Ezra L.Brown

Ezra Brown is a pro bono attorney with Jones Day's Border Project, a full-time pro bono office in Laredo, Texas that represents migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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.