About me
Marcela brings a breadth of professional experiences and a multifaceted lens that she applies to her work. Marcela has focused her legal practice on providing stability, security, and education for her clients and communities. Marcela has held various leadership roles at Kids in Need of Defense in California, Georgia, and Texas, and Human Rights Initiative of North Texas in Dallas. Accompanying her immigration work, Marcela has focused on advocacy for children and public education in Texas. Marcela graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies with concentrations in Business and Spanish, and later earned her Juris Doctor from Oklahoma City University School of Law. During law school, Marcela participated in an international program focused on Human Rights and Humanitarian law in The Hague, Netherlands, and Freiburg, Germany. Marcela loves a good story, talk with Marcela about books, travel adventures, and your pets!
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