About
Ms. Macedo was raised in southeast Los Angeles and attended the University of California, Irvine where she obtained her B.A. in Political Science and Chicana/o Studies, cum laude. She interned with the Office of Congressman Xavier Becerra in Washington, DC and the William C. Velasquez Institute in Los Angeles. After university, she served inside the prestigious Capital Fellows Program as a Judicial Administration Fellow on the Orange County Superior Court. She received her J.D. from the University of California, Davis School of Law in 2011. During law faculty she received widespread litigation experience as an extern to the Honorable Lawrence K. Karlton of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District; former California Supreme Court Justice Cruz Reynoso; Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the SF Bay Area; Public Advocates, Inc.; the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF); and the Independent Civil Rights Commission in Woodland, California. After regulation faculty, she served as a law clerk to the Honorable Fernando M. Olguin of the U.S. District Court, Central District and as an Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Legal Fellow with Central California Legal Services, Inc. Ms. Macedo is an energetic member of the network as a member of the Board of Directors of Central California Legal Services, Inc. a non-profit regulation office offering unfastened legal assistance to low-profits families and individuals at some stage in the Central Valley. Ms. Macedo is also a member of the Board of Directors of the San Joaquin Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and leads Central Valley Pro Bono efforts for the Unaccompanied Minors Central Valley Collaborative. She is a member of the Fresno County Bar Association, Fresno County Women Lawyers, La Raza Lawyers Association, Consumer Lawyers of California, and the Central California Trial Lawyers Association. She is fluent in Spanish. › ›
Location
Legal Issues
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
Costs
- Free Consultation
- Conditional Fees
Certificates
Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken, Written
Accepted Jurisdictions
Experience
Educations
Graduation year: 2008
Graduation year: 2004
