Evangeline Dech graduated from California Western School of Law in April 2018. This milestone in her career and life is preceded by a myriad of accomplishments both in and out of school.
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Evangeline is a Colorado native who graduated summa cum laude from Xavier University of Louisiana in 2015 with a B.A. in both Spanish Literature and Political Science. Throughout her undergraduate career, she studied at the Universidad del Belgrano in Buenos Aires through a study abroad program. Taking classes concentrated in Latin American social justice, Evangeline returned to the United States with a new found passion for the intricacies of foreign law.

​At California Western, Evangeline distinguished herself as Executive Editor of Notes and Comments for Law Review. She herself has been published multiple times on topics such as immigration detention and racial exposure on social media. She received academic excellence awards (highest grade of the class) in four bar classes. And she was a diligent treasurer of the Black Law Student Association.

Evangeline was just as devoted to her San Diego community as she was to her academics. She volunteers her free time building houses for families with the Habitat for Humanity and is a member of the Pro Bono and Public Service Honor Society.

And now after numerous internships in law school ranging from the Community Law Project where she presented information on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, to plaintiffs personal injury work, to drafting judicial orders for federal judges, to arguing motions to suppress evidence at the Office of the Public Defender, Evangeline eventually found her niche. She aspires to pursue a fulfilling career of justice and community improvement as an immigration attorney.