He graduated summa cum laude from Johns Hopkins University and earned his J.D. from Loyola University of New Orleans Law School where he served on law review and moot court. After practicing law, he heeded a call of a different sort and spent the next two decades serving in church ministry to Hispanic communities in Texas and California. During his years in ministry, he also advocated for legislative reform in the areas of immigration, health care, and education to benefit his mostly immigrant parishioners. In 2010, he returned to the full-time practice of law and joined FosterQuan in 2012 where his practice focuses on defending clients in immigration court, including with complex criminal and fraud issues. Mr. Lasseigne speaks English and Spanish. He is a licensed lawyer in Texas, Louisiana, and California.