Alejandra joined Catina Law PLLC in 2022 and currently serves as of counsel to the firm. In that capacity, Alejandra represents clients in a wide range of civil litigation matters including  business and real property disputes. In June 2024, Alejandra was appointed as Town Justice in the Town of Ramapo where she hears matters involving the prosecution of misdemeanors, violations, infractions, civil actions and small claims. She is the first Latinx person to serve in this capacity.

From 2016-2023, Alejandra served as Legislative Counsel to the Rockland County Legislature and from 2011 through 2016, she worked as a housing attorney with the Legal Aid Society of Rockland County representing hundreds of clients in eviction defense and mortgage defense proceedings.

Alejandra’s commitment to service extends to her work in the community. From 2016-2024, she served as a Tenant Representative on the Rockland County Rent Guidelines Board. During her tenure on the Board, she successfully spearheaded an effort to keep rents affordable in rent stabilized units throughout the county. From 2017-2019, Alejandra served as the Chair of the Rockland County Bar Association’s Immigration Committee, forging a partnership with Catholic Charities Community Services, to train, mentor, and provid technical assistance on pro bono immigration cases throughout the County.

Alejandra originally hails from Jackson Heights, Queens and moved to Rockland County in 2012. She graduated from Vassar College in 2001 with a B.A. in Sociology and a minor in Hispanic Studies, and later studied law at the University of Connecticut School of Law where she graduated in 2010 with a Juris Doctor and a Certificate in Law and Public Policy.  She is a member of both the New York and Connecticut bars. She has been married to her husband, Chris, for twelve years and they have two children. She is the daughter of immigrant parents from Colombia and Venezuela and the first in her family to obtain a law degree. In 2018, she graduated from Leadership Rockland and received the Rockland Bar Association’s Liberty Bell Award for her work through the Immigration Committee.