Larysa Polunin

Larysa is a foreign-trained lawyer, who immigrated from Ukraine to Canada with her family in 1999, and then moved to Houston, Texas, to continue her professional career in 2012. Larysa holds a Master in Jurisprudence (J.M.) in Administrative Law from the National University Odesa Law Academy in Ukraine (1998), and a Master of Laws in Energy, Environment and Natural Resources from the University of Houston Law Center (2018). Larysa also attended the University of Calgary in Canada, graduating with a Bachelor of Commerce degree (2007), and IE University in Madrid, Spain, graduating with a Master in Business Administration (2015). Ms. Polunin is a native speaker in Ukrainian and Russian. She brings her passion for Immigration and Nationality Law, her international background, and her diverse professional experience and strong problem-solving skills. Larysa enjoys spending time with her two daughters, and she also likes traveling to learn about different cultures. As a part of her studies in Spain, Larysa participated in the Global Immersion Week in Shanghai, China, and the Impact Learning Treks in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa. As a result of her life experiences, Larysa has developed compassion for those in need, and a high aspiration to advocate for others.