Ms. Camacho Mendoza has worked with many clients, including unions, individuals, small businesses, nonprofits, major corporations, governmental officials, organizations, and Tribal communities.
BOISE, ID, March 19, 2024 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Natalie Camacho Mendoza has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected based on current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all considered during the selection process.
Backed by years of professional expertise in law, Ms. Camacho Mendoza is the principal owner of the eponymous Camacho Mendoza Law. Through the firm, she provides legal services in the areas of small business, labor law, insurance defense, workers' compensation, and Indian law. Likewise, she offers consulting services for governmental public safety organizations on police accountability and community relational policing. She has also consulted with nonprofit organizations, having served on numerous nonprofit boards and with several philanthropic organizations. Over the years, Ms. Camacho Mendoza has worked with many clients, including unions, individuals, small businesses, nonprofits, major corporations, governmental officials, organizations, and Tribal communities. She served as the director of the City of Boise's Office of Police Oversight for several years. Currently, she is consulting with a Tribal Government assisting with police accountability, transparency, and community relational policing to enhance their community public safety efforts.
Ms. Camacho Mendoza served as the interim chief executive officer of Farmworker Justice, and as interim city attorney for the City of Boise. During her career, she gained valuable expertise in law and education with the Idaho Legal Aid Services as director of the migrant law units and managing attorney, Texas law firms of Plunkett, Gibson & Allen, Frank R. Rivas & Association corporate litigation counsel for State Farm, and Idaho firms of Quane, Smith, Howard & Hull, Anderson, Julian & Hull LLP, Camacho Mendoza Coulter Law Group, and worked as the director of experiential learning, taught courses at Broadview University, and guest lectured at Boise State University and University of Idaho Law School.
An expert in her field, Ms. Camacho Mendoza earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Idaho State University before embarking on her professional journey. Subsequently, she received a JD from Washburn University's School of Law. Driven to remain abreast of changes in the field, she aligns herself with the Police Executive Research Forum, the State Bar of Texas, and the Idaho State Bar, where she, her former law partner, and others founded the Diversity Section. She currently serves on the council for the Idaho State Bar Indian Law Section. She has also affiliated with organizations such as the Hispanic National Bar Association and the National Association for Citizen Oversight of Law Enforcement. In conjunction with her work, she contributes to her community as a board member of the Equitable Food Initiative. Similarly, Ms. Camacho Mendoza is chair of the board of directors for the national organization Farmworker Justice, board member of the regional community development financial institution MoFi, and is a member of NAACP Treasure Valley, through which she received the 2015 Harriet Tubman and the 2013 Thurgood Marshall Awards.
In addition to the aforementioned awards, Ms. Camacho Mendoza received the Idaho Women of the Year and Leaders in Law Awards through the Idaho Business Review, the Mary Helen Moore Ambassador of the Year Award through Philanthropy Northwest, Regence Blue Shield Latino Hero Award, an award for commitment to equality from the NAACP Tri-State, and an Award of Recognition from Washington State University Educated Latinas Leading America. She was also named to The Latino American Who's Who, Litigation Counsel of America Trial Lawyer Honorary Society, and was included in Who's Who of American Law Students during her legal education. While her career has been filled with highlights, one experience remains a reminder of the importance of her profession. While in law school she accepted the role as co-chair of Project Due Process, a coordinated effort of Kansas and Missouri law students along with Kansas Bar members that represented Marielito Cubans that fled during the Cuban boat lifts only to be placed in US federal penitentiaries. The cornerstone of her success lies in her leadership, management, organizational skills, hard work, and perseverance in the face of a challenge, her diplomatic ability, and her strong collaboration skills. She credits her parents and family who came before her that encouraged her and demonstrated the grit it takes to overcome obstacles. Looking forward, Ms. Camacho Mendoza intends to continue advocating for underrepresented and underserved people and communities seeking opportunities, due process, justice, and economic equality.
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