Office of the Cook County Public Defender - Chicago Dec 2012 - May 2013
Law Clerk
DePaul University Civil Rights Clinic - Chicago Aug 2012 - May 2013
Student Intern
Illinois Foreclosure Prevention & Housing Task Force - Chicago Dec 2011 - May 2012
Research Assistant
DePaul University Asylum & Refugee Legal Clinic - Chicago Aug 2011 - May 2012
Student Intern
El Centro de Derechos de la Mujer de Chiapas - San Cristóbal, Chiapas, MX Jun 2011 - Aug 2011
Intern
Education:
DePaul University College of Law 2010 - 2013
JD
Universidad de Granada 2008 - 2009
Diploma in Hispanic Studies, Concentration in Spanish Language Studies and Translation
Loyola University of Chicago 2002 - 2006
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science & International Relations
Dos Pueblos High School 1998 - 2002
Skills:
Legal Writing Legal Research Courts Criminal Law Criminal Defense Litigation Civil Litigation Immigration Law Westlaw Asylum Civil Rights Law Spanish Community Organizing
Interests:
Poverty Alleviation Human Rights Civil Rights and Social Action
Languages:
English Spanish
Awards:
CALI Awards Legal Writing, Analysis, Research and Communication II, Spring 2011
Housing Law, Spring 2012 Benjamin Hooks Distinguished Public Service Award DePaul Pro Bono and Community Service Initiative Awarded to graduating third and fourth year students who have completed 200 or more hours of legal or non-legal volunteer service during time at DePaul law and who best exemplify Vincentian commitment to service and social justice.