Ms. Hlass also teaches a seminar in refugee and asylum law. Prior to joining Loyola, Ms. Hlass was a Staff Attorney/Chadbourne & Parke Fellow at The Door Legal Services, where she provided holistic, legal services to immigrant youth in the New York City metropolitan area. Ms. Hlass received her J.D. from Columbia Law School, and her Bachelor of Arts from Rice University. Some areas in which she presents include disaster law and immigration law, particularly working with vulnerable populations including children, asylum-seekers, and survivors of serious crimes and trafficking.