Biography
Chelsea Torres is an associate in the Litigation practice group. With an extensive background in writing and editing, she is skilled at conducting in-depth scholarly and legal research, as well as drafting and revising manuscripts and legal opinions.
Her experience includes serving as a research assistant for the dean of Berkeley Law, where she researched Supreme Court cases, provided feedback on briefs and petitions, and revised and updated portions of Federal Jurisdiction. In addition, she was one of eight members from the class of 2022 selected for Berkeley Law’s Ninth Circuit Practicum, to brief and argue Shaykh Muhammad Al Saud v. Pannan Days, et al., 21-15089, before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Background
Chelsea was a summer associate at Armstrong Teasdale prior to joining the firm full time. Before that, she was a research assistant for Dean Erwin Chemerinsky at Berkeley Law. Also, she was previously a writing instructor at Boston College and Boston University.
Education
- University of California, Berkeley (J.D., 2022)
- Berkeley Journal of Criminal Law (Managing Editor)
- Board of Advocates, moot court (Member)
- Coalition for Diversity
- Academic Empowerment chair
- Boston University (Ph.D., 2022)
- Editorial Studies
- Boston College (M.A., 2015)
- English Literature
- Boston College Teaching Fellowship
- Keogh-Naughton Institute of Irish Studies seminar, University of Notre Dame
- Boston University (B.A., cum laude, 2013)
- English Literature
- Scarlet Key Award
- Dean’s List
- Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Fellowship
Charitable and Civic Involvement
Accolades
- National Moot Court Competition, Third-place brief
