Maxine E. Okwah

Maxine Okwah is an associate in the firm’s Dallas office.  Ms. Okwah focuses her practice in the areas of subrogation recovery and premises liability.

Ms. Okwah graduated with special honors from The University of Texas at Austin in 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Minor in Sociology. She earned her Juris Doctor from Tulane University Law School in 2023. While in law school, Ms. Okwah served as a student attorney in the Civil Rights and Federal Practice Clinic, where she represented low-income clients and successfully advocated for an inmate’s release before the Louisiana Board of Pardons and Parole. She also interned for a district judge in Orleans Parish, and served as a volunteer coordinator for the Black Law Student Association (BLSA).

Prior to joining Grotefeld Hoffmann, Ms. Okwah worked for a national creditor’s rights firm, where she successfully represented creditors in consumer debt cases.

Ms. Okwah is licensed to practice law in Texas.

Associate

1717 Main Street Street
Suite 3650
Dallas, Texas 75201

(214) 974-7405

Education

  • The University of Texas at Austin, B.A. 2019
  • Tulane University Law School, J.D., 2023

Admissions

  • Texas

Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
  • Texas Bar Association
  • Dallas Association of Young Lawyers (DAYL)
  • J.L. Turner Legal Association (JLTLA)

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