Ezra Brown is a pro bono attorney based in Laredo, Texas representing migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border with Jones Day's Border Project.
Prior to joining Jones Day in 2024, Ezra logged more than 1,000 hours of pro bono work in his first two years of practice while representing clients such as families of Afghan asylum seekers, Ukrainian migrants, and abandoned juveniles. Ezra has been recognized for his pro bono work, receiving the "W. Frank Newton Award" from the State Bar of Texas and the Houston Bar Association's highest pro bono award — the "Harris County Heart of Pro Bono."
Ezra also worked in litigation settings as a student-attorney while attending law school. These positions include working in the environmental law, the capital punishment, and the expunction clinics at The University of Texas.
Prior to law school, Ezra worked for a financial technology start-up, for a housing nonprofit, on the founding team of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute, and in several other professional roles.
- The University of Texas at Austin (J.D. 2022; Recipient, Presidential Scholarship in Advocacy for outstanding performance in more than half a dozen moot court competitions; Vice President, First Generation Law Students; Teaching Quizmaster for LL.M. students); Providence University (M.B.A. 2017); University of Massachusetts Boston (B.A. 2014)
- Law Clerk, U.S. Department of Justice (Summer 2020)