She received her J.D. from UCLA School of Law with a Concentration in Critical Race Studies. Ms. Barros joined Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. in 2003. She was initially drawn to the office because of her passion to defend immigrants and the criminally accused. The high number of criminal-immigration matters handled by Federal Defenders allows her to pursue her interests in both areas of the law. In 2010, she was recognized by the San Diego Daily Transcript through a peer-nomination process as one of the best young attorneys in San Diego County.