President, Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES), Executive Board Member, 2006 - Present
San Antonio Young Lawyer's Association, Elf Louise Christmas Committee, 1993 & 1994
World Affairs Council of San Antonio, International Contemporaries, 1996 - 2000
Member, San Antonio Bead & Ornament Society
Honors/Awards:
SA Scene Magazine, San Antonio's Best Family Lawyers
SA Scene Magazine, San Antonio's Best Immigration Lawyers
Educational Background:
University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, L.L.M., International Law, December 1993
Southern Methodist University, Center for International Studies, Madrid, Spain, Fall, 1987
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, B.A. in Political Science, Management, Spanish, 1992
Universidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, International Law, The College Of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School Of Law, Summer, 1990
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
Author, "Has Mexico Crossed the Border on State Responsibility for Economic Injuries to Aliens? Foreign Investment and the Calvo Clause in Mexico after the NAFTA," St. Mary's University Law Journal, Spring 1994, Cited by the Oregon Court of Appeals in Novich v. McClean, 172 Or App 241, 18 P3d 424, 2001
Contributing Editor, American Immigration Lawyer's Association INS Guide, 1997 to 2002
Speaker/Author, "Bad Facts Custody Cases, Techniques and Strategies for Trying a Custody Case on a Budget," SABA Family Law Section Seminar, June 2003
Speaker, "Unique Child Possession Arrangements, Extreme Divorce Practice Makeover," SABA Family Law Section Seminar, June, 2004
Speaker, "Obtaining Immigration Relief through Adoption," USCRI's National Center for Refugee and Immigrant Children, October 2005
Speaker, "2005 Legislative Changes to the Family Code," San Antonio Family Lawyer's Association, Nov. 2005
Speaker, "2007 Legislative Changes to the Family Code," San Antonio Family Lawyer's Association, Nov. 2007
Speaker, "Representing Unaccompanied Immigrant Children in Removal Proceedings," USCRI's National Center for Refugee and Immigrant Children, March 2008