Attorney Profile
Ruby Lichte Powers
The child of a Mexican immigrant, Powers gravitated toward an international life by later marrying a Turkish immigrant. Having lived and studied in Belgium, Mexico, Turkey, and Spain, Powers speaks Spanish, French, and a hint of Turkish. With a passion for service and justice coupled with cultural understanding and an interest for immigrants, Powers dedicates her law practice to immigration law.
Education:
- University of North Carolina, School of Law, J.D.
- University of Texas, B.A. Government, magna cum laude
Study Abroad:
- Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona (Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar)
- Tecnológico de Monterrey, Cuernavaca, Mexico
Professional Memberships:
- State Bar of Texas, November 2008
- State Bar of Texas, Houston Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee
- American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
- Texas Young Lawyers Association
- Mexican American Bar Association of Houston
- Houston Bar Association: Speakers Bureau Committee 2010-11
- Houston Young Lawyers Association
- Rotary Foundation Alumni Association
- Organization of Women for International Trade (OWIT)
Pro Bono:
- Casa Juan Diego, 2010 Pro Bono cases
- YMCA Immigration Legal Services, 2010 Pro Bono asylum litigation case
- Neighborhood Centers, Inc. (NCI)/ Mayor’s Office for Immigrant and Refugee Affairs (MOIRA)/National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO), 2010 Pro Bono Immigration Attorney at Citizenship and Immigration Forums
- University of Houston, Immigration Clinic, 2010 Pro Bono attorney
Languages:
- English
- Spanish
- French
Countries lived in:
- United States
- Turkey
- Mexico
- Belgium
- Spain
Work Experience:
- U.S Senator in Austin and Washington, D.C.
- U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Homeland Security, Washington, D.C.
- Immigration Legal Services, Catholic Charities, Dallas, TX
- RioGrande Legal Aid, San Antonio, TX
- Quan, Burdette, and Perez, (now Foster Quan), Houston, TX
- Coane and Associates, Houston, TX
- University of Houston School of Law, Immigration Clinic, Houston, TX
- Tindall and Foster, (now Foster Quan), Houston, TX
- Scott and Associates, Houston, TX
- Garza and Associates, Houston, TX
Awards:
- Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship – 2004-2005, Barcelona, Spain
- Rotary Foundation Paul Harris Fellow – 2008
- John Ben Shepperd Public Leadership Institute, 24th Texas Leadership Forum
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