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Amber Vazquez

Amber Vazquez

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Practice Areas

  • Criminal Law

Biography

Amber Vazquez has had years of misdemeanor, felony and federal trial experience and has a full service staff to attend to her clients' needs. After graduating from the University of Texas, she attended law school at the University of Denver College of Law, where she served as vice-president of the student body, served as president of the DU Political forum and wrote several articles on international human rights, criminal law and politics.

Amber is a passionate and zealous advocate who always puts her clients interests first. She has built her firm around the idea that every client deserves the best representation possible, and is always willing to take cases to trial if necessary.

Amber cares about how criminal justice affects our community, and currently serves on the Board of Directors for Truth Be Told, a non-profit organization that assists women in prison get the counseling, education and support to transition out of prison. In addition, she is actively involved in the Hispanic Bar Association of Austin, the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and the National Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.

She is also well connected in the legal community and currently serves as Chairperson for the Criminal Justice Section of the Austin Bar Association as well as serving as Vice-President of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section YLD.

In her spare time, Amber loves being with her kids, two French Bulldogs, gardening, cooking, traveling, yoga, and making floral arrangements. 

Education

  • University of Denver College of Law, Denver, Colorado
    • J.D.
    • Honors: American Jurisprudence Award
    • Honors: Vice-President of the Student body
    • Honors: President of the DU Political forum
    • Honors: Wrote several articles on international human rights, criminal law and politics
  • University of Texas, Austin, TX
    • B.A.
    • Honors: Board of Directors, U.T. Volunteer Central

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, 2003
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2003
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 2003
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 2003
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 2003

Professional Associations

  • Hispanic Bar Association of Austin
  • Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
  • National Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
  • Austin Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section, Chairperson
  • American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section YLD, Vice-President

Pro-Bono Activities

  • Board of Directors for Truth Be Told

Representative Clients

  • Sammy Crawford - Bankruptcy
  • Eugene Brown - Contract

References

  • Counseling & Health Innovations - Copyright

Past Positions

  • Office of the Attorney General, Texas, 2002
  • Minton, Burton, Foster & Collins, Law Clerk, 2000 to 2001
  • Lucent Technologies, 01/1999 to 01/2000
  • The Vertex- Spa Adventure Tour, Owner/Operator, 05/1996 to 05/2001

Ancillary Businesses

  • Travel Company
  • Credit Counseling