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Ms. Horton is admitted to practice by the State Bar of California; United States Supreme Court; United States District Court, Central District; District of Hawaii; and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.  She is a member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of California, Los Angeles County Bar Association, American Association of Justice, San Fernando Valley Bar Association, California Employment Lawyers Association, National Employment Lawyers Association, LEFTJAW, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Consumer Attorneys of California and she is an Alumni of Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College. 

Ms. Horton is also a member of the Executive Board for the California Employment Lawyers Association and Chair of CELA’s Technology Committee.    Ms. Horton is also on the 38th Assembly District Advisory Committee on the Status of Women & Girls. 

Ms. Horton is an instructor for the California Employment Lawyers Association’s Trial Lawyers College and received CELA’s Torch Award. 

In July 2006 Ms. Horton participated in the prestigious Trial Lawyers College, created by Gerry Spence.  The Trial Lawyers College is a three-week program held on Mr. Spence’s ranch in Wyoming.  She was one of 50 lawyers chosen, and she successfully completed the college in July 2006. 

Reported cases include Faust v. California Portland Cement Co., (Cal.App. 2 Dist. May 10, 2007) 150 Cal.App.4th 864, 58 Cal.Rptr.3d 729, 154 Lab.Cas. P 35,291, rehearing denied (May 30, 2007).  The Faust case resulted in an expansion of employee rights under the California Family Rights Act.  The Faust case established that a strict liability cause of action existed in California for an employer’s interference with an employee’s California Family Rights Act rights. 

Ms. Horton earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Arizona State University in 1987 and her Juris Doctor degree from Pepperdine University School of Law in 1991. 

Ms. Horton is a frequent presenter for numerous organizations.  Laura L. Horton and Horton Law Firm, APC are AV® rated in Martindale-Hubbell.  She has been named a “Super Lawyer” by Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine since 2010.  Ms. Horton is consistently named by the Daily Journal as a top 100 Labor and Employoment Lawyer in California. Ms. Horton received training in mediation at Pepperdine’s Strauss Institute of Dispute Resolution and through the Los Angeles County Bar Association.  Ms. Horton has trial experience in Superior State Courts and extensive litigation experience in many of the District Courts. 

Ms. Horton has a passion for all animals, including all of her rescued crew. She also enjoys scuba diving, gardening, hiking and home interior design.