Vanessa Hidalgo

Vanessa Hidalgo currently serves as Associate General Counsel at Pueblo Of Isleta, a position held since September 2022. Prior to this role, Vanessa was an Associate Defender at New Mexico Law Offices of the Public Defender from August 2021 to August 2022. Vanessa's legal experience includes working as a Staff/Online Editor for the Tribal Law Journal at The University of New Mexico School of Law and serving as a Clinician at the Southwest Indian Law Clinic. Notable early experiences include internships at the 13th Judicial District Attorney Office and the New Mexico Law Offices of the Public Defender. Vanessa holds a Doctor of Law (JD) with a focus on Indian law from The University of New Mexico School of Law and a Bachelor's degree in History from The University of New Mexico. Vanessa also studied at California State University, Fullerton.