Lucie Arvallo
449 Hometown Pkwy, Kyle
Summary
Executive leader with deep experience at the intersection of immigrant and reproductive justice, driving organizational success and fostering collaboration across departments and programs. Skilled in strategic planning, financial oversight, policy analysis, and stakeholder engagement. Known for adaptability, resilience, and maintaining strict compliance in evolving legal and political landscapes. Strong interpersonal skills, effective communicator, and results-driven approach.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Director
Jane's Due Process
Austin, TX
02.2024 - Current
- Providing crucial programmatic and administrative oversight to strengthen internal processes and enhance organizational effectiveness.
- Fostering partnerships with reproductive health rights and justice organizations to expand program visibility and reinforce organizational expertise in youth access.
- Developing and implementing policies ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements in a quickly shifting and hostile legal and political landscape.
Senior Policy Analyst – Immigrant Access to Health Care and Coverage
The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice
Washington D.C.
08.2020 - 01.2024
- Led the HEAL for Immigrant Families Act federal coalition space and internal policy campaign, focused on increasing cosponsorship and introduction of the HEAL Act
- Cultivated and managed strategic partnerships with reproductive justice and immigrant rights organizations
- Facilitated activist training on legislative priorities and lobbying/admin law 101
- Collaborated with stakeholders to analyze legislative impacts on reproductive rights and access.
Reproductive Justice Legal Fellow
If/When/How
Washington D.C.
08.2019 - 08.2020
- Created community-facing educational materials on public charge determinations under the Trump administration. Compiled fact sheets and resources for internal campaign opposing public charge changes. Authored regulatory comment addressing restructuring of public charge guidelines.
- Supported amicus brief strategy, including editing, drafting, and sign-on
Judicial Intern, Judge Xavier Rodriguez
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
San Antonio, Texas
01.2019 - 05.2019
- Drafted bench memoranda and proposed judicial orders and decisions
- Researched and analyzed pending motions, providing direct recommendations to Judge Rodriguez
Research Assistant, Professor & Associate Dean Colin Marks
St. Mary’s University
San Antonio, Texas
01.2017 - 05.2019
- Oversaw editing process for Mastering Sales Series publication
- Researched complex contract law issues, including the enforceability and widespread use of browsewrap terms in internet transactions
- Played a pivotal role in completing bidding application for hopeful publication, which was later accepted
Lead Law Clerk
Higdon, Hardy & Zuflacht, L.L.P.
San Antonio, Texas
05.2017 - 12.2018
- Drafted pre-trial motions in civil litigation related to family law matters, completed legal memoranda to support petitions, and participated in all phases of family law practice, including post-decree motions for modification
- Managed fellow law clerks and delegated assignments according to supervising attorney schedules
- Researched complex family law issues, such as taxable capital gain recognition on interspousal transfers incident to divorce and potential tort liability in cases of dissolution
Family Lawyers Assistance Project Intern
Community Legal Services
Phoenix, Arizona
05.2015 - 08.2015
- Conducted intake interviews to determine scope of claims and appropriate services to provide
- Drafted initial reports for client file in electronic database and consolidated client information for presentation at weekly staff meetings with onsite attorneys
Education
Doctor of Jurisprudence -
St. Mary’s University School of Law
San Antonio, Texas05-2019
Bachelor of Arts - Criminology
St. Edward’s University
Austin, Texas05-2016
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Budgeting and Financial Oversight
- Project Management
- Legal and Policy Analysis
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND ADDITIONAL PUBLICATIONS
- Lucie Arvallo, Texas Lawmakers Are Using Tragedy to Attack Abortion Access, Ms. Magazine (Aug. 2025), https://msmagazine.com/2025/08/05/texas-special-session-abortion-pills-teens-girls-women-health/
- "The Abortion Highway: Abortion Funds & Texas Abortion Toll" | Panelist | SXSW Conference, Austin, TX | March 2026
- "Creative Lawyering in Hostile States: Innovative Legal Strategies for Sustaining and Expanding Abortion Access ‘Within Restrictive Frameworks" | Panelist | National Abortion Federation 49th Annual Meeting | April 2026
- Invited Congressional Witness, Hearing on “A Right at Risk: Protecting the Right to Contraception and Reproductive Freedom in the Post-Roe Era” Hosted by Sen. Edward J. Markey and Rep. Lizzie Fletcher | Washington, DC | July 2025
Affiliations
Leadership Program Fellow, The Immigration Hub
- A member of the 2023-2024 cohort for the Immigration Leadership Hub program, a competitive professional development fellowship awarding rising leaders in the immigration field, recognizing my work at the intersection of reproductive and immigrant justice
Board Member, ARC Southeast
- Current elected board member for ARC Southeast (3yr term), a non-profit providing funding and logistical support to ensure Southerners receive safe and compassionate reproductive care including abortion services
Hispanic Scholarship Consortium
- An active volunteer for HSC, helping administer scholarships and mentorships to Latinx students in Central Texas
Timeline
Executive Director
Jane's Due Process
02.2024 - Current
Senior Policy Analyst – Immigrant Access to Health Care and Coverage
The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice
08.2020 - 01.2024
Reproductive Justice Legal Fellow
If/When/How
08.2019 - 08.2020
Judicial Intern, Judge Xavier Rodriguez
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
01.2019 - 05.2019
Lead Law Clerk
Higdon, Hardy & Zuflacht, L.L.P.
05.2017 - 12.2018
Research Assistant, Professor & Associate Dean Colin Marks
St. Mary’s University
01.2017 - 05.2019
Family Lawyers Assistance Project Intern
Community Legal Services
05.2015 - 08.2015
Doctor of Jurisprudence -
St. Mary’s University School of Law
Bachelor of Arts - Criminology
St. Edward’s University