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Rural landowners not only have a smart advocate and counselor in Susana, they also have a kindred spirit. Susana's family has operated a cattle ranch for five generations, instilling in her a passion to protect the land and landowner rights. Susana's personal history, combined with her superior education and prestigious work as a Federal District Court clerk, exemplifies the well-rounded attorneys and counselors of Braun & Associates.
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Education
and Honors
- Doctor of Jurisprudence, The
University of Texas School of Law
— Student Notes Editor for the State Bar of Texas' Environmental Law Journal
— Chicano Hispanic Law Student Association, Fundraising/Banquet Chair
— Texas Law Fellowships Board, Firm-Matching Chair
- Bachelor of Arts, History, Harvard University (cum laude)
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Admissions/Memberships
- Admitted to practice in Texas and the United States District Court, Western District of Texas
- Member of State Bar of Texas and the Environmental and Natural Resources Section of the State Bar of Texas
- Member of San Antonio Bar Association and San Antonio Bar Association Environmental Law Section
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Experience
- Associate Attorney and Counselor, Braun &
Associates
- Law Clerk to the Honorable Lee Yeakel, Federal District Judge, Western District of Texas, 2007-2009
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Presentations
- Speaker, Ownership of Groundwater, South Central Texas Water Conservation Conference, Brenham, Texas, October 2009
- Speaker, Ownership of Groundwater, Texas Wildlife Association and Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Groundwater Meeting, Austin, Texas, August 2009
- Speaker, Ownership of Groundwater: Who Owns It? Can Anyone?, The University of Texas School of Law 2008 Texas Water Law Institute, Austin, Texas, December 2008
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Personal
Susana is a native of Del Rio, Texas, and Ciudad Acuna, Coahuila, Mexico, where her family operates a cattle ranch that has been in her family for five generations. Her ranching background instilled in Susana a love of nature and the outdoors, and a desire to preserve wildlife, water, and working farms and ranches. In her spare time, Susana enjoys riding horses and traveling.
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