Representative, Texas State House of Representatives, District 107, 2017-present

Candidate, Texas State Senate, District 16, 2024

Candidate, Texas State House of Representatives, District 107, 2022

Member, Business and Industry Committee

Chair, County Affairs Committee

Former Member, Corrections Committee, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Member, County Affairs Committee, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee, Texas State House of Representatives

National General Counsel, National Latino Law Enforcement Organization, 2015-present

Trial Attorney, Neave & Scott, Professional Corporation, 2013-present

Attorney, Neave Law, Professional Corporation, 2013-present

Former Attorney, Fly, Lower, and Gather (F.L.A.G.) Board

Attorney, Complex Commercial Litigation, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Limited Liability Partnership

Lawyer, Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, 2012-2013

Young Lawyers Division Region XII Representative, Hispanic National Bar Association, 2012-2013

Attorney, Weil Gotshal and Manges, 2011-2013

Pro Bono Civil Rights Attorney, League of United Latin American Citizens, 2009-2011

Intern, Felony Division, Harris County District Attorney's Office, 2008

Summer Associate, Haynes & Boone, Limited Liability Partnership, 2008

Summer Associate, Weil Gotshal and Manges, Limited Liability Partnership, 2008

Intern, Texas State Representative Rafael Anchia, 2006

Member, Board of Directors, Southeast Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 2013-present

Member, Pro Bono Committee, Dallas Hispanic Bar Association, 2010-present

Former Member, Dallas Civil Service Commission

Former Member, Dallas Police Department’s Community Support Coalition

Member, Dallas Trial Lawyers Association

Member, Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Member, Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce

Member, Texas Trial Lawyers Association

General Counsel, Board of Directors, La Voz del Anciano, 2015

Member, Board of Directors, Dallas Hispanic Bar Association, 2013-2014

Awards:

Estrella Award, Dallas Hispanic Bar Association 2013

Texas Rising Stars List, Super Lawyers Magazine, 2016
Pro Bono Award, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, 2011, 2012
Lawyer of the Year, Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, 2013
Estrella Award, Dallas Hispanic Bar Association 2013
Access to Justice Pro Bono Champion, Texas Bar Journal, 2013
Groundbreaker Entrepreneur Award, Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 2014
Emerging Leader Award, Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 2014
(Candidate Submitted)

Lawyer of the Year, Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, 2013

Pro Bono Award, Weil, Gotshal & Manges Limited Liability Partnership, 2011, 2012

Access to Justice Pro Bono Champion, Texas Bar Journal , 2013

Father's Occupation:

TV and VCR Repairman

Mother's Occupation:

Secretary, Administrative Assistant for the City of Dallas, Bilingual Case Manager at New Beginning Center in Garland

Publications:

Whether State-Propounded Employment-Based Immigration Regulations Are Surviving Preemption Challenges--A Look at Whiting and Arizona

Where Are the Courts Drawing the Line? The Contours of Preemption and Other Constitutional Bases for the Enjoinment of Modern State-Propounded Immigration-Related Statutes and Ordinances