Education
-University of Notre Dame, Bachelor’s Degree (BA)
Political Science with a Minor in Peace Studies
-University of San Diego School of Law, Juris Doctorate (JD)
-University of California, Hastings School of Law, Visiting Student, Legislation Clinic in Sacramento
Employment History
Accolades
Other Legal Experience
AILA ThinkImmigration Blog
October 18, 2022, “The Most Pit of Asylum Law Explained”
January 4, 2021, “Our Immigration Laws Were Last Updated Before the Internet Was a Thing”
January 18, 2017, “Change in Policy for Cuban Immigrants”
June 9, 2016, “Ghosts in History?”
November 19, 2014, “Who Are We Turning Away?”
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-AILA Webinar, "Matter of A-B- and Matter of L-E-A- Have Been Vacated: Now What?" July 21, 2021
-AILA Audio Webinar, “Crafting a Winning Particular Social Group for an Asylum Case,” August 27, 2020
-AILA Audio Webinar, “Asylum Updates on Particular Social Groups,” September 6, 2018
-AILA Podcast, "Advocacy Through Media, Congress, and Community Organizations," January 11, 2018
· AILA Asylum Conference
"Mental Health Claims and Considerations: Ensuring Protections and Due Process for Your Client," Virtual (2021)
· AILA Border Conference
"Ethical Insights as Applied to the Asylum Process," Virtual (2022)
· AILA California Chapters Conference
o “Strategies to Counteract the Attacks on Asylum,” San Diego, CA (2018)
o Affirmative Asylum 101: Procedure and Interview Tips, “The Usual Suspects,” Hollywood, CA (2017)
o “Credible and Reasonable Fear/Asylum/TPS,” Coronado, CA (2015)
o “Developments in Asylum and the Convention Against Torture Act,” San Diego, CA (2012)
· AILA Annual Conference
o "Complex I-130 Issues: Avoiding and Challenging Denials or Revocations (Part I) (Advanced)," Chicago, IL (2024)
o“Hardship Waivers: Proving Extreme Hardship to a Qualifying Relative,” New York City, NY (2022)
o“Basics of Asylum: Part I,” San Francisco, CA (2018)
o “Retaining and Recapturing Priority Dates in Family Cases,” National Harbor, MD (2015)
o “Law Students and Recent Graduates Panel Discussion,” San Diego, CA (2011)
· AILA Fundamentals Conference,
“Asylum and Related Claims of Relief,” New Orleans, LA (2014)
· AILA Paralegals Conference
o “Removal Case Preparation,” New Orleans, LA (2016)
o “Asylum and Removal Case Preparation,” Las Vegas, NV (2015)
· American Bar Association Immigration Justice Project (IJP), Frequent Presenter on Asylum 101 Training as well as Mentor to Pro Bono Attorneys with Asylum Cases