About me
Alberto “Beto” Mesta, practices law with Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc. (TRLA). He is the Pro-Bono Counsel overseeing their Private Attorney Involvement at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid. He was the longtime branch manager of the TRLA-El Paso office. He started as a Farm Worker Division attorney at the El Paso migrant farm worker office of Texas Rural Legal Aid, Inc. before its merger with the El Paso Legal Assistance Society to become what is now TRLA. He now practices tax law and real property along with his duties as Pro-Bono Counsel.
He was the former chair of the Poverty Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. He serves on the board of directors for the El Paso Bar Association. He is the board secretary and former board chair with Project Bravo, a community action agency that provides utilities and weatherization assistance for low-income residents of El Paso County. He was a member of the One Fund El Paso Task Force, which was created by City of El Paso and two El Paso foundations to streamline the process of distributing funds to the victims of the August 3, 2019 mass shooting in El Paso and their families. He has received multiple honors and awards for his pro-bono efforts and leadership, including the El Paso Bar Association's highest honor, the Judge Albert Armendariz, Sr. Award for his efforts in the Wal-Mart shooing response.
He graduated from University of Texas School of Law in 2002 where he was the managing editor for the Texas Hispanic Journal of Law and Policy and officer with the Chicano/Hispanic Law Students Association. Mr. Mesta majored in Political Science from the University of Texas at El Paso, (UTEP) where he received UTEP’s Men of Mines for outstanding service to fellow students and the university.
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