Myra Dioquino graduated from South Texas College of Law Houston in Houston, Texas. While in law school, Myra served as Vice President of the Intellectual Property & Technology Law Society and participated in the USPTO Trademark and Patent Clinics.

Prior to law school, Myra graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas with a B.S. in Cell and Molecular Biology and a B.S. in Public Health with an emphasis on Health Policy and Management.

Myra is a member of the Travis County Women Lawyers’ Association, the Austin Young Lawyers’ Association, and the Austin Asian American Bar Association.

Myra grew up in Houston and now lives in Austin with her partner Steven. She enjoys reading, trail running, ice skating, cooking, and traveling.

Select Representations

  • Represented a freight technology company in an $11M Series A financing
  • Represented an insurance technology SaaS company in an $8M Series B financing
  • Represented an event marketing platform provider in a $4M Series Seed financing
  • Represented a cybersecurity and identity governance provider in a $3M Series Seed financing
  • Former commercial contracts counsel for a retail technology SaaS company in contracts valued up to $3M with international commercial retailers
  • Counsel for financial consulting and advisory firm recognizing $100M+ revenue

Speaking Engagements

  • “Fundamentals and Introduction to Copyright, Patent, and Trademark Law,” Austin Young Lawyers Association and Austin Bar Association (2022)
  • “So You Wanna Open a Bar?” State Bar of Texas Asian Pacific Interest Section (APIS) 25th Annual Conference (2023)
  • “Legal 101: What I Wish I Knew,” STTE Foundation, Dia de Los Muertos: Rise of the Startups Conference (2023)

Fun Facts:

  • Volunteers and fundraises with her running team, Team FX, for The SAFE Children’s Shelter, a non-profit serving children and young adults in the Central Texas child protection system or foster care system (to date, they’ve raised almost $500K for the shelter)
  • Forever a scientist and food enthusiast, enjoys conducting high-temperature organic chemistry experiments (favorable results generally obtained; homemade breads are a specialty)
  • Voted “Most Likely to Become President” in high school
  • Loves a good prank and a bad pun.

Education:

  • South Texas College of Law Houston, J.D.
    • Recipient, CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Highest Grade in Antitrust & Intellectual Property
  • University of Texas at Austin, B.S. in Cell and Molecular Biology and Public Health