Barbara C. Hines, American Lawyer. E-mail: barbarahines@austin360.com. Recipient Best Immigration Lawyer award Austin Chronicle, 1993, Pro Bono award Immigration, 1989; Fulbright scholar, 1996.
Education
Student, Universidad Nacional Autonoma, Mexico City, 1965;
student, University Americans, 1965;
student, Universidad de Madrid, 1967-1968;
Bachelor in Latin American Studies with honors, University Texas, 1969;
postgraduate, University Texas, 1970, 72, 74-75;
Juris Doctor, Northeastern U., 1975.
Career
Teaching assistant department Spanish & Portuguese, University Texas, Austin, 1970;
staff attorney, managing attorney, Legal Aid Society Control Texas, Austin, 1975-1982;
of counsel lawyers committee, Civil Rights Under Law Texas, Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project, since 1994;
co-director, Civil Rights Under Law Texas, Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project, 1991-1994;
private practice, since 1982. President of the board directors Human Rights Documentation Exch., Austin, 1988-1990, secretary board directors, since 1990. Member of advisory board Texas Immigrant & Refugee Coalition, 1993-1996, Tibetal Resettlement Project Austin, since 1995.
Board directors Lawyers Committee Civil Rights Under Law Texas, Political asylum Project Austin. Member Working Group Battered Immigrant Women, since 1994, United Network Immigrants' Rights, Austin, since 1993. Member Austin Lawyers Care, since 1989.
Consultant Texas Legal Superior vena cava syndrome Corporation, 1984. Presenter in field.
Membership
Member National Lawyers Guild (steering committee national immigration project since 1997), American Immigration Lawyers Association (national executive office immigration review liaison committee 1992-1993, national asylum & refugee liaison committee 1988-1989, member central office liaison committee 1997-1998, treasurer Texas chapter 1986-1987, mentor program since 1990, Jack Wasserman Memorial award 1992, Litigation award Texas chapter 1993), American Immigration Law Foundation (advisory board 1991-1995), Travis County Bar Association (international law section).