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Law Student Receives 2012 Rising Star Scholarship Award
The Broward County Women Lawyer’s Association (BCWLA) presented the 2012 Rising Star Scholarship Award to third year Shepard Broad Law Center student Ethel Moreno. She was presented with the award in recognition of her passion for international human rights, immigration law, civil rights and the rights of women and children.
Moreno has devoted herself to helping people navigate the complexity of the immigration system. She is the daughter and granddaughter of immigrants from Nicaragua who migrated to the United States and were ultimately granted asylum. She will be the first person in her family to hold a professional degree and credits her success to her parents’ hard work and sacrifice.
Moreno is currently enrolled in the International Practice Clinic where she is working for Kurzban, Kurzban, Weinger, Tetzelli and Pratt, P.A. in the area of immigration law. During her enrollment in the clinic, she was awarded a scholarship to attend the American Immigration Law Association Conference. She was also awarded the Martin E. Feinrider Summer Fellowship for International Human Rights in 2011.
Since September 2010, Moreno has been a Grants Coordinator for the Inter-American Center for Human Rights. Since 2010, she has volunteered for the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center working with female immigrants who have been victims of crimes or domestic violence. Moreno’s community service includes her work with the Florida Immigrant Coalition, where she has been involved with building awareness for the DREAM Act legislation and assists with efforts to bring about fundamental rights for farm workers. She is also involved with SEED 305, which is a small nonprofit organization that hosts political and community education programs.
She has indicated that she will be using this scholarship award to fund a study to track the current migratory patterns of immigrants and how those patterns relate to the civil rights of women and children. The women she has interviewed have revealed a reoccurring pattern of immigration to flee abuse and seek stability for themselves and their children. It is her goal to explore the problems these women experience and find solutions.