Amagda Pérez Receives Award from Concilio of Yolo County

Amagda Pérez was presented with the Pilar Andrade Award at the Concilio of Yolo County's 30th Annual Recognition Dinner and Scholarship Fundraiser on October 25. The event, which was attended by more 400 community members, raises funds for student scholarships.

Amagda Pérez earned her J.D. from King Hall in 1991, where she served as co-chair of La Raza Law Students Association, worked in the Immigration Law Clinic, and was honored with the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service and Leadership Award.  In 1994, she joined the King Hall faculty in the Immigration Law Clinic. She is the recipient of the Law School's 2010 Distinguished Teaching Award. In addition to her work at King Hall, she serves as the Executive Director of California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation, which provides free legal aid to immigrants in poor rural communities.