Jaime Olin is the legislative chair and board vice president of the Texas Humane Legislation Network, as well as a partner at a litigation boutique firm in Dallas. Before that, she worked as the legal advocacy counsel with the ASPCA, focusing on animal welfare litigation and legislation, animal cruelty prosecution support, and equine welfare issues. She’s taught courses and given countless presentations on animal cruelty laws, the LINK, and various other animal law topics. She earned her BA in Psychology/Biology (focus on animal cognition) from New College of Florida, her MS in animals and public policy from Tufts University (focus on humane education and animal-friendly legislation), and her JD from the University of Michigan, where she started and ran the school’s chapter of the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund. She’s lived in Dallas since 2009. Jaime’s rescue dogs, Benny and Lucy, are admittedly somewhat pampered, but they motivate her to work hard to improve the welfare of all Texas dogs.