Senior associate named to San Antonio Business Journal’s 2023 40 Under 40 List

San Antonio senior associate Alicia M. Grant has been named one of the Alamo City's top 40 Under 40 by the San Antonio Business Journal.

The award recognizes rising stars among San Antonio professionals who are under 40 years of age. Honorees were selected for their leadership and commitment to bettering San Antonio in 2022.

Grant, a valued part of Norton Rose Fulbright's products, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and mass tort litigation group, has a resume that impresses for her work both inside and outside the firm.

Her practice focuses on product liability actions, mass tort and complex commercial litigation in state and federal court, including class actions and multi-district litigation. Her experience includes the successful defense of a global corporation against false advertisement claims in a federal class action litigation and first chairing a bench trial in state court.

Grant, who grew up on a Texas Hill Country ranch and learned to drive a pickup truck by age nine, has a remarkable commitment to helping her community. Whether through pro bono legal services, mentoring or an array of other volunteer opportunities, the list of those who have benefitted from her goodwill is extensive.

She previously served as a media ambassador for the March of Dimes—an organization with which she is personally connected after the premature births of both of her children. She serves on the board of the Youth Orchestra of San Antonio, where she helps the group achieve its mission of changing kids' lives through music by promoting equitable opportunities to low-income neighborhoods. She is a devoted Big Sister to a high school senior who one day aspires to be a lawyer and was recently named salutatorian.

In addition to helping her Little Sister—one of the few high school-aged students to already have a law firm internship on her resume—Grant actively volunteers at St. Mary's University School of Law, where she mentors law students and frequently serves as a guest judge for the National Moot Court Team.

She serves on the Steering Committee of the LEAD Academy, a Bexar County program established to encourage the retention of women attorneys in the legal profession and to assist them in attaining the highest levels of success in their firms, organizations and communities.

She helped establish the San Antonio Bankruptcy Pro Bono Clinic, which helps individuals file for Chapter 11 and still works to ensure the program has the support it needs to continue.

She's also on the Board of Directors of the San Antonio Legal Services Association, where she is partnering with the city to create and present a property tax protest workshop to educate the community about potential remedies for property tax relief. She is on the Steering Committee of the Texas State Bar's Texas Minority Counsel Program.

Alicia, the first of her family to be born in the US, says not helping her community has never really been an option. "My parents volunteered at church or civic events, so I grew up doing a lot of volunteer work with them," she said. "I've continued it as an adult. It's just been a way of life."