Jimmy Leyva, Esq.

Jimmy Leyva grew up in the border community of Douglas, Arizona. Growing up there gave him a great appreciation of the realities that face immigrants and non-immigrants when crossing the border. He graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration from the University of Arizona. He earned his J.D. from University of New Mexico School of Law. While in law school, he volunteered with Catholic Charities to help immigrants seeking U-Visa and VAWA benefits. While in the Clinical Law Program at the University of New Mexico, he represented clients with immigration issues. He enjoys videos games, reading existential philosophy, watching professional wrestling, and pozolé. Jimmy joined the Florence Project in November 2015.