Jennifer M. Engdale

jengdale@powell-leon.com
Ms. Engdale joined the firm in 2009 as an associate attorney. She worked as a deaf and special education teacher for ten years prior to pursuing a career in law. Ms. Engdale focuses her practice on the representation of Texas school districts in all areas of school law with an emphasis on special education issues. While in law school, Ms. Engdale interned at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, The Netherlands and at the United States Attorney’s Office in Houston. She also interned for U.S. District Judge Nancy F. Atlas and First Court of Appeals of Texas Justice Evelyn Keyes.

Education:
South Texas College of Law, J.D., 2008
University of Missouri-Columbia, M.Ed, 2000
Business Education
St. Louis Community College, A.A.S., 1998
Deaf Communication: Interpreter Training Program
MacMurray College, B.S., 1995
Deaf Studies: Teacher Education

Licenses & Certificates:
State Bar of Texas, 2008
Texas Certified Sign Language Interpreter, BEI Level II
Texas Classroom Teacher K-12: Hearing Impaired
Texas Classroom Teacher K-12: Generic Special Education

Memberships:
State Bar of Texas: Labor and Employment and School Law Sections
Texas Young Lawyers Association (TYLA)
American Bar Association (ABA)

Service:
Court Appointed Advocate Volunteer, Child Advocates, Inc. 2006-2008