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Juárez was hired as a staff attorney at Western in 1986 and was selected as Western's deputy general counsel in 1992. She has served as acting general counsel for the past year. In 1996, she was awarded the Department of Energy's Exceptional Service Award. This is the highest award Western's administrator can bestow.

Juárez began her Federal career with the General Services Administration as an attorney representing the agency in a variety of issues involving construction and service contracts and leasing Federal office space.

Juárez holds a law degree from the University of Denver. She began her legal career with the Legal Aid Society of Denver and the Colorado Public Defender's office. She is admitted to practice law in Colorado and is a member of the Colorado, Federal and Colorado Hispanic Bar associations. She has served on the boards of directors for the Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Denver and the Colorado Hispanic Bar Association.

A part of the U. S. Department of Energy, Western markets and transmits more than 10,000 megawatts of Federal hydropower each year from more than 50 Federal powerplants across the West. Western's Office of General Counsel provides legal services to our Corporate Services Office and our four regions on issues ranging from power marketing, lands and environmental concerns to personnel matters and contracts.