Title: Attorney, Ojala-Barbour Law Firm
Education: B.A., political science, Native American studies, University of California at Davis; J.D., Hamline University School of Law
As a youngster, Mirella Ceja-Orozco’s fluency in Spanish and English meant she often served as translator for family members who weren’t citizens or permanent residents. That early experience motivated her to pursue the immigrants’ rights practice, now at the Ojala Barbour Law Firm.
“From a very early age, it taught me to be a representative for others, especially in those vulnerable situations where they needed advocates,” Ceja-Orozco said.
Ceja-Orozco’s efforts earned her Mitchell Hamline School of Law’s Recent Alumni Award, recognizing graduates for significant contributions to their community or the legal profession in their first decade of practice.