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Lia Sifuentes Davis directs the Civil Rights Clinic at the University of Texas School of Law. Her expertise centers on civil rights, employment discrimination, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Under her direction, the Civil Rights Clinic represents clients in diverse civil rights matters including abusive law enforcement practices, the rights of incarcerated individuals, housing discrimination, and public accommodations. Lia has been actively involved in advocacy projects that address emerging civil rights issues and has made a significant impact in her field. Before her role at Texas Law, she worked as a senior litigation attorney for Disability Rights Texas, where she litigated and advocated for a variety of civil rights issues affecting people with disabilities. Lia has represented hundreds of individual clients and organizations such as the National Federation of the Blind and the Texas Coalition of Texans with Disabilities. She has led teams that addressed voting rights through litigation and amicus practice concerning laws impacting people with disabilities. Furthermore, Lia has been invited to present on numerous disability-related topics at national and state conferences. She is an active member of various organizations and has held leadership positions in the Disability Rights Bar Association and the Harm Reduction Alliance.
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