The Franco Law Firm, PC

The Franco Law Firm is a boutique practice founded by me, a Native American female attorney.  Being an Apache really doesn't have much to do with my ability to adequately represent you, but my heritage has exposed me to people in all walks of life, and given me a "never give up" attitude. My humble upbringing has given me the ability to talk with anyone without a care about what race or gender they are, or what their financial demographics are. During my father's childhood, he lived in a home with a dirt floor, with no electricity or running water.  It was made of adobe bricks that my grandpa and Great Uncle Tony made with their own hands. It wasn't because it was "cool" to live in a handmade adobe house, dirt was what they had, and all they could afford to have, so they used it to build their homes. They were not allowed to shop in stores or see movies in a theater (even in a balcony), so they made the best of it.  In time, my father the literal genius engineered destroyers, aircraft carriers, submarines, and auxiliary submarine rescue vessels for the US Navy.  He did this for 34, along with his additional 10 years with the US Army.

I was born in Long Beach, CA., I completed my undergraduate studies in advertising at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles in 1988.  After I graduated, I took 4 years away from being full time student and worked in Corporate America while attending night classes at ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, CA. My end goal since I was about 6 was to be an attorney, (I was an academic nerd in school) so I decided to study law where it all happens, in Washington, DC.  I chose to attend law school at American University, Washington College of Law in Washington, DC starting in 1992.  I graduated in 1995 earning my juris doctor degree, but homesick for California, I returned to the west coast in 1996 and was admitted to the California Bar in 1997. Having practiced Federal Indian Law, civil and corporate law, I chose to dedicate my practice to the rights of people, helping them find resolution in their legal situations with dignity.

In the State of California, only 0.03% of attorneys are Native American.  I am very proud to be a part of that 0.03%. And no, I did not gain admission through affirmative action programs, I didn't go to law school for free because of my status as a Native American, and no, contrary to popular belief, we do not get checks from the US Government because our heritage. (I hate it when that happens!)