COMPLEX FAMILY IMMIGRATION & DEPORTATION DEFENSE EXPERTISE.
Certified Specialist, Immigration & Nationality Law by the State Bar of California (Board of Legal Specialization) /
25 Years of Immigration Law Experience /
40x selected to top attorney lists for immigration excellence /
35+ speaking engagements on complex immigration issues for community organizations, colleges & churches.
60+ Courses Taught to Other Immigration Attorneys (Continuing Legal Education) / 30+ publications on complex family immigration issues for major bar associations & news outlets / 16+ years college professor teaching immigration law
98% approval rate for decades**** Past success does not guarantee future outcomes or success in your case. Always consult with a competent immigration lawyer about the facts of your case.
For a full list of Heather's speaking engagements and publications, visit: https://humanrightsattorney.com
for Public Interest Law, 1998. Recipient, Professor Ivan Soubbotilch Award for Excellence in Poverty Law and Civil Rights; Chief Justice Rose E. Bird Award for Public Interest Commitment, 2000. Co-Author: "The V Visa: A New Life Form" in 2001-2002 Immigration & Nationality Law Handbook, American Immigration Lawyers Association. Member: Los Angeles County (Member, Sections on: Immigration) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; American Immigration Lawyers Association; National Network on Behalf of Battered Immigrant Women; Women Lawyer's Association of Los Angeles.
COMPLEX FAMILY IMMIGRATION & DEPORTATION CASES only.
I guide immigrants who are in trouble and are at risk of losing it all, who are either stuck outside the US or those in the US at risk of losing their green card or never obtaining residency to begin with and risking years of separation from their loved ones because of a divorce, a prior immigration violation, or a drug or misdemeanor crime that happened when they were young or in a moment of lapsed judgment.
TYPICAL CASES:
I-601 Waivers for Overstays, Unlawful Presence, Misrepresentations, Crimes, Prostitution, and more.
I-212 Waivers for Prior Deportations, 9(c) Permanent Bar permission to re-entry the U.S.
I-751 Waivers for conditional permanent residents whose marriages are breaking up or are abusive.
Marriage-based green cards for complex cases with little traditional evidence
I-360 VAWA cases for LGBT, men, and women professionals
J-1 hardship waivers for professionals who need to stay in the US
Nonimmigrant (212(d)(3) waivers for professionals barred from re-entering the US due to past immigration or criminal violation
Appeals and Motions to reopen prior removal orders in immigration court, the BIA, and federal court
