



During Vanessa's time at St. Mary's University School of Law she held various internships giving her a wide range of legal experience in different areas such as interning for a non-profit immigration organization, the Bexar County District Attorney's office, and a personal injury firm. After graduating from law school, Vanessa relocated to Galveston, Texas, where she joined a civil litigation firm. In this role, she represented both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of legal matters, including construction law, employment defense, and personal injury cases, as well as prosecuting misdemeanor offenses in municipal court.