Victoria "Tori" D. Hester focuses on municipal and public entity representation, and civil and code enforcement litigation. She is a member of Best Best & Krieger LLP’s Municipal Law practice group out of the firm’s San Diego office. Tori serves as assistant city attorney for the City of Santee, and handles the City Council agenda review and contract review. Tori also represents the City in code enforcement actions.
 
Tori was a summer law clerk for Jones & Mayer, where she worked on municipal law matters including code enforcement, wrongful death litigation and administrative hearing appeals. As summer associate at BB&K, Tori conducted research and wrote memorandums concerning municipal law, education law and natural resources law.
 
Tori graduated summa cum laude from Point Loma Nazarene University, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in history with a minor in Spanish. Tori received her law degree from University of California, Irvine School of Law, where she was lead article editor on the UC Irvine Law Review, and participated in the UC Irvine Immigrants’ Rights Clinic. As a clinical student, Tori co-authored a report on juvenile deportation titled “Second Chances for All”. Throughout her law school career, Tori engaged in pro bono work, including assisting on a guardianship case and conducting preliminary screenings for the California Innocence Project.
 
Tori grew up in San Diego, where she now lives with her husband, Jeff, a marine scientist. As a member of the Point Loma Nazarene University Track & Field Team, Tori earned eight All-American titles. She enjoys running, playing volleyball, scuba diving and traveling. Tori is licensed to practice law in the State of California.

Education

• University of California, Irvine School of Law, J.D.
• Point Loma Nazarene University, B.A., history, summa cum laude

Awards

• Top 40 Under 40, San Diego Daily Transcript, 2018
• La Mancha Pro Bono Publico Award, Casa Cornelia Law Center, 2017