About Peter Joseph
Peter Joseph Horton is a certified attorney licensed to practice law in California. He was admitted to the California State Bar in December 2003. His license is presently in active status. Mr. Horton is a senior associate at Protection Law Group, LLP, a regulation company that specialize in labor law, located at 149 Sheldon St, El Segundo, California. He has been working as an attorney for over 22 years, serving clients throughout California.
Mr. Horton earned his Juris Doctor degree from California Western School of Law in 2002. Prior to law school, he completed his undergraduate schooling at California State University San Marcos, receiving a Bachelor of Arts diploma in 2000. During his time at California Western, he developed a robust basis in employment law, which has been the focus of his professional legal career.
Mr. Horton concentrates his practice in the areas of labor law, administrative law, and felony defense. He advocates for personnel in complicated employment legal proceedings and enforcement actions, which includes wage and hour class movements, Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) representative movements, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims beneath the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), wrongful termination, whistleblower rights, and claims involving unpaid wages, extra time, and meal/relaxation holiday violations. His practice encompasses all stages of litigation, including preliminary case assessment, discovery, mediation, settlement negotiations, and trial proceedings in both state and federal courts.
Throughout his career, Mr. Horton has treated instances in a number of courts, which includes all California state courts and the U.S. District Courts for the Central, Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of California. He has served as lead and co-counsel on severa excessive-stakes matters involving hundreds of employees throughout California, helping recover hundreds of thousands of dollars on behalf of employees. Prior to becoming a member of Protection Law Group, he worked at numerous respected plaintiff-aspect employment law companies, the place he developed his talent in worker rights legal proceedings.
Mr. Horton is a member in good standing of the California State Bar Association. He is likewise a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, serving as a panel attorney since 2015. He is fluent in English, permitting him to serve the diverse groups of California effectively.
