelatorre@unioncounsel.net
Telephone: 916-443-6600

J. Felix De La Torre joined Weinberg, Roger & Rosenfeld in 2000. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. De La Torre worked for California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) as the Program Director of the Pesticides & Worker Safety Project. In that role, he provided technical assistance, legislative advocacy and direct legal representation to farm workers adversely affected by substandard health and safety practices. Mr. De La Torre’s work included monitoring employer compliance with CAL-OSHA standards; evaluation and advocacy of pesticide reduction strategies; and training of farm workers in work safety issues. During his time with CRLAF, Mr. De La Torre was involved in efforts to regulate Methyl Bromide in California’s strawberry fields, and with other commonly used crops, and was a member of the Cal/OSHA Regulatory Development Advisory Committee On Heat Stress Control.

Prior even to law school, Mr. De La Torre served as the State Policy Analyst for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF). During his tenure, Mr. De La Torre spent much of his time fighting Proposition 187, which was of particular importance at that time. In addition, he drafted, evaluated and testified on legislation that impacted the Latino community in California. His work with MALDEF inspired him to attend law school, and pursue a career advocating on behalf of workers’ rights.

At Weinberg, Roger & Rosenfeld, Mr. De La Torre now represents public and private sector employees in a wide range of labor and employment matters. His practice encompasses all aspects of labor and employment law, including wage and hour litigation, National Labor Relations Board elections and unfair labor practices, labor arbitrations, administrative hearings before the State Personnel Board and the Public Employees Relations Board, federal and state court injunctions, collective bargaining, and wrongful termination litigation.

Mr. De La Torre is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Coalition of Concerned Legal Professionals (CCLP), where he provides pro bono work for low-income workers. As a volunteer attorney, Mr. De La Torre conducts “know your law” and “legal advice” sessions to workers and members of the community. In addition, Mr. De La Torre is the Co-Chair of the Sacramento County Bar Association, Diversity Fellowship Program. This program is a collaborative effort of the Sacramento County Bar Association working together with participating Sacramento law firms and the Career Development Offices of the McGeorge School of Law and the University of California-Davis School of Law. The program is designed to groom minority and other disadvantaged law students to be more competitive in the legal labor market.

Mr. De La Torre is also a member of the Labor & Employment Section of the State Bar of California, where he has been a moderator and presenter at the Section’s Annual Meetings.

Mr. De La Torre is a 1999 graduate of the University of California, Davis, King Hall School of Law, where he was a member of the UC Davis National Moot Court Team and La Raza Law Students Association.

Practice Areas:
Labor Arbitrations and Collective Bargaining Negotiations
Class Actions and Wage and Hour Litigation
Employment Discrimination
Draft and Defend Legislation and Regulations
Nonprofit Organizations and Political Action Committees
Enforcing Labor Standards on Public Works Projects
Personal Injury
Apprenticeship Programs
Public Sector