Assistant Secretary of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. With Trasviña's departure, MALDEF announced Henry Solano, a partner in the law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf and former U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado, would serve as interim president and general counsel during the search for a permanent replacement; Solano said he was not a candidate for the permanent position. On July 14, 2009, MALDEF announced the selection of Thomas Saenz, chief counsel to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, as MALDEF's new president and general counsel. See also Chicana Rights Project LNESC NALEO NCLR American GI Forum SVREP LULAC Labor Council for Latin American Advancement References Further reading Márquez, Benjamin. The Politics of Patronage: Lawyers, Philanthropy, and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (2021) excerpt External links MALDEF website 1968 establishments in Texas Civil liberties advocacy groups in the United States Civil rights organizations in the United States Legal advocacy organizations in the United States Mexican-American organizations Non-profit organizations based in California