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E20. Texas RoundUP: Interview with Omar Ochoa and Wife Leah Wise

How This Power Couple Built One of the Leading Hispanic Law Firms in McAllen, Texas

Melissa Bill by Melissa Bill
October 4, 2024
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E20. Texas RoundUP: Interview with Omar Ochoa and Wife Leah Wise
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In this episode, we sit down with power couple Omar Ochoa and wife Leah Wise. Both young lawyers hailing from Southern Texas and leading the nation in a growing group of Hispanic law firms. Both Graduates of UT Austin and from the Rio Grande Valley area.

 
 
 
 
 
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On Nov. 4, 2023, Texas Law’s South Lawn was filled with live music, burnt orange balloons, and the smell of barbecue for the 25th annual Texas Law Tailgate Extravaganza. As The University of Texas at Austin’s football team prepared to take on Kansas State, law school alumni, professors, and staff enjoyed an afternoon of festivities and catching up with old friends.

Omar Ochoa ’11 and Leah Wise at the 2023 Texas Law Tailgate Extravaganza.
Omar Ochoa ’11 and Leah Wise at the 2023 Texas Law Tailgate Extravaganza.

Amidst the activities, Omar Ochoa ’11 and his wife Leah Wise were embarking on a crucial mission: to find a cup of coffee. Both successful attorneys from the Rio Grande Valley, Ochoa—who also holds bachelor’s degrees in economics and business and a master’s in professional accounting from UT—and Wise—who earned a bachelor’s in political communication from UT—had traveled to Austin for the annual event and were looking for some caffeine before the big game’s 11 a.m. kickoff.

Ochoa and Wise’s coffee quest led them to the law school’s atrium, where they were approached by a young woman. She introduced herself as Alexis Saenz ’23 and explained that she was a current Texas Law student who would be graduating that December. Saenz expressed that she was highly interested in becoming an attorney in the Valley, and she asked the two lawyers if they could offer advice and references.

By January, that chance encounter in the atrium had turned into a full-time position for Saenz at Ochoa’s law firm in McAllen.

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Melissa Bill

Melissa Bill

Melissa Bill is a journalist with more than 16 years of experience. She started her professional career at The Miami Herald in Miami, reporting on community news, government and general assignments. She then went on to become the morning anchor at WIOD News Radio, covering state and local news. Melissa Bill covers national and local news for The Texas Insider, with a focus on business, technology, space and finance. Melissa has reported on stories including the proposed Texas-based stock exchange and Texas’s growing oil and energy sector. She explores and writes about topics important to those living in the Lone-star state.. Melissa received her BA in Mass Communications/Broadcast journalism from Florida International University in Miami.

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