While attending St. Mary’s University had the opportunity to work in accounts receivable and Residence Life where I was responsible for the accounts payable for all the residents halls. During this time I begin working at City Council for District 3 as an aide to the Councilwomen assisting constituents with concerns and attending neighborhood meetings.

In 2003 I was hired as the District Director for State Represented Joaquin Castro. I remained with the state for 14 years. During that time I worked on state issues, helping parents collect child support from absent parents; attended neighborhood meetings , worked one on one with individual concerns varying from worker’s compensation, SAHA, to organizing book drives to raise thousands of books for local schools, arranging clothing drives to benefit the San Antonio Children’s Shelter, SAM Shelter and various other shelter’s across San Antonio; and helping neighbors come together to have a voice in local and state government. I also had the opportunity to draft and pass legislation for families. To include helping pass legislation that created the Ombudsman for the Department Family and Protective Services. I continued as Representative Justin Rodriguez District Director when Joaquin Castro was elected US Congressman.

From May 2007 to December 2011, after passing the Bar, I opened a law practice with a law school classmate. In 2011, I left the partnership to start my solo practice. I have always had a general practice primarily focused on Family. The other areas of practice are Criminal, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Business law, civil litigation and Probate law.

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Cynthia Marie Chapa graduated Cum Laude from St. Mary’s University in 2002 with a B.A. in Political Science.

While attending school, Cynthia was a member of Student Council, active in both a social sorority and philanthropic fraternity as well as a national scholastic honor society as well as several other organizations such as the College Democrats. She received the St. Mary’s Presidential Award in 2002 for exemplifying leadership ideals in both scholarship and service to the community.

After graduating, Cynthia took a year off to help Joaquin Castro in his campaign for Texas State Representative in District 125. Cynthia worked with him and attended St. Mary’s University’s School of Law where in 2006 she obtained her Juris Doctorate degree.

She earned a pro-boo certificate for clinical work at the Center for Legal and Social Justice Center while doing a clinical in Immigration handling VAWA cases. As a Student Attorney, she represented clients before the Immigration Court and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service. She received the Leos Award for Excellence in Clinical Work in 2006.

Cynthia Chapa was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 2007.