Yvette is an associate of Cagle Pugh based in the firm’s Austin office. She is a civil litigator and concentrate primarily on insurance defense and defends residential and commercial community associations.

Yvette has a strong litigation background with a general focus on personal injury, commercial litigation, estates, real estate and residential and commercial community associations. Originally from Los Alamos, New Mexico, Yvette went to law school in New York and practiced there for about 8 years before returning to Texas.

Yvette received two Bachelors of Business Administration, one in Marketing and one in International Business from St. Mary’s University in 2008 and worked as a marketing manager for a non-profit before going to law school. She attended Hofstra University in New York in a dual degree program and graduated in 2014 with her law degree as well as a Master’s of Business Administration in Finance. Yvette was licensed in New York in 2015 and in Texas in 2016.  She is a member of the Travis County Women Lawyers’ Association.

Bar and Court Admissions

• Texas (2016)

Education

• Hofstra University, JD