I am on a mission to bring my passion for justice to the heart of Bexar County: our youth. My real life experience is what will facilitate real life decisions that insure community safety, offender rehabilitation and victim restitution.

Personal Interests:

Endorsements:
Bexar County Young Democrats
Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio

Community Service:
2010 Adjunct Professor, Coach to the Hispanic Law Student Association Moot Court Teams, St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio
2010 Mentor, Texas Appleseed Diversity Legal Scholars Program
2010 Featured on cover of Ignite-She Magazine, as one of leading LGBT women in San Antonio
2009-2010 Mexican American Bar Association of Texas, Vice President of Membership
2009-2010 MS Center of South Texas Board of Directors–Director/Member
2009-2010 Commissioner, Hispanic National Bar Association-Commission on the Status of Latinas in the Legal Profession
2009 “Best Lawyers in San Antonio” Nominee, Scene in S.A. Magazine
2009 St. Mary’s University School of Law-Hispanic Law Alumni Association President
2009 Women’s Campaign School at Yale University, Board of Directors-Director/Member
July 2008 Featured on Univision’s “Lo Mejor De Lo Nuestro”
2008 West San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Doctoral Achievement Award Recipient
Class of 2007, Women=s Campaign School at Yale University
2007 St. Mary’s University Alumni Association Board of Directors-Director/Member
2007 San Antonio Women=s Hall of Fame Nominee for Excellence in Law
2006-2008 State Bar of Texas Appointee, Committee on Jury Service
2006-2008 State Bar of Texas Appointee to Committee on Racial Diversity in the Profession
2006-2007 State Bar of Texas Minority Attorney Program Committee Member, San Antonio
2006-2007 Hispanic National Bar Association, Deputy to Region XII President-San Antonio Region
2006-2007 Mexican American Bar Association of Texas, President
2007-2008 State Bar of Texas Hispanic Issues Section, Chairperson
2006 La Prensa Foundation Women In Action Law Award Recipient
2006 Presidential National Leadership Award Recipient & Honorary Chair of Business Advocacy Council
Periodic Guest Speaker on Catholic Television San Antonio, “Sus Derechos Legales”
Children's Court Attorney Association, Member
American Bar Association, Member
Stonewall Democrats, Northeast Democrats & Northwest Democrats Supporting Member
2006-2007 San Anto Cultural Arts, Arts Co-Patron of Latino Arts, AKA A Queen Huevo@, San Antonio
Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Member
Kids Against Violence, Board of Directors
La Esperanza, Supporting Member College of the State Bar of Texas, Member
San Antonio Bar Association, Media/Public Relations Committee Member
Equality Texas Statewide Board of Directors
Equality Texas Advisory BoardBSan Antonio Chapter
Campaign Manager, Hon. Peter Sakai for Judge of the 225th Judicial District Court of Bexar County, Texas
Political Consultant, Select Bexar County Democrat Judicial Candidates
CASA San Antonio, Volunteer Corp Trainer (Child Abuse Legal Issues)
Healthy Families, Inc., Volunteer Corp Trainer (Child Abuse Legal Issues)
Texas Dept. of Family and Protective Services-Child Protective Services, Caseworker Trainer on Courtroom Testimony

