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Fabiola A. Galguera
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Practice Areas
- Criminal Defense
- Civil Rights
- Employment Law
- Title IX
- Litigation
Biography
Ms. Galguera joined NachtLaw in 2020. She was born and raised in Miami, Florida. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan, receiving a Bachelor of Arts with High Distinction in Political Science. While completing her undergraduate degree, she worked for legal counsel to the Hialeah Police Department and the City of Hialeah in South Florida. In this time, she learned about criminal and employment law and took an interest in both. She also took an interest in conflict resolution while working as a Student Facilitator at the University of Michigan Office of Student Conflict Resolution.
She then decided to stay in Ann Arbor, at the University of Michigan to attend law school. While at U-M Law, Ms. Galguera published two blog posts for the Michigan Journal of Environmental and Administrative Law: one on ecoterrorism and another on the impact of immigration policy on the natural environment. She was also heavily involved with the Latino Law Student Association where she helped raise money for a scholarship for Latino students looking to attend school while simultaneously raising awareness on gender inequality in the form of an ironic male beauty pageant, the Mr. Wolverine event. During her time in law school, she worked one summer in the chambers of the Honorable Judge Migna Sanchez-Llorens learning about civil, family, and criminal law and one summer at NachtLaw as a summer associate working on employment, criminal, and Title IX cases. During the school year, she worked as a Project Manager for a non-profit focused on conflict resolution in higher education, the Difficult Dialogues National Resource Center.
In her time as an attorney, Ms. Galguera has gained an immense amount of experience in the courtroom, litigating in both federal and state courts. Ms. Galguera has successfully represented clients in criminal matters, including securing findings of not guilty at felony trial. Outside of the courtroom, Ms. Galguera regularly represents students. - from kindergarten to post-doctoral studies - in education matters relating to plagiarism, cheating, and other academic integrity allegations. Ms. Galguera has also successfully represented students and professors across multiple universities and high school accused of a variety of Title IX violations, securing findings of not responsible with and without hearings.
Ms. Galguera is admitted to practice in the states of Michigan and Florida. Se Habla Español.
Education
- University of Michigan Law School at Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- J.D.
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- B.A.
- Honors: With High Distinction
- Major: Political Science
Past Positions
- Garske Hewitt PLC, Associate Attorney, 2022
- NachtLaw, P.C., Summer Associate, 2019
- Difficult Dialogues National Resource Center, 2018 - 2020
- The Chambers of the Honorable Judge Migna Sanchez-Llorens, Judicial Intern, 2018
- University of Michigan Office of Student Conflict Resolution, Student Facilitator, 2016 - 2018
- City of Hialeah Police Department, Legal Intern, 2016
- Richard J. Diaz, P.A., Law Clerk, 2015
Languages
- English
- Spanish
- French
- Portuguese
Professional Associations
- Hispanic Bar Association
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)
- Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan (CDAM)
- State Bar of Michigan Criminal Lawyers Section
- State Bar of Florida Criminal Lawyers Section
Current Employment Position
- Associate
Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 2020
- Florida, 2021