As the Lead U/T/VAWA Attorney, Astrid provides direct representation to clients who have survived violent crime, domestic violence, and severe forms of trafficking.

A native of Scottsbluff, Astrid earned her bachelor’s of journalism from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and her law degree from Washington University in St. Louis. She is licensed to practice law in Maryland and Nebraska. She is fluent in Spanish.

Astrid is a fierce advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the local level. In September of 2020, Astrid presented to the Scottsbluff Public School Board in support of funding a diversity club at Scottsbluff High School, which has since been chartered.

Between 2015 through 2019, she advised the City of Scottsbluff on the redevelopment of East Overland, a historically Latino/American Indian neighborhood.