HISTORY OF VARIED EXPERIENCE & COMMUNITY WORK:
Treasurer, Charlie Urbina-Jones, 2006 Candidate for Chairman of the Texas Democratic Party
Hispanas Unidas, Board of Directors, 2004-2006, San Antonio, Texas
Healthy Families of San Antonio, Board of Directors,2005-2006, San Antonio, Texas
Mexican American Bar Association, San Antonio Chapter, President 2005
Mexican American Bar Association-Texas, Vice President of Administration 2005
Milagritos, Inc., Board of Directors, Chairperson 2005
Hispanic Law Alumni Association, Board of Directors, Secretary 2002-2005, San Antonio, Texas
San Anto Cultural Arts, Board of Directors-Secretary, 2002-2005, San Antonio, Texas
Good Samaritan GET2WORK Mentor Program, E- Mentor, San Antonio, Texas
Part-Time Instructor, Northwest Vista College, San Antonio, Texas
Campaign Coordinator, Justice Alma L. Lopez for Chief Justice of the 4th Court of Appeals Campaign
Student Attorney, Civil Justice Clinic/Center for Legal & Social Justice, San Antonio, Texas
Student Attorney, Community Economic Development Clinic/Center for Legal & Social Justice, San Antonio, Texas
Research Assistant, Professor Ana Novoa, St. Mary=s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
Law Clerk, Law Offices of Arabia Vargas & Lori Bindseil, San Antonio, Texas
TAJ Associate, Texas Rural Legal Aid, Inc., San Antonio, Texas
Bexar County Legal Aid, Inc., Volunteer, San Antonio, Texas
AACOG's Alamo Area Council on Aging Ombudsman Volunteer, San Antonio, Texas
Peer Admissions Liaison, St. Mary=s University Office of Admissions & Enrollment Management, San Antonio, Texas
Visitor Counselor, South Padre Island Conventions and Visitor Bureau, South Padre Island, Texas
Long-Term Substitute Teacher, Brownsville Independent School District, Brownsville, Texas
Senior Intensive Supervision Juvenile Probation Officer, Travis Co. Juvenile Center, Austin, Texas
Program Director, Bexar Co. Alternatives for Minority Youth, Mexican American Unity Council, San Antonio, Texas
Child Protective Services Specialist, Texas Dept. of Human Services-CPS, San Antonio, Texas
Mental Health Counselor, Southwest Neuropsychiatric Institute, San Antonio, Texas
Gang Counseling Facilitator, Communities In Schools, San Antonio, Texas
Community Emergency Assistance Program Coordinator, Catholic Family Services, San Antonio, Texas
Youth Care Counselor, Settlement Home for Girls, Austin, Texas
Family Care Counselor, Austin Family House, Austin, Texas
Graduate Intern, San Antonio City Planning Dept., Data Management & Information Division, San Antonio, Texas
Undergraduate Intern, San Antonio City Council Dist.1, Councilwoman Maria A. Berriozabal, San Antonio, Texas
ALLGO Informe-SIDA Board of Directors, Austin, Texas
Immunization and Wellness Task Force on Hepatitis B Community Advisory Board Member, Austin, Texas
La Peña Arts, Austin, Texas
University YWCA , Austin, Texas
Alma de Mujer/Indigenous Women=s Network , Austin, Texas
Austin Acoustic Music Festival Volunteers Coordinator, Austin, Texas

EDUCATION
St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas Juris Doctorate, May 2001
Licensed by State Bar of Texas: November 2002

Order of Barristers
Hispanic Law Alumni Association’s Henry B. Gonzalez Scholarship Award
Adele Advocate for the Poor Award
Pro Bono Award
Co-Editor, The Pillar The Newsletter of the Center for Legal & Social Justice
Federal Bar Association Scholarship, Recipient
Dean’s Leadership Award
National Hispanic Scholarship Award, Recipient

St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, TexasBachelor of Arts, May 1987 Major: Political Science
University of Texas @ Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas Texas Southmost College, Brownsville, Texas
University of Texas @ San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
Vermont College at Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont

ADDITIONAL ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES -- Coach
2004 Hispanic National Bar Association Moot Court Competition, Albuquerque, New Mexico (Student Advocate awarded Best Overall Oralist)
2005 Hispanic National Bar Association Moot Court Competition, Dallas, Texas (Coached Two Teams; Student Advocate awarded BEST Oralist)
2006 Hispanic National Bar Association Moot Court Competition, Seattle, Washington (Team advanced to Quarterfinal Round and is ranked in the top 8 teams out of 36 from across the nation)
2009 Hispanic National Bar Association Moot Court Competition, Miami, Florida
2006 Texas High School Mock Trial Competition, San Antonio Antonian High School Mock Trial Team Attorney Coach
2007 Texas High School Mock Trial Competition, San Antonio Fox Tech High School Mock Trial Team Attorney Coach (read less)

Endorsements:
Bexar County Young Democrats
Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio

Community Service:
2010 Adjunct Professor, Coach to the Hispanic Law Student Association Moot Court Teams, St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio