Luz Maria Henriquez has joined Legal Services of Eastern Missouri (LSEM) as staff attorney in the Children’s Legal Alliance program.
In the Children’s Legal Alliance, Henriquez will be responsible for providing representation to children and families relating to all aspects of education law.
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Prior to joining LSEM, Henriquez served as a litigation associate at Hogan Lovells, US LLP in New York, where she was awarded the firm’s 2013 Pro Bono Associate of the Year. She also worked at Bristol-Myers Squibb Company in New York and as a writing instructor at the University of California, San Diego.
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Henriquez has a B.A. in political science from the University of California, San Diego and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. In addition, she was a visiting law student at New York University School of Law.
Fluent in Spanish, Henriquez is a member of the New York State Bar Association.
She lives in Clayton, Missouri.
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri (LSEM) has provided high quality legal assistance in civil cases to the low-income community for more than 50 years. In 2013, LSEM helped nearly 15,000 people (including clients and their household members) in 21 counties of eastern Missouri. LSEM is a registered 501(c)(3) organization, and as a private, charitable non-profit, receives and appreciates financial support from members of the public. If you would like to support our mission, please visit www.lsem.org and click on "donate now."
