Holly K. Torres

Attorney at Olson & Olson, LLP
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Houston, Texas, United States, US
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Spanish Limited working proficiency
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Credentials

  • License To Practice Law in Texas
    State Bar of Texas
    Apr, 2020
    - Oct, 2024
  • License to Practice Law in Ohio
    State Bar of Ohio
    May, 2018
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • Olson & Olson, LLP
    • United States
    • Legal Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Attorney
      • Oct 2019 - Present

      • Represent the Harris County Appraisal District in property tax disputes concerning commercial, industrial, single and multi-family residential communities, residential homes, and tax credit properties. Advise and represent the District in property tax exemptions• Draft and conduct legal research on various pleadings including but not limited to: Motions for Summary Judgment, Motions to Compel, Pleas to the Jurisdiction, Motions to Exclude Evidence, and Special Exceptions • Independently manage a civil litigation docket • Provide counsel and advice to Harris County Appraisal District representatives• Depose and defend party and expert witness depositions

  • Community Legal Aid
    • United States
    • Legal Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Staff Attorney
      • Sep 2018 - Oct 2019

      • Zealously represented clients at eviction trials, public housing authority grievances, petitioner requests for civil protection orders, visitation trials, and hearings on contested motions to seal criminal records • Drafted pleadings, reasonable accommodation requests, attorney demand letters, memorandums of law, bench briefs, and other legal documents • Provided counsel and advice on a wide range of legal issues including but not limited to: tenant rights, criminal record sealing eligibility, civil protection orders, partition actions, and other legal matters • Developed, coordinated, promoted, and utilized community partners to establish and maintain a monthly legal clinic in Wayne County, Ohio • Served as lead counsel in affirmative lead/personal injury litigation • Represented firm on manufactured home subcommittee for legal advocates across Ohio • Successfully educated the Court on appropriate legal notice for housing eviction proceedings and applicability of Ohio’s new record sealing law • Coordinated a training course for law firm staff on effective client communications

  • Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
    • United States
    • Retail
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Legal Intern
      • May 2016 - May 2017

      • Assisted in litigation management in the company’s defense against race, sex, age, religion, wrongful termination, and disability discrimination claims • Drafted responses to demand letters and administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and state specific Human Rights Commissions• Partnered with Human Resources to ensure effective on boarding and compliance with labor and employment laws • Reviewed hiring practices, interview materials, and employee handbooks • Supported the development of a Diversity and Inclusion plan for the Legal Department

  • Nationwide
    • Insurance
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Legal Extern
      • Jan 2017 - Apr 2017

      • Updated the Corporate Finance department’s diligence data to ensure compliance with state by state requirements • Prepared legal memorandum regarding financial repercussions of a privacy/data breach • Strengthened a multi-state survey for the Property and Casualty team for commercial insurance policy transfers • Researched pending legislation for the Government Relations department • Updated the Corporate Finance department’s diligence data to ensure compliance with state by state requirements • Prepared legal memorandum regarding financial repercussions of a privacy/data breach • Strengthened a multi-state survey for the Property and Casualty team for commercial insurance policy transfers • Researched pending legislation for the Government Relations department

  • The Legal Aid Society of Columbus
    • United States
    • Legal Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Law Clerk
      • May 2015 - Aug 2015

      • Composed medical record reviews, communicated with the Ohio Department of Job andFamily services on behalf of clients, and completed food assistance budgets in accordance with the Ohio Administrative Code.• Drafted an administrative appeal regarding an asylee’s denial of Medicaid and food assistance benefits. • Conducted and completed multiple research assignments on the Affordable Care Act’s requirement of a Community Health Needs Assessment, changes to Ohio’s Guardianship laws, retroactive re- imbursement of Social Security and Ohio’s Healthchek program.• Ensured case efficiency from initial client contact through the resolution of their legal issue• Presented and discussed potential client cases with supervising attorney’s in an effort to re-fine issues and collaborate on how to approach the client’s issue.

Education

  • Capital University Law School
    Juris Doctor (J.D.)
    2014 - 2017
  • Texas A&M University
    Bachelor’s Degree, Political Science
    2012 - 2014

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