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Henry Cruz, Partner at Rios & Cruz, P.S.
Henry Cruz is a partner at Rios & Cruz, P.S. in Seattle, WA practicing immigration law. Prior to that he was the Project Coordinator at Volunteer Advocates for Immigrant Justice in Seattle, WA and the Coordinating Attorney at the Political Asylum Project of Austin in Texas. He is currently on the Pro Bono Committee of the Washington Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (WA AILA), and was awarded WA AILA’s 2009 Pro Bono Award for Most Significant Pro Bono Work Having the Greatest Impact. He previously served as a commissioner on the WA State Commission on Hispanic Affairs and was the Chair of its Justice and Equity Committee from 2007-2009.
He also served on the Board of the Latina/o Bar Association of Washington (LBAW) as Co-VP of Membership and Services and Co-Chair of its Immigration Committee. He was awarded LBAW’s Miembro Excepcional award for 2007 and named the 2008 Latino Hero of Washington by Regence Blue Shield. He is a graduate of the University of Texas School of Law. He proudly volunteers as a big brother and serves on the Latino Mentoring Advisory Council with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound.
henry@rioscruz.com
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El hizo parte de la Asociación de Abogados Latinos de Washington (LBAW) por sus siglas en inglés; como Co-VP de Membrecía y Servicios y co-presidente del Comité de Inmigracion de esta organización. Fue galardonado con el Premio LBAW "Miembro Excepcional" en el 2007 y nombrado "Héroe Latino de Washington" por la organización por Regence Blue Shield en el 2008. Henry obtuvo su título de abogado en la Escuela de leyes de la Universidad de Texas. Se desempeñó con orgullo con voluntario en el Consejo Asesor de mentores Latinos de la organización "Big Brothers Big Sisters" del Puget Sound.