Our Legal Team

Ralph G. Torres has been a sole practitioner since 1986 with expertise in employment and labor discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour, FLSA, OSHA compliance, and administrative law. Mr. Torres presently represents both claimants and management in actions filed in state and federal courts in Colorado and other states and before state and federal regulatory agencies.

Mr. Torres lectures extensively in the areas of EEO and employment discrimination for the Hispanic National Bar Association, Colorado Bar Association, at various local universities and colleges and before various community groups, including state and federal agencies. He presents seminars for clients and managers on a whole range of labor, EEO and employment discrimination topics.

Mr. Torres is completely fluent in English and Spanish. He was listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2003-2004. Martindale-Hubbell AV rating (A is for very high-preeminent legal ability, V is for very high ethical standing).

Past Employment Positions

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Denver District Office, Colorado, 3/73 to 5/86

Acting Regional Attorney; Supervisory Trial Attorney; Senior Trial Attorney. Tried employment discrimination cases on behalf of the federal government in federal courts in Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Texas and Oklahoma. Represented the government against lawsuits filed by former or current EEOC employees.

 Mexican-American Legal Defense & Educational Fund
 Denver, Colorado, 10/71 to 3/73

Associate Counsel for Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) and coordinator for a student practice program at the University of Denver, College of Law.

Areas of Practice

• Administrative Law
• Sexual Harassment
• Class Actions -- Plaintiff
• Discrimination
• Employment Law -- Employee
• Employment Law -- Employer
• Litigation & Appeals
• Whistleblower

Litigation Percentage

• 85% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Colorado, 1970
• U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1970
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1971

Education

• University of Denver College of Law, Denver, Colorado, 1970
  Juris Doctorate
  
  
• New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA, 1967
  Bachelor of Science
  Major: Business Administration
  
  

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Business Law, Regis College, 1971
• Former Faculty Member for Legal Services Corporation, Federal Practice and Procedure, Evidence and EEO Law

Honors and Awards

• Eleanor P. Williams Arthritis Award, 2008
• Inducted into New Mexico State University, College of Business & Economics Hall of Fame, 2000
• Outstanding Alumni, University of Denver, College of Law, 1998
• Outstanding Lawyer Award, Colorado Hispanic Bar Association, 1991
• Appointed by Mayor Pena to Citizens for Denver's Future, 1989

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Colorado Supreme Court, 1999 - Present
  Disciplinary Hearing Board, Member
  
  
• New Mexico State University Foundation, 2008 - Present
  Board of Directors
  
  
• Colorado Bar Association
  Board of Governor's, 1994-1996; Amicus Brief Committee, 1993-2004
  
  
• Colorado Bar Association
  Chairman, 1993-1995; Co-Chair Convention Committee, 1995-1996
  
  
• Colorado Bar Association, 1994 - 2004
  Employment & Labor Law Section
  
  
• Denver Bar Association
  Metropolitan Conciliation Panel Member
  
  
• Denver Bar Association
  Judicial Administration & Law-Related Education
  
  
• Denver Bar Association
  Topical Luncheons, Bench Bar Retreat Committees, Court Tours
  
  
• Colorado Hispanic Bar Association
  Founding Member, Board of Directors, 1993-1994
  
  
• Alfred A. Arraj American Inn of Court, 1993 - Present
  Founding Member
  
  
• Alfred A. Arraj American Inn of Court
  Historian, 1996-1997; Executive Committee, 2002-Present
  
  
• Faculty of Federal Advocates
  
  
• Colorado Judicial Institute
  Member, Board of Directors, 1999-Present; Vice-Chair, 2002-2004
  
  
• University of Denver, College of Law
  Law Alumni Council, 1991-Present; Chair, Law Alumni Council, 1994-1996
  
  
• Denver Judicial Nominating Commission
  Member, 1985-2002; Chair, 1994-1998
  
  
• Robert B. Yegge Hispanic Scholarship Committee, University of Denver, College of Law
  National Chairman
  
  
• University of Denver, College of Law
  Chancellors Society
  
  
• Delta Sigma Pi, Professional Business Fraternity, Denver Alumni Chapter
  Member
  
  
• Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity
  
  
• American-Israel Friendship League, 1989 - 1996
  Member, Board of Directors, 1989-1996; Vice President, 1989-1990
  
  
• American-Israel Friendship League, 1990
  Chairman, Finance Committee / Member Dinner Committee
  
  
• American-Israel Friendship League, 1989 - 1995
  Partners in Education Award Dinner Committee
  
  
• American Bar Association
  Labor Law & Litigation Sections, Member
  
  
• American Bar Association
  Subcommittees on EEO Law, EEO Litigation Federal Practice & Procedure
  
  
• Denver Bar Association
  Community Concerns Committee
  
  
• Denver Bar Association
  Co-Chairman, Economic Development Sub-Committee
  
  
• Colorado Hispanic Bar Association
  Member National Convention Committee / Chairman CLE Committee
  
  
• Colorado Real Estate Commissioner, 1989 - 1994
  
  
• Denver Partnership, 1989
  Member
  
  
• Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
  Member of Board of Directors, 1987-1990; Chairman By-Laws Committee
  
  
• Community College of Denver
  Member of Advisory Council, 1986-1993; Chairman, 1989-1993
  
  
• Colorado State Fair Fiesta Advisory Committee, 1989 - 1992
  Member
  
  
• Colorado State Board for Community Colleges & Occupational Education
  Board Member, 1993-2001; Vice-Chair, 1997-1998
  
  
• Colorado State Board for Community Colleges & Occupational Education
  Chair 1998-1999; Vice-Chair, 1999-2000