Career Norma V. Cantu
1 career 1.1 significant cases cantú served lead or co-counsel 1.2 public service 1.3 professor career cantú started career english teacher in brownsville, texas, in 1974. after graduating harvard law school, worked nursing home task force of texas attorney general s office , english teacher in san antonio, texas. she joined maldef in 1979, serving trial , appellate lawyer in federal , state courts in class action impact civil rights cases. in 1983, named national director of carnegie endowment-funded education, litigation , advocacy project @ maldef , worked staff attorney on chicana rights project. in 1985, became regional counsel , education director of maldef, overseeing offices in texas, colorado, , new mexico. same year, named 1 of 100 influential hispanics in u.s. hispanic business magazine. while @ maldef litigated scores of important cases affecting educational funding, disability rights, student disciplinary policies, access special services english-language learners, , rac...