MEET ATTORNEY VICTORIA NEAVE
Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, Attorney Victoria Neave started her legal career as an attorney in the Complex Commercial Litigation Group at a large, national law firm. At her prior firm, Victoria represented multi-national companies in a variety of complex multi-million and multi-billion dollar business disputes, including, antitrust, securities, bankruptcy-related, breach of contract, and other commercial litigation in both state and federal courts throughout the country. Victoria launched her own law firm and now represents individuals and businesses in these main practice areas: Personal Injury, Family Law, Civil & Business Law, Employment Law, and Mediation. Attorney Victoria Neave is bilingual, fluent in Spanish, and decided to become a lawyer to learn the law to advocate for our community.
EDUCATION
- Bachelor of Arts, Government and Politics, The University of Texas at Dallas
- Juris Doctor, Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Magna Cum Laude, Top 3%
NOTABLE RECOGNITIONS
- 2020 Texas Rising Stars by Texas Super Lawyers. The designation means that she is a top-rated attorney as recognized by peers.
- 2019 Texas Rising Stars by Texas Super Lawyers
- 2018 Texas Rising Stars by Texas Super Lawyers
- 2017 Texas Rising Stars by Texas Super Lawyers
- 2016 Texas Rising Stars by Texas Super Lawyers
- 2014 Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Latina La Cima Emerging Leader Award
- 2014 Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Groundbreaker Entrepreneur Award
- 2013 Lawyer of the Year, Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program
- 2013 Dallas Hispanic Bar Association Estrella Award
- 2013 Texas Bar Journal Access to Justice Pro Bono Champion
- 2011, 2012 Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Pro Bono Award
PUBLISHED LAW REVIEW ARTICLES
Co-Author, Victoria Neave, with Yolanda Garcia & Giana Ortiz, Whether State-Propounded Employment-Based Immigration Regulations Are Surviving Preemption Challenges—A Look at Whiting and Arizona, 3 HLRe 1 (2012).
Co-Author, Victoria Neave, with Yolanda Garcia & Giana Ortiz, Where are the Courts Drawing the Line? The Contours of Preemption and Other Constitutional Bases for the Enjoinment of Modern State-Propounded Immigration-Related Statutes and Ordinances, 37 T. Marshall L. Rev 81 (2011).
PUBLIC SERVICE
In addition to serving her clients as an attorney, Victoria Neave serves as Texas State Representative for House District 107, representing parts of Dallas, Mesquite, and Garland, Texas in the Texas Legislature. For more information on her work as a lawmaker, please visit the la página de miembros de la Cámara de Representantes de Texas. To learn more about her campaign, please visit VictoriaforTexas.com.