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About Contreras Gutierrez & Associates

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Over the years Contreras Gutierrez and Associates has established important relationships with accounting firms, banking institutions, real estate brokers, architectural and engineering firms, insurance companies, and other law firms. This enables us to form a part of our clients' group of trusted advisors. Such an alliance is able to meet the clients' needs in order to carry our clients' new, existing and/or expanding needs.

Cynthia Contreras Gutierrez

Firm's Bio

Since June of 2003, Ms. Cynthia Contreras Gutierrez has held the position of general counsel for the Edinburg Economic Development Corporation. From January of 2000 through 2010 she was a political and legal analyst for TV Channel 48 KNVO Univision and from January 2001 through 2010 she had a weekly television segment entitled "Conozca Sus Derechos" informing the community about important social, economic and legal issues.

She is the recipient of two Texas Gavel Awards from the Texas Bar Association and also the recipient of the Hidalgo County Bar Association's Outstanding Volunteer Award. Ms. Cynthia Contreras Gutierrez is a member of the American Bar Association, Texas Bar Association and Hidalgo County Bar Association.

Education

Attended Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores in the summers of 1977, 1978 and 1979-1980, Graduate of Pan American University in May of 1983 with a B.A. in Political Science. Graduated again in August of 1984 with a B.A. in History. On May of 1988, became a graduate of the University of Houston College of Law and licensed to practice law in November of 1988 by the State Bar of Texas.

Experience

Employed for approximately 13 years with a McAllen law firm as an associate and then partner before opening her practice in April of 2000. She has a civil practice concentrating in corporate, administrative, employment, estate planning, asset protection, immigration and international law. Employed as the attorney for the Edinburg Economic Development Corporation since June 2003.

Endeavors

Since January of 2000 has been a political and legal analyst for TV Channel 48 KNVO Univision; from January of 2001 through 2010 had a weekly television segment entitled “Conozca Sus Derechos” informing the community about important social, economic and legal issues.

Recognized

Recipient of two Texas Gavel Awards from the Texas Bar Association, and recipient of the Hidalgo County Bar Association’s Outstanding Volunteer Award. Selected to be in Who’s Who Among Executives and Professionals.

Leader

Member of the Hidalgo County Bar Association, Texas State Bar and the American Bar Association since 1988 Has served on several charitable boards including Leadership McAllen, the American Heart Association, Easter Seals, Mujeres Unidas, and is the past President of the Board of Directors of the Boys and Girls Club of McAllen.