Awards & Honors

Student Body President-Pan American University
Recognized in 1990 by the El Paso Times as one of El Paso’s emerging leaders
El Paso Police Department Vision Award
El Paso Mexican American Bar Lawyer of the Year
Texas Narcotics Officers’ Prosecutor of the Year
Martin Luther King Civic and Community Award
Black El Paso Democrats Humanitarian Award
El Paso Shelter for Battered Women Service Award
Channel 26 Orgullo Hispano Role Model for Hispanic Community
Central Labor Union Advocate Award
National Alliance for Mentally Ill Annual Award
Sin Fronteras “Sembrador Del Bien” Award
LULAC Humanitarian Award
Border Network for Human Rights Advocacy Award
U.S. Hispanic Chamber Government Hispanic Business Advocate of the Year, Region III
McDonald’s Hispano Triunfadores Award
State Bar of Texas Hispanic Issues Section Reynaldo Garza (Federal Judge) Award
Texas Lawyer Magazine “Extraordinary Minorities in Texas Law” Award