A native of Northeast Los Angeles and the proud son of immigrant parents from Durango, México, he is an active member of the National Lawyers Guild. Prior to joining ICLC, he was trial counsel with BASTA, Inc., where he represented low-income tenants facing eviction from intake, all the way to jury trial. He is impassioned by how he can contribute to the creation of a more humane and just world. Before becoming a lawyer, he worked for César E. Chávez and Dolores Huerta’s United Farm Workers of America, where he advocated and lobbied on behalf of California’s farm workers to improve their working conditions and living communities. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Santa Barbara and holds a Juris Doctor from the only cooperative, student and community-run, progressive law school in the world, People’s College of Law.