Chris Garza Elizalde
Phone: (512) 454-6864
Fax: (512) 467-9318
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Chris Garza Elizalde, the managing shareholder in the firm, is a 1980 graduate of the University of Texas School of Law. She is licensed to practice law in New Mexico and Texas. Prior to law school, she taught in Texas and Florida public schools for seven years. Ms. Elizalde spent 15 years at the Texas Association of School Boards as a staff attorney, Director of Legal Services, and Associate Executive Director. In her private practice, she has represented school districts, central tax appraisal districts and public officials successfully defending clients in hundreds of disputes before federal and state agencies. Her practice includes a broad range of legal areas, including employment and labor law, sexual harassment, public meetings and records, privacy, and contracts. Ms. Elizalde has served as an adjunct professor or guest lecturer at three universities. She is active in the Texas and National Council of School Attorneys and the College of the Texas State Bar.