St. Louis Hispanic Chamber of Commerce selects Martha Mendez-Fischer for Hispanic Leadership Institute

The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro St. Louis has selected Thompson Coburn associate Martha E. Mendez-Fischer as a member of the Hispanic Leadership Institute Class XI. The HCC has established the HLI, sponsored by the Centene Corporation, as a select program for 15-20 individuals consisting of nine day-long seminars or experiences held monthly. Running from October to June, the HLI will train professionals on for-profit and non-profit leadership and network development skills.

HCC said Martha was selected for her remarkable accomplishments, intellectual energy, imagination and talent. Martha practices exclusively in the areas of immigration and nationality law, focusing in employment-based and family-based immigration cases. She has extensive experience representing and advising large multinational corporations, emerging growth companies, institutions of higher education, and individuals in immigration law matters and global mobility issues.

The HCC is a private non-profit corporation founded to improve business opportunities for Hispanic firms and in the St. Louis region. The organization attempts to strengthen Hispanic enterprise and small and minority business integration to promote sustainable socioeconomic development and a better quality of life in the St. Louis region.