Rick Portillo is a licensed California attorney at AlderLaw, P.C. Rick has handled hundreds of cases and recovered millions of dollars for accident victims, injured workers, and employees whose rights have been violated. He earned his Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School Los Angeles, where he concentrated in civil litigation practice, a foundation that prepared him to fight effectively from the first demand letter through trial.

What separates Rick from most personal injury attorneys is something no classroom can teach. He has been on the other side of a serious car crash himself, suffering significant injuries. Living through the physical pain, the medical uncertainty, and the financial pressure that follow. He knows what it feels like to wonder whether anyone is truly in your corner.

His commitment to workers runs just as deep. Rick grew up in a hardworking family and entered the workforce as a teenager, gaining firsthand experience with how employers can exploit, intimidate, and silence the people who depend on them most. He has seen it up close, and he has never forgotten it. That background drives his work on behalf of employees facing discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, disability bias, and wage theft. He does not just understand the law in these cases; he understands what is at stake for the person sitting across from him.

Rick is a member of the Mexican American Bar Association and the Pasadena Bar Association, and he is fully fluent in Spanish. He has deep roots in the Latin community. An understanding that goes beyond language to the cultural realities, institutional distrust, and specific pressures many of his clients navigate daily.

Outside the office, Rick is close to his family and finds purpose in the people around him. He has a passion for travel, good eats, history, and follows soccer and basketball with genuine enthusiasm. He sees in competition the same things he values in litigation: preparation, resilience, and the refusal to quit when the margin is tight.