University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, J.D. (2002)

Illinois

Areas of Specialty:
Martha-Victoria specializes in Municipal and Educational Litigation, Federal and State Civil Rights Litigation, Products Liability, and Toxic Torts. She also provides pro bono representation of Mexican nationals through the Labor & Employment Program at the Mexican Consulate in Chicago, IL. Prior to her civil practice, from August of 2002 until August of 2006, Martha-Victoria was Assistant State's Attorney at the Cook County State's Attorney's Office. She started in the Appeals Bureau and besides having an in-depth opportunity to better learn criminal law, she has argued matters before the Illinois Appellate Court. After the Appeals Bureau, Martha-Victoria was promoted to the Juvenile Justice Division. In both the Abuse and Neglect, as well as the Delinquency Divisions of that bureau, she prosecuted over one hundred trials involving felony and misdemeanor offenses as well as charges of parental abuse, neglect, and unfitness pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act.

Boards and Organizations:
Martha-Victoria Diaz currently serves on the board of Healthcare Alternative Systems (H.A.S.), the largest provider of social services to Latinos in the state of Illinois and is chairperson of the Post Partum Depression Committee which is organizing its annual "Treating Moms Well" Luncheon, an event designed to bring awareness to the issue of Post Partum Depression. She also serves on the board of the Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (H.A.C.E.), a national organization that is a resource for Latinos in their educational and career aspirations. In that vein, she has also been recently named co-chair for H.A.C.E.s Special Events Committee which will look to raise awareness of H.A.C.E. and its El Futuro Program.

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